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But when the heat of the disease is over and the former temperature of the body is restored, then health returns, and brings with it all those pleasant images which sickness chased away ; so that he that yesterday refused eggs and delicate cakes and the finest manchets will now snap eagerly at a piece of household bread, Avith an olive and a few water cresses. 4. So reason makes all sorts of life easy, and every change pleasant. BUT WHEN THE HEAT OF THE DISEASE IS OVER AND THE FORMER TEMPERATURE OF THE BODY IS RESTORED THEN HEALTH RETURNS AND BRINGS WITH IT ALL THOSE PLEASANT IMAGES WHICH SICKNESS CHASED AWAY SO THAT HE THAT YESTERDAY REFUSED EGGS AND DELICATE CAKES AND THE FINEST MANCHETS WILL NOW SNAP EAGERLY AT A PIECE OF HOUSEHOLD BREAD WITH AN OLIVE IN A FEW WATER CRESSES SO REASON MAKES ALL SORTS OF LIFE EASY AND EVERY CHANGE PLEASANT
h them ; so the several changes of life do only shift and not wholly extirpate the causes of our trouble. And these are only our want of experience, the weakness of our judgment, and a certain impotence of mind which hinders us from making a right use of what Ave enjoy. The rich man is subject to this uneasiness of humor as Avell as the poor ; the bachelor as well as the man in wedlock. This makes the pleader withdraw from the bar, and then his retirement is altogether as irksome. And this infuseth a desire into others to be presented at court ; and when they come there, they presently grow weary of the life. Poor men when sick do peevishly complain, The sense of want doth aggravate their pain.* For then the wife grows officious in her attendance, the physician himself is a disease, and the bed is not made easy enough to his mind ; even his friend importunes him with his visits : — He doth molest him when he first doth come, And when he goes away he's troublesome, as Ion expresseth it. THEIR NAUSEOUSNESS AND FEAR ALONG WITH THEM SO DO THE SEVERAL CHANGES OF LIFE ONLY SHIFT AND NOT WHOLLY EXTIRPATE THE CAUSES OF OUR TROUBLE AND THESE ARE ONLY OUR WANT OF EXPERIENCE THE WEAKNESS OF JUDGMENT AND A CERTAIN IMPOTENCE OF MIND WHICH HINDERS US FROM MAKING A RIGHT USE OF WHAT WE ENJOY THE RICH MAN IS SUBJECT TO THIS UNEASINESS OF HUMOUR AS WELL AS THE POOR THE BACHELOR AS WELL AS THE MAN IN WEDLOCK THIS MAKES THE PLEADER WITHDRAW FROM THE BAR AND THEN HIS RETIREMENT IS ALTOGETHER AS IRKSOME AND THIS INFUSETH A DESIRE INTO OTHERS TO BE PRESENTED AT COURT AND WHEN THEY COME HERE THEY PRESENTLY GROW WEARY OF THE LIFE POOR MEN WHEN SICK DO PEEVISHLY COMPLAIN THE SENSE OF WANT DOTH AGGRAVATE THEIR PAIN FOR WHEN THE WIFE GROWS OFFICIOUS IN HER ATTENDANCE THE PHYSICIAN HIMSELF IS A DISEASE AND THE BED IS NOT MADE EASY ENOUGH TO HIS MIND EVEN HIS FRIEND IMPORTUNES HIM WITH HIS VISITS HE DOTH MOLEST HIM WHEN HE FIRST DOTH COME AND WHEN HE GOES AWAY HE'S TROUBLESOME ASON EXPRESSETH IT
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