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Who, troubled, lamentable groans don't fetch. Thus breatliing out. All ! miserable wretch ! Those whom despairing thoughts don't waking keep, But witliout starlings sweetly take tlieir sleep. WHO TROUBLED LAMENTABLE GROANS DON'T FETCH THUS BREATHING OUT AH MISERABLE WRETCH THOSE WHOM DESPAIRING THOUGHTS DON'T WAKING KEEP BUT WITHOUT STARTINGS SWEETLY TAKE THEIR SLEEP
ould be more tormented and would suffer greater damages by idleness, if they were disappointed of that they weve in the eager pursuit of. But the philosopher is absurd in this, that he doth not ex(;ite men who have abilities to qualify themselves for charges in the government, but only those who are of a restless and unquiet disposition. For the tranquillity and perturbation of the mind are not to be measured by the fewness or multitude of our actions, but by their beauty or turpitude ; since the omission of Avhat is good is no less troublesome than the commission of evil. 3. As for those who think there is one positive state of life, Avhich is always serene, — some fancying it to be of the husbandmen, others of those which are unmarried, and some of kings, — Menander clearly shows them their error in these verses : — I thouglit those men, my Plumia, always best, Who take no money up at interest; Who disenffaged from bushiess spend the day, And in complaints don't sigh tlie night away. S IN MANAGING THE COMMONWEALTH BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE MORE TORMENTED AND WOULD SUFFER GREATER DAMAGES BY IDLENESS IF THEY WERE DISAPPOINTED OF THAT THEY WERE IN THE EAGER PURSUIT OF BUT THE PHILOSOPHER IS ABSURD IN THIS THAT HE DOTH NOT EXCITE MEN WHO HAVE ABILITIES TO QUALIFY THEMSELVES FOR CHARGES IN THE GOVERNMENT BUT ONLY THOSE WHO ARE OF A RESTLESS AND UNQUIET DISPOSITION FOR THE TRANQUILLITY AND PERTURBATION OF THE MIND ARE NOT TO BE MEASURED BY THE FEWNESS OR MULTITUDE OF HER ACTIONS BUT BY THEIR BEAUTY OR TURPITUDE SINCE THE OMISSION OF WHAT IS GOOD IS NO LESS TROUBLESOME THAN THE COMMISSION OF EVIL AS FOR THOSE WHO THINK THERE IS ONE POSITIVE STATE OF LIFE WHICH IS ALWAYS SERENE SOME FANCYING IT TO BE OF HUSBANDMEN OTHERS OF THOSE WHO ARE UNMARRIED AND SOME OF KINGS MANANDER CLEARLY SHOWS THEM THEIR ERROR IN THESE VERSES I THOUGHT THOSE MEN MY FANIA ALWAYS BEST WHO TAKE NO MONEY UP AT INTEREST WHO DISENGAGE FROM BUSINESS SPEND THE DAY AND IN COMPLAINTS DON'T SIGH THE NIGHT AWAY
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