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to make him�察�we creep into as dark and private a corner as we can�此�'tis a
man's duty to withdraw himself bashfully from the light to create�察�but
'tis glory and the fountain of many virtues to know how to destroy what
we have made�此�the one is injury�察�the other favour�此�for Aristotle says
that to do any one a kindness�察�in a certain phrase of his country�察�is to
kill him。  The Athenians�察�to couple the disgrace of these two actions��
having to purge the Isle of Delos�察�and to justify themselves to Apollo��
interdicted at once all births and burials in the precincts thereof��

                         ;Nostri nosmet paenitet。;

          �А�We are ashamed of ourselves。;Terence�察�Phoymio�察�i。 3�察�20。��

There are some nations that will not be seen to eat。  I know a lady�察�and
of the best quality�察�who has the same opinion�察�that chewing disfigures
the face�察�and takes away much from the ladies' grace and beauty�察�and
therefore unwillingly appears at a public table with an appetite�察�and I
know a man also�察�who cannot endure to see another eat�察�nor himself to be
seen eating�察�and who is more shy of company when putting in than when
putting out。  In the Turkish empire�察�there are a great number of men who��
to excel others�察�never suffer themselves to be seen when they make their
repast�此�who never have any more than one a week�察�who cut and mangle their
faces and limbs�察�who never speak to any one�此�fanatic people who think to
honour their nature by disnaturing themselves�察�who value themselves upon
their contempt of themselves�察�and purport to grow better by being worse。
What monstrous animal is this�察�that is a horror to himself�察�to whom his
delights are grievous�察�and who weds himself to misfortune�拭 �There are
people who conceal their life��

               ;Exilioque domos et dulcia limina mutant�察�

     �А�And change for exile their homes and pleasant abodes。;
     Virgil�察�Georg。�察�ii。 511。��

and withdraw them from the sight of other men�察�who avoid health and
cheerfulness�察�as dangerous and prejudicial qualities。  Not only many
sects�察�but many peoples�察�curse their birth�察�and bless their death�察�and
there is a place where the sun is abominated and darkness adored。  We are
only ingenious in using ourselves ill�此�'tis the real quarry our
intellects fly at�察�and intellect�察�when misapplied�察�is a dangerous tool��

               ;O miseri� �quorum gaudia crimen habent� �

          �А�O wretched men�察�whose pleasures are a crime� �
          Pseudo Gallus�察�i。 180。��

Alas�察�poor man�  �thou hast enough inconveniences that are inevitable��
without increasing them by throe own invention�察�and art miserable enough
by nature�察�without being so by art�察�thou hast real and essential
deformities enough�察�without forging those that are imaginary。  Dost thou
think thou art too much at ease unless half thy ease is uneasy�拭 �dost
thou find that thou hast not performed all the necessary offices that
nature has enjoined thee�察�and that she is idle in thee�察�if thou dost not
oblige thyself to other and new offices�拭 �Thou dost not stick to infringe
her universal and undoubted laws�察�but stickest to thy own special and
fantastic rules�察�and by how much more particular�察�uncertain�察�and
contradictory they are�察�by so much thou employest thy whole endeavour in
them�此�the laws of thy parish occupy and bind thee�此�those of God and the
world concern thee not。  Run but a little over the examples of this kind��
thy life is full of them。

Whilst the verses of these two poets�察�treat so reservedly and discreetly
of wantonness as they do�察�methinks they discover it much more openly。
Ladies cover their necks with network�察�priests cover several sacred
things�察�and painters shadow their pictures to give them greater lustre��
and 'tis said that the sun and wind strike more violently by reflection
than in a direct line。  The Egyptian wisely answered him who asked him
what he had under his cloak�察 �It is hid under my cloak�察─�said he�察 �that
thou mayest not know what it is�此─�but there are certain other things that
people hide only to show them。  Hear that one�察�who speaks plainer��

               ;Et nudum pressi corpus ad usque meum�此�

          �А�And pressed her naked body to mine; ��Or�今� ;My body
          I applied even to her naked side;Ovid�察�Amor。�察�i。 5�察�24。��

methinks that he emasculates me。  Let Martial turn up Venus as high as he
may�察�he cannot shew her so naked�此�he who says all that is to be said
gluts and disgusts us。  He who is afraid to express himself�察�draws us on
to guess at more than is meant�察�there is treachery in this sort of
modesty�察�and specially when they half open�察�as these do�察�so fair a path
to imagination。  Both the action and description should relish of theft。

