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But Perseus was stripped of his dominions by surprise. The poet hath prettily illustrated what it is for a thing to fall out unexpectedly. BUT PERSEUS WAS STRIPPED OF HIS DOMINIONS BY SURPRISE THE POET HATH PRETTILY ILLUSTRATED WHAT IT IS FOR A THING TO FALL OUT UNEXPECTEDLY
is against our mind but not contrary to our expectation, will cure the palpitation of our hearts, make our disturb- ances settle and go down, and bring our minds to a consistence ; not indulging us in these lazy exclamations, Who would have thought it ? — I looked for better, and did not expect this. Carneades gives us a short memoir concerning great things, that the cause from whence all our troubles proceed is that they befciU unexpectedly. The kingdom of Macedon compared with the Roman empire sank in the competition, for it was only an inconsiderable part of it ; yet when Perseus lost it, he not only deplored his own misfortune, but he was thought by all the most abject and miserable of mankind. Yet Aemilius that conquered him, when he delivered up the command of sea and land into the hands of a successor, was crowned and did sacrifice, and was esteemed happy. For he knew, when he received his honor, that it was but temporary, and that he must lay down the authority he had taken up. F ANYTHING FALL OUT WHICH IS AGAINST OUR MIND BUT NOT CONTRARY TO OUR EXPECTATION WILL CURE THE PALPITATION OF OUR HEARTS MAKE OUR DISTURBANCES SETTLE AND GO DOWN AND BRING OUR MINDS TO A CONSISTENCE NOT INDULGING US IN THESE LAZY EXCLAMATIONS WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT I LOOKED FOR BETTER AND DID NOT EXPECT THIS CARNEADES GIVES US A SHORT MEMOIR CONCERNING GREAT THINGS THAT THE CAUSE FROM WHENCE ALL OUR TROUBLES PROCEED IS THAT THEY BEFALL UNEXPECTEDLY THE KINGDOM OF MACEDON COMPARED WITH THE ROMAN EMPIRE SANK IN THE COMPETITION FOR IT WAS NOT ONLY AN INCONSIDERABLE PART OF IT YET WHEN PERSEUS LOST IT HE NOT ONLY DEPLORED HIS OWN MISFORTUNE BUT HE WAS THOUGHT BY ALL THE MOST ABJECT AND MISERABLE OF MANKIND YET EMILIUS THAT CONQUERED HIM WHEN HE DELIVERED UP THE COMMANDS OF SEA AND LAND INTO THE HANDS OF A SUCCESSOR WAS CROWNED AND DID SACRIFICE AND WAS ESTEEMED HAPPY FOR HE KNEW WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS HONOR THAT IT WAS BUT TEMPORARY AND THAT HE MUST LAY DOWN THE AUTHORITY HE HAD TAKEN UP
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