5. The Good which may be given, may likewise be taken away. 6. It is a Sign of a Mind greatly improved, when it sees its Faults which it knew not before; as we congratulate some sick Persons, on knowing themselves to be sick. 7. Rashness spoils the best Designs ; which must be carried on prudently, and with good Advice, if we would have them prove successful. 8. To some Men, especially such as subsist by Dealings in the World, a good Name is so necessary, that it may well be reckoned as a means of their Livelihood surely then it is no light Matter to rob a Man of what is so valuable to him. 9. The Honor and Comfort of Parents consist in a numerous Offspring, which degenerate not from the ancient Virtue of the Family. 10. This is commonly the Fortune of those that spoil and deceive others: they at last meet with Some who do the like to them. 11. What is there comparable to a prudent Mind, which is not crafty to deceive, but so cautious as not to be deceived? 12. That Friendship is most pleasant, which Likeness of Manners hath formed. 13. That is true Friendship, which neither Hope nor Fear, nor any Prospect of Interest can disunite; with which Men die, and for which they scruple not to die. 14. He looked well to the Safety of the Citizens, wherein he understood his own to be comprehended. 15. These have worked but one Hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the Burthen and Heat of the Day. 16. Some Men travel here and there to shake off the inward Load of the Mind, which by such Agitation, only becomes more irksome: as in a Ship, a Burthen that is fixed and immoveable, strains it the less; while such as are moveable are apt to sink the Side to which they roll, by their unequal Pressure. 17. Either in hearing or reading, we must not catch at old or new-coined Words, or extravagant Metaphors, and rhetorical Flourishes of Speech; but observe such Precepts as may prove of use, and remark such noble and manly Sentences as may be transferred to Things. Let us so learn, that what were Words, may become Works. Aliquando Oratio ponitur, &c. Sometimes a Sentence, or Part of a Sentence, answering to the Question, who? or what? supplies the Place of an Antecedent; and then the Relative must be in the Neuter Gender. 1. We spend our Time in idle and unprofitable Labors, which makes Life seem short: whereas it is long enough to accomplish the greatest Things, if we know how to use it rightly. 2. The Possession of Riches, and all external Things, is precarious and uncertain; which makes the wise Man despise them, and rest contented in the Possession of Virtue and a good Conscience. 3. Old Men have weak Desires, which makes them seem temperate. 4. When a vain-glorious Man fails of his Aim, when he misses Praise, and perhaps meets with Reproach; (which often happens to the vain-glori 5. The Good which may be given, may likewise be taken away. 6. It is a Sign of a Mind greatly improved, when it sees its Faults which it knew not before; as we congratulate some sick Persons, on knowing themselves to be sick. 7. Rashness spoils the best Designs ; which must be carried on prudently, and with good Advice, if we would have them prove successful. 8. To some Men, especially such as subsist by Dealings in the World, a good Name is so necessary, that it may well be reckoned as a means of their Livelihood: surely then it is no light Matter to rob a Man of what is so valuable to him. 9. The Honor and Comfort of Parents consist in a numerous Offspring, which degenerate not from the ancient Virtue of the Family. 10. This is commonly the Fortune of those that spoil and. deceive others: they at last meet with some who do the like to them. 11. What is there comparable to a prudent Mind, which is not crafty to deceive, but so cautious as not to be deceived? 12. That Friendship is most pleasant, which Likeness of Manners hath formed. 13. That is true Friendship, which neither Hope nor Fear, nor any Prospect of Interest can disunite; with which Men die, and for which they scruple not to die. 14. He looked well to the Safety of the Citizens, wherein he understood his own to be comprehended. 15. These have worked but one Hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the Burthen and Heat of the Day. 16. Some Men travel here and there to shake off the inward Load of the Mind, which by such Agitation, only becomes more irksome as in a Ship, a Burthen that is fixed and immoveable, strains it the less; while such as are moveable are apt to sink the Side to which they roll, by their unequal Pressure. 17. Either in hearing or reading, we must nöt catch at old or new-coined Words, or extravagant Metaphors, and rhetorical Flourishes of Speech; but observe such Precepts as may prove of use, and remark such noble and manly Sentences as may be transferred to Things. Let us so learn, that what were Words, may become Works. Aliquando Oratio ponitur, &c. Sometimes a Sentence, or Part of a Sentence, answering to the Question, who? or what? supplies the Place of an Antecedent; and then the Relative must be in the Neuter Gender. 1. We spend our Time in idle and unprofitable Labors, which makes Life seem short: whereas it is long enough to accomplish the greatest Things, if we know how to use it rightly. 2. The Possession of Riches, and all external Things, is precarious and uncertain; which makes the wise Man despise them, and rest eontented in the Possession of Virtue and a good Conscience. 3. Old Men have weak Desires, which makes them seem temperate. 4. When a vain-glorious Man fails of his Aim, when he misses Praise, and perhaps meets with Reproach; (which often happens to the vain-glori ous :) then what Disturbances and Disquiets, and even Tortures, is he under! 5. A Fool (like a Beast) is no sooner provoked but he grows angry; and, which is worse, it appears immediately in his Countenance, Words, and Actions: whereas a prudent Man is not unseemly transported by his Passion; but stifles his Resentment even of the most reproachful Injuries. Relativum inter duo, &c. IF a Relative comes between two Substantives not of the same Gender, the Relative may agree in Gender with the latter of the Substantives; as, 1. How full of Reason and Counsel is that Animal whom we call Man! 2. Ovid was born in the Town which is called Sulmo. Or with the former. 1. Nothing is wretched, but when you think it so this very Place, which you call Banishment, is to the Natives their dear Country: and how many, were they to enjoy from the Remains of your For-tune, but the least Part, would think themselves. near Heaven. 2. The World was formed of that confused Heap of Matter, which was called Chaos. 3. That reasonable Creature, whom we call Man, doeth many unreasonable Things. 4. Those heavenly Fires, which Men call Stars, shine brightest when the Night is darkest. |