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But the fairest objects and enticings proceed from men themselves, which most frequently captivate, allure, and make them dote beyond all measure upon one another, and that for many respects: first, as some suppose, by that secret force of stars, (quod me tibi temperat astrum?) BUT THE FAIREST OBJECTS AND ENTICINGS PROCEED FROM MEN THEMSELVES WHICH MOST FREQUENTLY CAPTIVATE ALLURE AND MAKE THEM DOTE BEYOND ALL MEASURE UPON ONE ANOTHER AND THAT FOR MANY RESPECTS FIRST AS SOME SUPPOSE BY THAT SECRET FORCE OF STARS QUADAMI TIBI TEMPERAT ASTROM
assion, if it be superfluous or immoderately loved, as Guianerius observes. These things in themselves are pleasing and good, singular ornaments, necessary, comely, and fit to be had; but when we fix an immoderate eye, and dote on them over much, this pleasure may turn to pain, bring much sorrow and discontent unto us, work our final overthrow, and cause melancholy in the end. Many are carried away with those bewitching sports of gaming, hawking, hunting, and such vain pleasures, as [4526]I have said: some with immoderate desire of fame, to be crowned in the Olympics, knighted in the field, &c., and by these means ruinate themselves. The lascivious dotes on his fair mistress, the glutton on his dishes, which are infinitely varied to please the palate, the epicure on his several pleasures, the superstitious on his idol, and fats himself with future joys, as Turks feed themselves with an imaginary persuasion of a sensual paradise: so several pleasant objects diversely affect diverse men. ND WHATSOEVER ELSE MAY CAUSE THIS PASSION IF IT BE SUPERFLUOUS OR IMMODERATELY LOVED AS GUIANAIUS OBSERVES THESE THINGS IN THEMSELVES ARE PLEASING AND GOOD SINGULAR ORNAMENTS NECESSARY COMELY AND FIT TO BE HAD BUT WHEN WE FIX AN IMMODERATE EYE AND DOTE ON THEM OVER MUCH THIS PLEASURE MAY TURN TO PAIN BRING MUCH SORROW AND DISCONTENT UNTO US WORK OUR FINAL OVERTHROW AND CAUSE MELANCHOLY IN THE END MANY ARE CARRIED AWAY WITH THOSE BEWITCHING SPORTS OF GAMING HAWKING HUNTING AND SUCH VAIN PLEASURES AS I HAVE SAID SOME WITH A MODERATE DESIRE OF FAME TO BE CROWNED IN THE OLYMPICS NIGHTED IN THE FIELD ET CETERA AND BY THESE MEANS RUINATE THEMSELVES THE LASCIVIUS DOTES ON HIS FAIR MISTRESS THE GLUTTON ON HIS DISHES WHICH ARE INFINITELY VARIED TO PLEASE THE PALATE THE EPICURE ON HIS SEVERAL PLEASURES THE SUPERSTITIOUS ON HIS IDOL AND FATS HIMSELF WITH FUTURE JOYS AS TURKS FEED THEMSELVES WITH AN IMAGINARY PERSUASION OF ESSENTIAL PARADISE SO SEVERAL PLEASANT OBJECTS DIVERSELY AFFECT DIVERSE MEN
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