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Aesop, Democritus, Aristotle, Politianus, Melancthon, Gesner, &c. withered old men, Sileni Alcibiadis, very harsh and impolite to the eye; but who were so terse, polite, eloquent, generally learned, temperate and modest? AESOP DEMOCRATUS ARISTOTLE POLITIANUS MELANCHTHON GESNER ET CETERA WITHERED OLD MEN SILENI ALCIBIADES VERY HARSH AND IMPOLITE TO THE EYE BUT WHO WERE SO TERSE POLITE ELOQUENT GENERALLY LEARNED TEMPERATE AND MODEST
t his gracious words which proceeded from his mouth. An orator steals away the hearts of men, and as another Orpheus, quo vult, unde vult, he pulls them to him by speech alone: a sweet voice causeth admiration; and he that can utter himself in good words, in our ordinary phrase, is called a proper man, a divine spirit. For which cause belike, our old poets, Senatus populusque poetarum, made Mercury the gentleman-usher to the Graces, captain of eloquence, and those charities to be Jupiter's and Eurymone's daughters, descended from above. Though they be otherwise deformed, crooked, ugly to behold, those good parts of the mind denominate them fair. Plato commends the beauty of Socrates; yet who was more grim of countenance, stern and ghastly to look upon? So are and have been many great philosophers, as [4547]Gregory Nazianzen observes, deformed most part in that which is to be seen with the eyes, but most elegant in that which is not to be seen. Saepe sub attrita latitat sapientia veste.  LUKE TWO FORTY SEVEN AND WONDERED AT HIS GRACIOUS WORDS WHICH PROCEEDED FROM HIS MOUTH AN ORATOR STEALS AWAY THE HEARTS OF MEN AND AS ANOTHER ORPHEUS QUO VULT UNDEVOLT HE PULLS THEM TO HIM BY SPEECH ALONE A SWEET VOICE CAUSETH ADMIRATION AND HE THAT CAN UTTER HIMSELF IN GOOD WORDS IN OUR ORDINARY PHRASE IS CALLED A PROPER MAN A DIVINE SPIRIT FOR WHICH CAUSE BELIKE OUR OLD POETS SENENATUS POPULOUSQUAE POETARUM MADE MERCURY THE GENTLEMAN USHER TO THE GRACES CAPTAIN OF ELOQUENCE AND THOSE CHARITIES TO BE JUPITER'S AND EURYMONE'S DAUGHTERS DESCENDED FROM ABOVE THOUGH THEY BE OTHERWISE DEFORMED CROOKED UGLY TO BEHOLD THOSE GOOD PARTS OF THE MIND DENOMINATE THEM FAIR PLATO COMMENDS THE BEAUTY OF SOCRATES YET WHO IS MORE GRIM OF COUNTENANCE STERN AND GHASTLY TO LOOK UPON SO ARE AND HAVE BEEN MANY GREAT PHILOSOPHERS AS GREGORY NANZIONZEN OBSERVES DEFORMED MOST PART IN THAT WHICH IS TO BE SEEN WITH THE EYES BUT MOST ELEGANT IN THAT WHICH IS NOT TO BE SEEN CYPE SUBATRITA LATITAT SAPIENTIA VESTA
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