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But in this case let us imitate the musicians, who drown the harsh cadences with others that more caress the ear ; so, by tempering our adverse fortune with what is more prosperous, let us render our lives pleasant and of an equal tone. BUT IN THIS CASE LET US IMITATE THE MUSICIANS WHO DROWN THE HARSH CADENCES WITH OTHERS THAT MORE CARESS THE EAR BY TEMPERING OUR ADVERSE FORTUNE WITH WHAT IS MORE PROSPEROUS LET US RENDER OUR LIVES PLEASANT AND OF AN EQUAL TONE
ightly images ; that, if we cannot utterly abolish those which are dark and un- pleasant, we may at least obscure them by more gay and lively representations. For as the strings of a lute or bow, so is the harmony of the world alternately tightened and relaxed by Adcissitude and change ; and in human affairs there is nothing that is unmixed, nothing that is un- allied. But as in music there are some sounds which are fiat and some sharp, and in grammar some letters that are vocal and some mute, but neither the man of concord nor syntax doth industriously decline one sort, but with the fineness of his art mixeth them together ; so in things in this world which carry a direct opposition in their nature one to another, — when, as Euripides expresseth it. The good things with the evil still are joined, And in strict union mutually combined ; The chequered work doth beautiful appear, For what is sweet allays the more seΛ'ere ; — yet we ought not to be discouraged or have any desponden- cies. R MINDS WITH THE MOST AGREEABLE AND SPRIGHTLY IMAGES THAT IF WE CANNOT UTTERLY ABOLISH THOSE WHICH ARE DARK AND UNPLEASANT WE MAY AT LEAST OBSCURE THEM BY MORE GAY AND LIVELY REPRESENTATIONS FOR AS THE STRINGS OF A LUTER BOW SO IS THE HARMONY OF THE WORLD ALTERNATELY TIGHTENED AND RELAXED BY VICISSITUDE AND CHANGE AND IN HUMAN AFFAIRS THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS UNMIXED NOTHING THAT IS UNALIED BUT AS IN MUSIC THERE ARE SOME SOUNDS WHICH ARE FLAT AND SOME SHARP AND IN GRAMMAR SOME LETTERS THAT ARE VOCAL AND SOME MUTE BUT NEITHER THE MAN OF CONCORD NOR SYNTAX DOTH INDUSTRIOUSLY DECLINE ONE SORT BUT WITH THE FINENESS OF HIS ART MIXETH THEM TOGETHER SO IN THINGS IN THIS WORLD WHICH CARRY A DIRECT OPPOSITION IN THEIR NATURE TO ONE ANOTHER WHEN AS EURIPEES EXPRESSETH IT THE GOOD THINGS WITH THE EVIL STILL ARE JOINED AND IN STRICT UNION MUTUALLY COMBINED THE CHEQUERED WORTH DOTH BEAUTIFUL APPEAR FOR WHAT IS SWEET ALLAYS THE MORE SEVERE YET WE OUGHT NOT TO BE DISCOURAGED OR HAVE ANY DESPONDENCIES
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