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So Ulys  ses held fast by the fig tree, dreading Charybdis that lay under him, — Where the wind would not suffer liim to stay, Nor would it serve to carry him away,* so that on tliis side Λvas but a slender support, and there Λvas inevitable dani^er on the other. SO ULYSSES HELD FAST BY THE FIG TREE DREADING CHARYBDIS THAT LAY UNDER HIM WHERE THE WIND WOULD NOT SUFFER HIM TO STAY NOR WOULD IT SERVE TO CARRY HIM AWAY SO THAT ON THIS SIDE WAS BUT A SLENDER SUPPORT AND THERE WAS INEVITABLE DANGER ON THE OTHER
trembling abide any danger that may befall him ; but after having used all his efforts, he at last recommits himself to the fury of the storm, pulls down all his sails by the board, whilst the lower mast is within an inch of the abyss, and sits trembling at the approaching ruin. But the affections of the mind in a wise man procure tranquillity even to the body. For he prevents the beginnings of dis- ease by temperance, a spare diet, and moderate exercise ; but if an evil begin more visibly to show itself, as we some- times steer our ship by rocks which lie in the water, he OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 163 must then furl in his sails and pass by it, as Asclepiadcs expresseth it ; but if the Λvaves grow turbulent and the sea rougher, the port is at hand, and he may leave this body, as he would a leaky vessel, and swim ashore. 18. For it is not so much the desire of life as the fear of death, which makes the fool have such a dependence upon the body, and stick so fast to its embraces. T SAIL INTO THE HAVEN AS OFTEN AS HE HAS OCCASION OR WITHOUT FEAR AND TREMBLING ABIDE ANY DANGER THAT MAY BEFALL HIM BUT AFTER HAVING USED ALL HIS EFFORTS HE AT LAST RECOMMITS HIMSELF TO THE FURY OF THE STORM PULLS DOWN ALL HIS SAILS BY THE BOARD WHILST THE LOWER MAST IS WITHIN AN INCH OF THE ABYSS AND SITS TREMBLING AT THE APPROACHING RUIN BUT THE AFFECTATIONS OF THE MIND IN A WISE MAN PROCURE TRANQUILLITY EVEN TO THE BODY FOR HE PREVENTS THE BEGINNINGS OF DISEASE BY TEMPERANCE A SPARE DIET AND MODERATE EXERCISE BUT IF AN EVIL BEGIN MORE VISIBLY TO SHOW ITSELF AS WE SOMETIMES STEER OUR SHIP BY ROCKS WHICH LIE IN THE WATER HE MUST THEN FURL IN HIS SAILS AND PASS BY IT AS ESCLOPITES EXPRESSETH IT BUT IF THE WAVES GROW TURBULENT AND THE SEA ROUGHER THE PORT IS AT HAND AND HE MAY LEAVE HIS BODY AS HE WOULD A LEAGUE VESSEL AND SWIM ASHORE FOR IT IS NOT SO MUCH THE DESIRE OF LIFE AS THE FEAR OF DEATH WHICH MAKES THE FOOL HAVE SUCH A DEPENDENCE UPON THE BODY AND STICK SO FAST TO ITS EMBRACES
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