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For the nature of true friendship is to combine, to be like affected, of one mind, [4573]Velle et nolle ambobus idem, satiataque toto Mens aevo——— as the poet saith, still to continue one and the same. FOR THE NATURE OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS TO COMBINE TO BE LIKE AFFECTED OF ONE MIND VALET ET NALL LE AMBOBUS E DEM SATIATAQUA TOTO MENS IVO AS THE POET SAITH STILL TO CONTINUE ONE AND THE SAME
s ullus fingere Talem pulchritudinem qualem virtus habet; no painter, no graver, no carver can express virtue's lustre, or those admirable rays that come from it, those enchanting rays that enamour posterity, those everlasting rays that continue to the world's end. Many, saith Phavorinus, that loved and admired Alcibiades in his youth, knew not, cared not for Alcibiades a man, nunc intuentes quaerebant Alcibiadem; but the beauty of Socrates is still the same; [4571]virtue's lustre never fades, is ever fresh and green, semper viva to all succeeding ages, and a most attractive loadstone, to draw and combine such as are present. For that reason belike, Homer feigns the three Graces to be linked and tied hand in hand, because the hearts of men are so firmly united with such graces. [4572]O sweet bands (Seneca exclaims), which so happily combine, that those which are bound by them love their binders, desiring withal much more harder to be bound, and as so many Geryons to be united into one. NON PERDIUS AUT PICTUR POSSET AUT STATITARUS ULUS FINGERE TALUM PULCHRITUDINEM QUALLUM VERTUS HABET NO PAINTER NO GRAVER NO CARVER CAN EXPRESS VIRTUE'S LUSTRE OR THOSE ADMIRABLE RAYS THAT COME FROM IT THOSE ENCHANTING RAYS THAT ENAMOUR POSTERITY THOSE EVERLASTING RAYS THAT CONTINUE TO THE WORLD'S END MANY SAITH FABRINUS THAT LOVED AND ADMIRED ALCIBITES IN HIS YOUTH KNEW NOT CARED NOT FOR AL SABITES A MAN NONK IN TUENTE'S CHOIRBANS ALCIBIADUM BUT THE BEAUTY OF SOCRATES IS STILL THE SAME VIRTUE'S LUSTRE NEVER FADES IS EVER FRESH AND GREEN SEMPER VIVA TO ALL SUCCEEDING AGES AND A MOST ATTRACTIVE LOADSTONE TO DRAW AND COMBINE SUCH AS ARE PRESENT FOR THAT REASON BELIKE HOMER FEIGNS THE THREE GRACES TO BE LINKED AND TIED HAND IN HAND BECAUSE THE HEARTS OF MEN ARE SO FIRMLY UNITED WITH SUCH GRACES O SWEET BANDS SENECA EXCLAIMS WHICH SO HAPPILY COMBINE THAT THOSE WHICH ARE BOUND BY THEM LOVE THEIR BINDERS DESIRING WITHAL MUCH MORE HARDER TO BE BOUND AND AS SO MANY GERYONS TO BE UNITED INTO ONE
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