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But like him that is painted in hell twisting a rope, and who lets the ass that is by him devour all the laborious textures as fast as he makes them, so most men have such a lethargy of forgetfulness upon them, that they lose the remembrance of all great actions, and no more call to mind their pleasant intervals of leisure and repose. BUT LIKE HIM THAT IS PAINTED IN HELL TWISTING A ROPE AND WHO LETS THE ASS THAT IS BY HIM DEVOUR ALL THE LABORIOUS TEXTURES AS FAST AS HE MAKES HIM SO MOST MEN HAVE SUCH A LETHARGY OF FORGETFULNESS UPON THEM THAT THEY LOSE THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALL GREAT ACTIONS AND NO MORE CALL TO MIND THEIR PLEASANT INTERVALS OF LEISURE AND REPOSE
auds even the mimic who pleaseth with fiirce and scaramouchy gestures ; thus by a false estimate of happi- ness they disturb and perplex themselves. 14. Now that every man hath a storehouse of trouble and contentment in his own bosom, and that the vessels Avhich contain good and evil are not placed at Jupiter's threshold, t but in the recesses of the mind, the variety of our passions is an abundant demonstration. The fool doth not discern, and consequently cannot mind, the good that is obvious to him, for his thoughts are stdl intent upon the future ; but the prudent man retrieves things that were lost out of their oblivion, by strength of recollec- tion renders them perspicuous, and enjoys them as if they were present. Happiness having only a few coy minutes to be courted in, the man that hath no intellect neglects * Ilesiod, Works and Days, 25. t See II. XXIV. 527. OF THE TKANQUILLITY OF THE MIXD. 157 this o]iportunity, and so it slides away from his sense and no more belongs to him.  THE MAN THAT HATH PATRICIAN BLOOD IN HIS VEINS CALLS THE COMEDIAN HAPPY WHO ACTS HIS PART GRACEFULLY AND WITH HUOR AND APPLAUDS EVEN THE MIMIC WHO PLEASETH WITH FARCE AND SCAREMOOSHI GESTURES THUS BY A FALSE ESTIMATE OF HAPPINESS THEY DISTURB AND PERPLEX THEMSELVES NOW THAT EVERY MAN HATH A STOREHOUSE OF TROUBLE AND CONTENTMENT IN HIS OWN BOSOM AND THE VESSELS WHICH CONTAIN GOOD AND EVIL ARE NOT PLACED AT JUPITER'S THRESHOLD BUT IN THE RECESSES OF THE MIND THE VARIETY OF OUR PASSIONS IS AN ABUNDANT DEMONSTRATION THE FOOL DOTH NOT DISCERN AND CONSEQUENTLY CANNOT MIND THE GOOD THAT IS OBVIOUS TO HIM FOR HIS THOUGHTS ARE STILL INTENT UPON THE FUTURE BUT THE PRUDENT MAN RETRIEVES THINGS THAT WERE LOST OUT OF THEIR OBLIVION BY STRENGTH OF RECOLLECTION RENDERS THEM PERSPICUOUS AND ENJOYS THEM AS IF THEY WERE PRESENT HAPPINESS HAVING ONLY A FEW COY MINUTES TO BE COURTED IN THE MAN THAT HATH NO INTELLECT NEGLECTS THIS OPPORTUNITY AND SO IT SLIDES AWAY FROM HIS SENSE AND NO MORE BELONGS TO HIM
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