The more respectful�察�more timorous�察�more coy�察�and secret love of the
Spaniards and Italians pleases me。  I know not who of old wished his
throat as long as that of a crane�察�that he might the longer taste what he
swallowed�察�it had been better wished as to this quick and precipitous
pleasure�察�especially in such natures as mine that have the fault of being
too prompt。  To stay its flight and delay it with preambles�此�all things
a glance�察�a bow�察�a word�察�a sign�察�stand for favour and recompense betwixt
them。  Were it not an excellent piece of thrift in him who could dine on
the steam of the roast�拭 �'Tis a passion that mixes with very little solid
essence�察�far more vanity and feverish raving�察�and we should serve and pay
it accordingly。  Let us teach the ladies to set a better value and esteem
upon themselves�察�to amuse and fool us�此�we give the last charge at the
first onset�察�the French impetuosity will still show itself�察�by spinning
out their favours�察�and exposing them in small parcels�察�even miserable old
age itself will find some little share of reward�察�according to its worth
and merit。  He who has no fruition but in fruition�察�who wins nothing
unless he sweeps the stakes�察�who takes no pleasure in the chase but in
the quarry�察�ought not to introduce himself in our school�此�the more steps
and degrees there are�察�so much higher and more honourable is the
uppermost seat�此�we should take a pleasure in being conducted to it�察�as in
magnificent palaces�察�by various porticoes and passages�察�long and pleasant
galleries�察�and many windings。  This disposition of things would turn to
our advantage�察�we should there longer stay and longer love�察�without hope
and without desire we proceed not worth a pin。  Our conquest and entire
possession is what they ought infinitely to dread�此�when they wholly
surrender themselves up to the mercy of our fidelity and constancy they
run a mighty hazard�察�they are virtues very rare and hard to be found�察�the
ladies are no sooner ours�察�than we are no more theirs��

              ;Postquam cupidae mentis satiata libido est��
               Verba nihil metuere�察�nihil perjuria curant�察�

          �А�When our desires are once satisfied�察�we care little
          for oaths and promises。;Catullus�察�lxiv。  147。��

And Thrasonides�察�a young man of Greece�察�was so in love with his passion
that�察�having�察�gained a mistress's consent�察�he refused to enjoy her�察�that
he might not by fruition quench and stupefy the unquiet ardour of which
he was so proud�察�and with which he so fed himself。  Dearness is a good
sauce to meat�此�do but observe how much the manner of salutation��
particular to our nation�察�has�察�by its facilities�察�made kisses�察�which
Socrates says are so powerful and dangerous for the stealing of hearts��
of no esteem。  It is a displeasing custom and injurious for the ladies��
that they must be obliged to lend their lips to every fellow who has
three footmen at his heels�察�however ill´favoured he may be in himself��

                   ;Cujus livida naribus caninis
                    Dependet glacies�察�rigetque barba 。  。  。
                    Centum occurrere malo culilingis�此�
                    Martial�察�vii。 94。

and we ourselves barely gain by it�察�for as the world is divided�察�for
three beautiful women we must kiss fifty ugly ones�察�and to a tender
stomach�察�like those of my age�察�an ill kiss overpays a good one。

In Italy they passionately court even their common women who sell
themselves for money�察�and justify the doing so by saying�察 �that there are
degrees of fruition�察�and that by such service they would procure for
themselves that which is most entire�察�the women sell nothing but their
bodies�察�the will is too free and too much of its own to be exposed to
sale。;  So that these say�察�'tis the will they undertake and they have
reason。  'Tis indeed the will that we are to serve and gain by wooing。
I abhor to imagine mine�察�a body without affection�此�and this madness is��
methinks�察�cousin´german to that of the boy who would needs pollute the
beautiful statue of Venus made by Praxiteles�察�or that of the furious
Egyptian�察�who violated the dead carcase of a woman he was embalming��
which was the occasion of the law then made in Egypt�察�that the corpses of
beautiful young women�察�of those of good quality�察�should be kept three
days before they should be delivered to those whose office it was to take
care for the interment。  Periander did more wonderfully�察�who extended his
conjugal affection ��more regular and legitimate�� to the enjoyment of his
wife Melissa after she was dead。  Does it not seem a lunatic humour in
the Moon�察�seeing she could no otherwise enjoy her darling Endymion�察�to
lay´him for several months asleep�察�and to please herself with the
fruition of a boy who stirred not but in his sleep�拭 �I likewise say that
we love a body without a soul or sentiment when we love a body without
its consent and desire。  All enjoyments are not alike�此�there are some
that are hectic and languishing�此�a thousand other causes besides good´
will may procure us this favour from the ladies�察�this is not a sufficient
testimony of affection�此�treachery may lurk there�察�as well as elsewhere��
they sometimes go to't by halves��

              ;Tanquam thura merumque parent
               Absentem marmoreamve putes�此�

     �А�As if they are preparing frankincense and wine 。  。  。 you might
     think her absent or marble。;Martial�察�xi。 103�察�12�察�and 59�察�8。��

I know some who had rather lend that than their coach�察�and who only
impart themselves that way。  You are to examine whether your company
pleases them upon any other account�察�or�察�as some strong´chined groom��
for that only�察�in what degree of favour and esteem you are with them��

                              ;Tibi si datur uni��
                    Quem lapide illa diem candidiore notat。;

     �А�Wherefore that is enough�察�if that day alone is given us which she
     marks with a whiter stone。;Catullus�察�lxviii。 147。��

What if they eat your bread with the sauce of a more pleasing
imagination。

               ;Te tenet�察�absentes alios suspirat amores。;

               �А�She has you in her arms�察�her thoughts are with
               other absent lovers。;Tibullus�察�i。 6�察�35。��

What�拭�have we not seen one in these days of ours who made use of this act
for the purpose of a most horrid revenge�察�by that means to kill and
poison�察�as he did�察�a worthy lady��

Such as know Italy will not think it strange if�察�for this subject�察�I seek
not elsewhere for examples�察�for that nation may be called the regent of
the worl

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