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Juvenal�察�iii。 26。��
we have need to be solicited and tickled by some such nipping incitation
as this。 Do but observe what youth�察�vigour�察�and gaiety it inspired the
good Anacreon withal�此�and Socrates�察�who was then older than I�察�speaking
of an amorous object��
;Leaning�察─�said he�察 �my shoulder to her shoulder�察�and my head to hers�察�as
we were reading together in a book�察�I felt�察�without dissembling�察�a sudden
sting in my shoulder like the biting of an insect�察�which I still felt
above five days after�察�and a continual itching crept into my heart。; So
that merely the accidental touch�察�and of a shoulder�察�heated and altered a
soul cooled and enerved by age�察�and the strictest liver of all mankind。
And�察�pray�察�why not�拭 �Socrates was a man�察�and would neither be�察�nor seem��
any other thing。 Philosophy does not contend against natural pleasures��
provided they be moderate�察�and only preaches moderation�察�not a total
abstinence�察�the power of its resistance is employed against those that
are adulterate and strange。 Philosophy says that the appetites of the
body ought not to be augmented by the mind�察�and ingeniously warns us not
to stir up hunger by saturity�察�not to stuff�察�instead of merely filling��
the belly�察�to avoid all enjoyments that may bring us to want�察�and all
meats and drinks that bring thirst and hunger�此�as�察�in the service of
love�察�she prescribes us to take such an object as may simply satisfy the
body's need�察�and does not stir the soul�察�which ought only barely to
follow and assist the body�察�without mixing in the affair。 But have I not
reason to hold that these precepts�察�which�察�indeed�察�in my opinion�察�are
somewhat over strict�察�only concern a body in its best plight�察�and that in
a body broken with age�察�as in a weak stomach�察�'tis excusable to warm and
support it by art�察�and by the mediation of the fancy to restore the
appetite and cheerfulness it has lost of itself。
May we not say that there is nothing in us�察�during this earthly prison��
that is purely either corporeal or spiritual�察�and that we injuriously
break up a man alive�察�and that it seems but reasonable that we should
carry ourselves as favourably�察�at least�察�towards the use of pleasure as
we do towards that of pain� �Pain was ��for example�� vehement even to
perfection in the souls of the saints by penitence�此�the body had there
naturally a sham by the right of union�察�and yet might have but little
part in the cause�察�and yet are they not contented that it should barely
follow and assist the afflicted soul�此�they have afflicted itself with
grievous and special torments�察�to the end that by emulation of one
another the soul and body might plunge man into misery by so much more
salutiferous as it is more severe。 In like manner�察�is it not injustice��
in bodily pleasures�察�to subdue and keep under the soul�察�and say that it
must therein be dragged along as to some enforced and servile obligation
and necessity�拭 �'Tis rather her part to hatch and cherish them�察�there to
present herself�察�and to invite them�察�the authority of ruling belonging to
her�察�as it is also her part�察�in my opinion�察�in pleasures that are proper
to her�察�to inspire and infuse into the body all the sentiment it is
capable of�察�and to study how to make them sweet and useful to it。 For it
is good reason�察�as they say�察�that the body should not pursue its
appetites to the prejudice of the mind�察�but why is it not also the reason
that the mind should not pursue hers to the prejudice of the body��
I have no other passion to keep me in breath。 What avarice�察�ambition��
quarrels�察�lawsuits do for others who�察�like me�察�have no particular
vocation�察�love would much more commodiously do�察�it would restore to me
vigilance�察�sobriety�察�grace�察�and the care of my person�察�it would reassure
my countenance�察�so that the grimaces of old age�察�those deformed and
dismal looks�察�might not come to disgrace it�察�would again put me upon
sound and wise studies�察�by which I might render myself more loved and
esteemed�察�clearing my mind of the despair of itself and of its use�察�and
redintegrating it to itself�察�would divert me from a thousand troublesome
thoughts�察�a thousand melancholic humours that idleness and the ill
posture of our health loads us withal at such an age�察�would warm again��
in dreams at least�察�the blood that nature is abandoning�察�would hold up
the chin�察�and a little stretch out the nerves�察�the vigour and gaiety of
life of that poor man who is going full drive towards his ruin。 But I
very well understand that it is a commodity hard to recover�此�by weakness
and long experience our taste is become more delicate and nice�察�we ask
most when we bring least�察�and are harder to choose when we least deserve
to be accepted�此�and knowing ourselves for what we are�察�we are less
confident and more distrustful�察�nothing can assure us of being beloved��
considering our condition and theirs。 I am out of countenance to see
myself in company with those young wanton creatures��
;Cujus in indomito constantior inguine nervus��
Quam nova collibus arbor inhaeret。;
�А�In whose unbridled reins the vigour is more inherent than in the
young tree on the hills。;Horace�察�Epod。�察�xii。 19。��
To what end should we go insinuate our misery amid their gay and
sprightly humour��
;Possint ut juvenes visere fervidi。
Multo non sine risu��
Dilapsam in cineres facem。;
