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17. Generally speaking, those things which happen to OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 161 US against our will afflict us partly by a pungency that is in their nature, and partly custom and opinion so efFem  inate us that Ave are impatient under them. GENERALLY SPEAKING THOSE THINGS WHICH HAPPEN TO US AGAINST OUR WILL AFFLICT US PARTLY BY A PUNGENCY THAT IS IN THEIR NATURE AND PARTLY CUSTOM AND OPINION SO EFFEMINATE US THAT WE ARE IMPATIENT UNDER THEM
the Roman empire sank in the competition, for it was only an inconsiderable part of it ; yet when Perseus lost it, he not only deplored his own misfortune, but he was thought by all the most abject and miserable of mankind. Yet Aemilius that conquered him, when he delivered up the command of sea and land into the hands of a successor, was crowned and did sacrifice, and was esteemed happy. For he knew, when he received his honor, that it was but temporary, and that he must lay down the authority he had taken up. But Perseus was stripped of his dominions by surprise. The poet hath prettily illustrated what it is for a thing to fall out unexpectedly. For Ulysses, when his dog died, could not forbear crying, yet would hot suffer himself to weep when his Λvife sate by him crying, but stopped his tears ; for here he came strengthened with reason and beforehand acquainted with the accident, but before it was the suddenness of the disaster which raised his sorrow and threw him into complaints. MACEDON COMPARED WITH THE ROMAN EMPIRE SANK IN THE COMPETITION FOR IT WAS NOT ONLY AN INCONSIDERABLE PART OF IT YET WHEN PERSEUS LOST IT HE NOT ONLY DEPLORED HIS OWN MISFORTUNE BUT HE WAS THOUGHT BY ALL THE MOST ABJECT AND MISERABLE OF MANKIND YET EMILIUS THAT CONQUERED HIM WHEN HE DELIVERED UP THE COMMANDS OF SEA AND LAND INTO THE HANDS OF A SUCCESSOR WAS CROWNED AND DID SACRIFICE AND WAS ESTEEMED HAPPY FOR HE KNEW WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS HONOR THAT IT WAS BUT TEMPORARY AND THAT HE MUST LAY DOWN THE AUTHORITY HE HAD TAKEN UP BUT PERSEUS WAS STRIPPED OF HIS DOMINIONS BY SURPRISE THE POET HATH PRETTILY ILLUSTRATED WHAT IT IS FOR A THING TO FALL OUT UNEXPECTEDLY FOR ULYSSES WHEN HIS DOG DIED COULD NOT FORBEAR CRYING YET WOULD NOT SUFFER HIMSELF TO WEEP WHEN HIS WIFE SAT BY HIM CRYING BUT STOPPED HIS TEARS FOR HERE HE CAME STRENGTHENED WITH REASON AND BEFOREHAND ACQUAINTED WITH THE ACCIDENT BUT BEFORE IT WAS THE SUDDENNESS OF THE DISASTER WHICH RAISED HIS SORROW AND THREW HIM INTO COMPLAINTS
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