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He is not a jot more rational who ΛνοηΜ be an Empedocles, a Plato, or a Democritus, and write about the universe and the reality of things therein, and at the same time would sleep by the dry side of an old woman, because she is rich, as Euphorion did ; or be admitted to debauch with Alexander amongst his club of drunkards, as Medius was ; or be concerned that he is not in as high a vogue of admiration as Ismenias was for his riches and Epa  minondas for his virtue. HE IS NOT A JOT MORE RATIONAL WHO WOULD BE AN EMPEDOCLES A PLATO OR A DEMOCRATUS AND WRITE ABOUT THE UNIVERSE THAN THE REALITY OF THINGS THEREIN AND AT THE SAME TIME WOULD SLEEP BY THE DRY SIDE OF AN OLD WOMAN BECAUSE SHE IS RICH AS EUPHORIAN DID OR BE ADMITTED TO DEBAUCH WITH ALEXANDER AMONGST HIS CLUB OF DRUNKARDS AS MENDEUS WAS OR TO BE CONCERNED THAT HE IS NOT IN AS HIGH A VOGUE OF ADMIRATION AS HIS MENES WAS FOR HIS RICHES AND EPIDONONDAS FOR HIS VIRTUE
 inscription of the Pythian oracle, that every man should know himself, that he should not constrain his genius but leave it to its own propensions, and then that he should apply himself to that to which he is most adapted, and not do violence to Nature by dragging her perforce to this or that course of life. With generous provender they the horse do feed, That he may win tlie race with strength and speed. Tlie mighty ox is fitted to the yoke, And by his toil the fertile clods are broke. The dolphin, when a ship he doth espy, Straight the good-natured fish his fins doth ply ; By the ship's motion he his own doth guide, And lovingly swims constant to her side. And if you'd apprehend the foaming boar, Tiie monster by a mastifi' must be tore.* But he is stupid in his wishes who takes it amiss that he is not a lion, Who with a proud insulting air doth tread, Rough as the mountains where he first was bred ; 1 or that he is not a Malta-shock, delicately brought up in the lap of a fond widow. GS AND THAT WE OUGHT TO OBEY THE INSCRIPTION OF THE PYTHIAN ORACLE THAT EVERY MAN SHOULD KNOW HIMSELF THAT HE SHOULD NOT CONSTRAIN HIS GENIUS BUT LEAVE IT TO HIS OWN PROPENSIONS AND THEN THAT HE SHOULD APPLY HIMSELF TO THAT TO WHICH HE IS MOST ADAPTED AND NOT DO VIOLENCE TO NATURE BY DRAGGING HER PERFORCE TO THIS OR THAT COURSE OF LIFE WITH GENEROUS PROVENDER THEY THE HORSE DO FEED THAT HE MAY WIN THE RACE WITH STRENGTH AND SPEED THE MIGHTY OX IS FITTED TO THE YOKE AND BY HIS TOIL THE FERTILE CLODS ARE BROKE THE DOLPHIN WHEN A SHIP HE DOTH ESPY STRAIT THE GOOD NATURED FISH HIS FINS DOTH PLY BY THE SHIP'S MOTION HE HIS OWN DOTH GUIDE AND LOVINGLY SWIMS CONSTANT TO HER SIDE AND IF YOU'D APPREHEND THE FOAMING BOAR THE MONSTER BY A MASTIFF MUST BE TORN BUT HE IS STUPID IN HIS WISHES WHO TAKES IT AMISS THAT HE IS NOT A LION WHO WITH A PROUD INSULTING AIR DOTH TREAD ROUGH AS THE MOUNTAINS WHERE HE FIRST WAS BRED OR THAT HE IS NOT A MALTA SHOCK DELICATELY BROUGHT UP IN THE LAP OF A FOND WIDOW
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