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'Tis all the recompense a poor scholar can make his well deserving patron, Mecaenas, friend, to mention him in his works, to dedicate a book to his name, to write his life, &c., as all our poets, orators, historiographers have ever done, and the greatest revenge such men take of their adversaries, to persecute them with satires, invectives, &c., and 'tis both ways of great moment, as [4581] Plato gives us to understand. TIS ALL THE RECOMPENSE A POOR SCHOLAR CAN MAKE HIS WELL DESERVING PATRON MESSINUS FRIEND TO MENTION HIM IN HIS WORKS TO DEDICATE A BOOK TO HIS NAME TO WRITE HIS LIFE ET CETERA AS ALL OUR GREAT POETS ORATORS HISTORIOGRAPHERS HAVE EVER DONE AND THE GREATEST REVENGE SUCH MEN TAKE OF THEIR ADVERSARIES TO PERSECUTE THEM WITH SATIRES INVECTIVES ET CETERA AND TIS BOTH WAYS OF GREAT MOMENT AS PLATO GIVES US TO UNDERSTAND
4577]Nam vinci in amore turpissimum putant, not only living, but when their friends are dead, with tombs and monuments, nenias, epitaphs elegies, inscriptions, pyramids, obelisks, statues, images, pictures, histories, poems, annals, feasts, anniversaries, many ages after (as Plato's scholars did) they will parentare still, omit no good office that may tend to the preservation of their names, honours, and eternal memory. [4578]Illum coloribus, illum cera, illum aere, &c. He did express his friends in colours, in wax, in brass, in ivory, marble, gold, and silver (as Pliny reports of a citizen in Rome), and in a great auditory not long since recited a just volume of his life. In another place, [4579]speaking of an epigram which Martial had composed in praise of him, [4580]He gave me as much as he might, and would have done more if he could: though what can a man give more than honour, glory, and eternity? But that which he wrote peradventure will not continue, yet he wrote it to continue. E TOGETHER AND PROSECUTE ONE ANOTHER WITH GOOD TURNS NOM VINCEI IN THE MORA TURPISSIMUM POUTANT NOT ONLY LIVING BUT WHEN THEIR FRIENDS ARE DEAD WITH TOMBS AND MONUMENTS NINIAS EPITHETS ELEGIES INSCRIPTIONS PYRAMIDS OBELISKS STATUES IMAGES PICTURES HISTORIES POEMS ANNALS FEASTS ANNIVERSARIES MANY AGES AFTER AS PLATO'S SCHOLARS DID THEY WILL PARENTARE STILL OMIT NO GOOD OFFICE THAT THEY MAY TEND TO THE PRESERVATION OF THEIR NAMES HONORS AND ETERNAL MEMORY ILLUM COLORIBUS ILLUM SERA ILLUM AURE ET CETERA HE DID EXPRESS HIS FRIENDS IN COLORS IN WAX IN BRASS IN IVORY MARBLE GOLD AND SILVER AS PLINY REPORTS OF A CITIZEN IN ROME AND IN A GREAT AUDITORY NOT LONG SINCE RECITED A JUST VOLUME OF HIS LIFE IN ANOTHER PLACE SPEAKING OF AN EPIGRAM WHICH MARSHALL HAD COMPOSED IN PRAISE OF HIM HE GAVE ME AS MUCH AS HE MIGHT AND WOULD HAVE DONE MORE IF HE COULD THOUGH WHAT CAN A MAN GIVE MORE THAN HONOUR GLORY AND ETERNITY BUT THAT WHICH HE WROTE PERADVENTURE WILL NOT CONTINUE YET HE WROTE IT TO CONTINUE
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