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A merry companion is welcome and acceptable to all men, and therefore, saith [4529]Gomesius, princes and great men entertain jesters and players commonly in their courts. A MERRY COMPANION IS WELCOME AND ACCEPTABLE TO ALL MEN AND THEREFORE SAITH GOMISUS PRINCES AND GREAT MEN ENTERTAIN JESTERS AND PLAYERS COMMONLY IN THEIR COURTS
infinitely varied to please the palate, the epicure on his several pleasures, the superstitious on his idol, and fats himself with future joys, as Turks feed themselves with an imaginary persuasion of a sensual paradise: so several pleasant objects diversely affect diverse men. But the fairest objects and enticings proceed from men themselves, which most frequently captivate, allure, and make them dote beyond all measure upon one another, and that for many respects: first, as some suppose, by that secret force of stars, (quod me tibi temperat astrum?) They do singularly dote on such a man, hate such again, and can give no reason for it. [4527]Non amo te Sabidi, &c. Alexander admired Ephestion, Adrian Antinous, Nero Sporus, &c. The physicians refer this to their temperament, astrologers to trine and sextile aspects, or opposite of their several ascendants, lords of their genitures, love and hatred of planets; [4528] Cicogna, to concord and discord of spirits; but most to outward graces. GLUTTON ON HIS DISHES WHICH ARE INFINITELY VARIED TO PLEASE THE PALATE THE EPICURE ON HIS SEVERAL PLEASURES THE SUPERSTITIOUS ON HIS IDOL AND FATS HIMSELF WITH FUTURE JOYS AS TURKS FEED THEMSELVES WITH AN IMAGINARY PERSUASION OF ESSENTIAL PARADISE SO SEVERAL PLEASANT OBJECTS DIVERSELY AFFECT DIVERSE MEN BUT THE FAIREST OBJECTS AND ENTICINGS PROCEED FROM MEN THEMSELVES WHICH MOST FREQUENTLY CAPTIVATE ALLURE AND MAKE THEM DOTE BEYOND ALL MEASURE UPON ONE ANOTHER AND THAT FOR MANY RESPECTS FIRST AS SOME SUPPOSE BY THAT SECRET FORCE OF STARS QUADAMI TIBI TEMPERAT ASTROM THEY DO SINGULARLY DOTE ON SUCH A MAN HATE SUCH AGAIN AND CAN GIVE NO REASON FOR IT NON AMOTE SABIDI ET CETERA ALEXANDER ADMIRED EPHESIAN ADRIA AND ANTONINUS NERO SPORIS ET CETERA THE PHYSICIANS REFER THIS TO THEIR TEMPERAMENT ASTROLOGERS TO TRINE AND SEXTILE ASPECTS OR OPPOSITE OF THEIR SEVERAL ASCENDANTS LORDS OF THEIR JANITORS LOVE AND HATRED OF PLANETS CICONIA TO CONCORD AND DISCORD OF SPIRITS BUT MOST TO OUTWARD GRACES
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