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J And he himself complains of it, being mightily dis  turbed, after this manner : — I live an idle burden to the ground.il Hence it is that Epicurus adviseth those who aspire to glory not to stagnate in their ambition, but be in perpetual * Hesiod, Works and Days, 519. AND HE HIMSELF COMPLAINS OF IT BEING MIGHTILY DISTURBED AFTER THIS MANNER I LIVE AN IDLE BURDEN TO THE GROUND HENCE IT IS THAT EPICURUS ADVISETH THOSE WHO ASPIRE TO GLORY NOT TO STAGNATE IN THEIR AMBITION BUT BE IN PERPETUA
 mind theii domestic affairs. Whereas in fact, as Hesiod expresseth it,— The virgins' tender limbs are kept from cold ; Not the least wind to touch tliem is so bold ; * but nevertheless we see that grief and troubles and discontentments, arising from jealousy or superstition or vain opinions, flow as it were with a torrent into the apart- ments of the females. And though Laertes lived twenty years in the fields secluded from the world, and Only a toothless hag did make his bed, Draw him his drink, and did his table spread, t though he forsook his house and country, and fled from a kingdom, yet grief with his sloth and sadness still kept him company. There are some to whom idleness hath been an affliction ; as for instance, — But raging still, amidst his navy sat The stern Achilles, steadfast in his hate ; Nor mix'd in combat, nor in council join'd ; But wasting cares lay heavy on his mind : In his black thoughts revenge and slaughter roll, And scenes of blood rise dreadful in his soul. N MEN SINCE THEY ONLY SIT AT HOME AND MIND THEIR DOMESTIC AFFAIRS WHEREAS IN FACT AS HE SEE IT EXPRESSETH IT THE VIRGIN'S TENDER LIMBS ARE KEPT FROM COLD NOT THE LEAST WIND TO TOUCH THEM IS SO BOLD BUT NEVERTHELESS WE SEE THAT GRIEF AND TROUBLES AND DISCONTENTMENTS ARISING FROM JEALOUSY OR SUPERSTITION OR VAIN OPINIONS GLOW AS IT WERE WITH A TORRENT INTO THE APARTMENTS OF THE FEMALES AND THOUGH LEIERTIS LIVED TWENTY YEARS IN THE FIELDS SECLUDED FROM THE WORLD AND ONLY A TOOTHLESS HAG DID MAKE HIS BED DRAW HIM HIS DRINK AND DID HIS TABLE SPREAD THOUGH HE FORSOOK HIS HOUSE AND COUNTRY AND FLED FROM A KINGDOM YET GRIEF WITH HIS SLOTH AND SADNESS STILL KEPT HIM COMPANY THERE ARE SOME TO WHOM IDLENESS HATH BEEN IN AFFLICTION AS FOR INSTANCE BUT RAGING STILL AMIDST HIS NAVY SAT THE STERN ACHILLES STEADFAST IN HIS HATE NOR MIXED IN COMBAT NOR IN COUNSEL JOIN'D BUT WASTING CARES LAY HEAVY ON HIS MIND IN HIS BLACK THOUGHTS REVENGE AND SLAUGHTER ROLL AND SCENES OF BLOOD RISE DREADFUL IN HIS SOUL
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