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He is distracted with perpetual care ; Jove that inflicts it gives him strength to bear* Diogenes, when he was exposed to sale in the market and was commanded to stand up, not only refused to do il, but ridiculed the auctioneer, with this piece of raillery : AVhat HE IS DISTRACTED WITH PERPETUAL CARE JOVE THAT INFLICTS IT GIVES HIM STRENGTH TO BEAR DIOGENES WHEN HE WAS EXPOSED TO SAIL IN THE MARKET AND WAS COMMANDED TO STAND UP NOT ONLY REFUSED TO DO IT BUT RIDICULED THE AUCTIONEER WITH THIS PIECE OF RAILLERY WHAT
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. Alexander Avept when he heard from Anaxarchus that there was an infinite number of worlds, and his friends asking him if any accident had befallen him, he returns this answer : Do not you think it a matter worthy of lamen- tation, that, when there is such a vast multitude of them, we have not yet conquered one ? But Crates with only his * Eurip. Orestes, 232. OF THE TRANQUILLITY 0Γ THE MIND. 141 scrip and tattered cloak laughed out his life jocosely, as if he had been always at a festival. The great power and command of Agamemnon gave him an equal disturb- ance : — Look upon Aiiamemiioti, Atreus's son, What mighty loads of trouble he hath on. SON EXPRESSETH IT 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 ALEXANDER WEPT WHEN HE HEARD FROM ENIGZARKIS THAT THERE WAS AN INFINITE NUMBER OF WORLDS AND HIS FRIENDS ASKING HIM IF ANY ACCIDENT HAD BEFALLEN HIM HE RETURNS THIS ANSWER DO NOT YOU THINK IT A MATTER WORTHY OF LAMENTATION THAT WHEN THERE IS SUCH A VAST MULTITUDE OF THEM WE HAVE NOT YET CONQUERED ONE BUT CRATES WITH ONLY HIS SCRIP AND TATTERED CLOAK LAUGHED OUT HIS LIFE JOCOSELY AS IF HE HAD BEEN ALWAYS AT A FESTIVAL THE GREAT POWER IN COMMAND OF AGAMEMNON GAVE HIM AN EQUAL DISTURBANCE LOOK UPON AGAMEMNON ATREUS'S SON WHAT MIGHT LOADS OF TROUBLE HE HATH ON
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