�А�As the fervid youths may behold�察�not without laughter�察�a burning
torch worn to ashes。;Horace�察�Od。�察�iv。 13�察�21。��
They have strength and reason on their side�察�let us give way�察�we have
nothing to do there�此�and these blossoms of springing beauty suffer not
themselves to be handled by such benumbed hands nor dealt with by mere
material means�察�for�察�as the old philosopher answered one who jeered him
because he could not gain the favour of a young girl he made love to��
;Friend�察�the hook will not stick in such soft cheese。; It is a commerce
that requires relation and correspondence�此�the other pleasures we receive
may be acknowledged by recompenses of another nature�察�but this is not to
be paid but with the same kind of coin。 In earnest�察�in this sport�察�the
pleasure I give more tickles my imagination than that they give me�察�now��
he has nothing of generosity in him who can receive pleasure where he
confers noneit must needs be a mean soul that will owe all�察�and can be
content to maintain relations with persons to whom he is a continual
charge�察�there is no beauty�察�grace�察�nor privacy so exquisite that a
gentleman ought to desire at this rate。 If they can only be kind to us
out of pity�察�I had much rather die than live upon charity。 I would have
right to ask�察�in the style wherein I heard them beg in Italy�此 �Fate ben
per voi�察┌А�Do good for yourself。;�А�or after the manner that Cyrus
exhorted his soldiers�察 �Who loves himself let him follow me。;;Consort
yourself�察─�some one will say to me�察 �with women of your own condition��
whom like fortune will render more easy to your desire。; O ridiculous
and insipid composition��
;Nolo
Barbam vellere mortuo leoni。;
�А�I would not pluck the beard from a dead lion。;Martial��
Xenophon lays it for an objection and an accusation against Menon�察�that
he never made love to any but old women。 For my part�察�I take more
pleasure in but seeing the just and sweet mixture of two young beauties��
or only in meditating on it in my fancy�察�than myself in acting second in
a pitiful and imperfect conjunction��
��Which Cotton renders�察 �Than to be myself an actor in the second
with a deformed creature。;��
I leave that fantastic appetite to the Emperor Galba�察�who was only for
old curried flesh�此�and to this poor wretch��
;O ego Di faciant talem to cernere possim��
Caraque mutatis oscula ferre comis��
Amplectique meis corpus non pingue lacertis� �
��Ovid�察�who ��Ex。 Ponto�察�i。 4�察�49�� writes to his wife�察 �O would the
gods arrange that such I might see thee�察�and bring dear kisses to
thy changed locks�察�and embrace thy withered body with my arms;��
Amongst chief deformities I reckon forced and artificial beauties�此�Hemon��
a young boy of Chios�察�thinking by fine dressing to acquire the beauty
that nature had denied him�察�came to the philosopher Arcesilaus and asked
him if it was possible for a wise man to be in love;Yes�察─�replied he��
;provided it be not with a farded and adulterated beauty like thine。;
��Diogenes Laertius�察�iv。 3�拭 �The question was whether a wise man
could love him。 Cotton has ;Emonez�察�a young courtezan of Chios。;��
Ugliness of a confessed antiquity is to me less old and less ugly than
another that is polished and plastered up。 Shall I speak it�察�without the
danger of having my throat cut�拭�love�察�in my opinion�察�is not properly and
naturally in its season�察�but in the age next to childhood��
;Quem si puellarum insereres choro��
Mille sagaces falleret hospites��
Discrimen obscurum�察�solutis
Crinibus ambiguoque vultu�此�
�А�Whom if thou shouldst place in a company of girls�察�it would
require a thousand experts to distinguish him�察�with his loose locks
and ambiguous countenance。;Horace�察�Od。�察�ii。 5�察�21。��
nor beauty neither�察�for whereas Homer extends it so far as to the budding
of the beard�察�Plato himself has remarked this as rare�此�and the reason why
the sophist Bion so pleasantly called the first appearing hairs of
adolescence 'Aristogitons' and 'Harmodiuses'´��Plutarch�察�On Love�察�c。34。��
is sufficiently known。 I find it in virility already in some sort a
little out of date�察�though not so much as in old age��
;Importunus enim transvolat aridas
Quercus。;
�А�For it uncivilly passes over withered oaks。;
Horace�察�Od。�察�iv。 13�察�9。��
and Marguerite�察�Queen of Navarre�察�like a woman�察�very far extends the
advantage of women�察�ordaining that it is time�察�at thirty years old�察�to
convert the title of fair into that of good。 The shorter authority we
give to love over our lives�察�'tis so much the better for us。 Do but
observe his port�察�'tis a beardless boy。 Who knows not how�察�in his school
they proceed contrary to all order�察�study�察�exercise�察�and usage are their
ways for insufficiency there novices rule��
;Amor ordinem nescit。;
�А�Love ignores rules。; ��Or�今� ;Love knows no rule。;
St。 Jerome�察�Letter to Chyomatius。
Doubtless his conduct is much more graceful when mixed with inadvertency
and trouble�察�miscarriages and ill successes give him point and grace��
provided it be sharp and eager�察�'tis no great matter whether it be
prudent or no�此�do but observe how he goes reeling�察�tripping�察�and playing��
you put him in the stocks when you guide him by art and wisdom�察�and he is
restrained of his divine liberty when put into those hairy and callous
clutches。
As to the rest�察�I often hear the women set out this intelligence as
entirely spiritual�察�and disdain to put the interest the senses there have
into consideration�察�everything there serves�察�but I can sa