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Therefore, \vanting full leisure to con  summate those things justly which you requested, and being on the other side unwilling to send one from me to your dear self empty handed, I have transcribed my commonplace book, and hastily put together those col  lections which I had by me concerning this subject; for I thought you a man that did not look after flourishes of style and the afl"ected elegance of language, but only required what was instructive in its nature and useful to us in the conduct of our lives. THEREFORE WANTING FULL LEISURE TO CONSUMMATE THOSE THINGS JUSTLY WHICH YOU REQUESTED AND BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE UNWILLING TO SEND ONE FROM ME TO YOUR DEAR SELF EMPTY HANDED I HAVE TRANSCRIBED MY COMMONPLACE BOOK AND HASTILY PUT TOGETHER THOSE COLLECTIONS WHICH I HAD BY ME CONCERNING THIS SUBJECT FOR I THOUGHT YOU A MAN THAT DID NOT LOOK AFTER FLOURISHES OF STYLE IN THE AFFECTED ELEGANCE OF LANGUAGE BUT ONLY REQUIRED WHAT WAS INSTRUCTIVE IN ITS NATURE AND USEFUL TO US IN THE CONDUCT OF OUR LIVES
 MUSIC. 135 it would be unseasonable now to enter upon such a dis- course, especially at this time, when it would be absurd for Music to transgress her highest and most musical office, which is to give the laws and limits of time and measure to all things. Therefore after he had sung a paean, and offered to Saturn and his oifs])ring, with all the other Gods and the Muses, he dismissed the company. OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. PLUTARCH WISHETH ALL HEALTH TO HIS PACCIUS. 1. It wsls late before I received your letter, wherein you make it your request that I would write something to you concerning the tranquillity of the mind, and of those things in the Timaeus which require a more perspicuous interpretation. At the same time a very urgent occasion called upon our common friend and companion Eros to sail directly to Rome; that which quickened him to a greater expedition was a dispatch he received from Funda- nus, that best of men, who, as his custom is, always enjoins the making haste.  SECTION TWELVE OF THE MORALS VOLUME ONE THIS IS THE LIBRARY BOX RECORDING ALL LIBRY VOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERY VOX DOT ORG THE MORALS VOLUME ONE BY PLUTARCH TRANSLATED BY SEVERAL HANDS CORRECTED AND REVISED BY WILLIAM W GOODWIN SECTION TWELVE OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND PART ONE PLUTARCH WISHETH ALL HEALTH TO HIS POSSEUS IT WAS LATE BEFORE I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER WHEREIN YOU MAKE YOUR REQUEST THAT I WOULD WRITE SOMETHING TO YOU CONCERNING THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND AND OF THOSE THINGS IN THE TIMAEUS WHICH REQUIRE A MORE PERSPICUOUS INTERPRETATION AT THE SAME TIME A VERY URGENT OCCASION CALLED UPON OUR COMMON FRIEND AND COMPANION ARROWS TO SA SAIL DIRECTLY TO ROME THAT WHICH QUICKENED HIM TO A GREATER EXPEDITION WAS A DISPATCH HE RECEIVED FROM FUNDANIS THAT BEST OF MEN WHO AS HIS CUSTOM IS ALWAYS ENJOINS THE MAKING HASTE
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