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But the opinion of Empedocles deserves more our ap  probation, who saith that, as soon as any one is born, he is OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 159 carefully taken up and governed by two guardian spirits. BUT THE OPINION OF EMPEDOCLES DESERVES MORE OUR APPROBATION WHO SAITH THAT AS SOON AS ANY ONE IS BORN HE IS CAREFULLY TAKEN UP AND GOVERNED BY TWO GUARDIAN SPIRITS
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. 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. For that is not true which Menander tells us : — Soon as an infant doth salute the day, A genius his first cryings doth obej', And to his charge comes hastily away ; The daemon doth assist the tender lad, Shows him what's good, and saves him from the bad. RAMMAR 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 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 FOR THAT IS NOT TRUE WHICH MENANDER TELLS US SOON AS AN INFANT DOTH SALUTE THE DAY A GENIUS HIS FIRST CRIMES DOTH OBEY AND TO HIS CHARGE COMES HASTILY AWAY THE DEMON DOTH ASSIST THE TENDER LAD SHOWS HIM WHAT'S GOOD AND SAVES HIM FROM THE BAD
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