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2280. GRIEF easily admonisht by those who feel

it not.

It is a ready office to speak Patience

To those who wring under the load of Sorrow;
But few Men's virtue or sufficiency

To be so moral, when he shall endure

The like his-self.

2281. COURAGE―inseparable from JUSTICE. In a false Quarrel there is no true Valour*. 2282. RIDICULE.

The Jests of Folly hurt not the Wise.

2283. DISCOVERIES.

What Wisdom can not discover, Folly some times brings to light.

2284, WIT

AFFECTATION of it.

* Affected Wit frightens Words out of their right senses. 2285. LOVE-it's Sympathy.

[and disliking, In Love there is much Sympathy of liking 2286. COMMENDATION-SELF.

Those who praise themselves much, must generally be content with their own witness of their being praiseworthy.

2287. MAN.

Man is a giddy thing t.

2288. CONQUEST of SELF.

+ If they succeed, true Conquerors are they Who war against unrul'd Affections,

And the huge Army of the World's Desires f.

CIC.

*Fortitudo est Virtus pro Justitia pugnans.
The Mot of this Play : "Varium et mutabile semper."

Major enim qui se quam qui fortissima vincit.
Mania: nec Virtus altius ire potest.

VIRG.

Lost.]

LOVE'S LABOUR LOST.

2289. LITERATURE the ornament best becom

oing a COURT.

A Court should be a little Acadème. 2290. ABSTINENCE.

The Mind may banquet though the Body pines. 2291. GLUTTONY.T

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Fat paunches have lean pates: and dainty bits Make rich the ribs, but bankrupt quite the Wits*. 2292. PHILOSOPHY.

* The proper matter of this World's Delights Is thrown upon the gross World's baser slaves By the pure Spirit of Philosophy、、 2293. WISDOM and LEARNING.

Wisdom is like the Heaven's glorious Sun, That will not be deep-searcht by saucy looks: Continual Plodders rarely much have won, Save base Authority from other's Books. 2294. LEARNING—it's ABUse.

Too much to know, is to know nought but Fame. 2295.

[Reading t. Some few, well read, have reason'd against 2296. PERSECUTION.

Some tear the Corn up, and let grow the Weeds. 2297. SEASON-every thing best in it.

Why joy in an unseasonable Birth?

In frozen Christmas why desire the Rose?

HORACE, among the Ancients, and one of the greatest of Men in Talents, Virtues, and Accomplishments, in our Days, may be taken as proofs, that these Corporeal Indications have their Exceptions.

See a very ingenious Letter of ANNIBAL CARO; and the wonderful Discourse of ROUSSEAU.

Lost.]

Or wish a Snow on May's warm flowery earth? Best to like each thing that in Season grows *. 2298. STUDY too apt to separate from Practice. Too apt is Study to be overshot? 1.14 And while ambitiously it seeks to know, It doth forget to do the thing it should.. 2299. VIOLENCE.

When Violence hath the thing it hunteth most, 'Tis won as Towns with fire so won, so lost. 2300. STUDY→→makes time seem short. To Study three Years is but short. 2301. CONVERSATIONI LO

Hear mildly, and laugh moderately.

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To be subtile upon a Nothing, is elaborately to shew oneself a Cypher. Ad

2305. PRIDE. 129.

Pride scorns to sigh.

2306. COMPLEXION-not always a faithful Herald.

Most immaculate white and red may master most maculate thoughts.

92307. PRISONERS.

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It is safest for Prisoners to say nothing.

2308. LOVE. [tempts. How can that be true Love which falsely at

* Green Pease and Cucumbers in February! + See Burke on the Sublime and Beautiful.

2309,

Lost.]

Love's Disgrace is to be call'd Boy; his Glory to subdue Men...

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2310. BEAUTY needs no Encomium.

I Beauty ne painted flourish needs of Praise. 2311. PAN EGYRICS. SIN A

2. Excellence is less proud to hear it's Worth, Than others are to be accounted wise...

In lavishing their Wit in praise of her.

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2312. WIT-illnatured, a great blemish. [power, 3. Wit that spares none that comes within its Is no slight soil upon fair Virtue's gloss.

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Keep within limit of becoming Mirth.

2315. OBSERVATION.

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3. With that's too bot, and speeds too fast, will 2317. REASON--liberal, its persuasiveness. [tire. Who can withstand the force of liberal Reason? 2318. WITS-captious.

Wits will be jangling.

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2320. SUSCEPTIBILITY..

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3. In Love small qualifications betray those who would be betrayed without them.

2321. OBSERVATION.

4. Observation and Reflection is anticipated Experience.

Dicterium malum dicenti pessimumi.

Lost.]

2322. COURTESY-unmerited.

Fair payment for foul words is more than due. 2323. FLATTERY.

Where fair is not, praise can not mend the brow, 2324. SELFISHNESS.

A giving hand, though foul, shall have fair praise. 2325. FIELD SPORTS.

3. Benevolence will hardly praise a Sportsman for good shooting.

2326. WIFE.

4. Pride makes Wives unpleasant.

2327. OBSCENITY.

5. Obscenity is vulgar.

2328. PATIENCE.

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7. Pedantry has its Quotations for every thing, that neither embellish nor illustrate.

2332: SOCIETY.

Society is the happiness of Life.

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2333. LIKENESS is a cause of PARTIALITY, One Drunkard loves another of the named us 2334. INCLINATION.

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† Inclination easily makes a green Goose a Goddess.

2335. LOVE-quickens GENIUS. How Love can vary Wit.

* Vir sapit qui panca loquitur.

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