Part.z.Sefr. 2• Minde rellified by mirth. pieces, b Leontia, Jioedina,H e~~eia? N i~edi•, that were frequently feen in E. ,. 99 picurm garden, and very famthar mh1s houfe.Nmher dtd h.e try it himfelf h circahmo: alone, but ifwe may gtvecredlteto t Atheneus, hepr~chfed lt upon oth~rs. Ep"""freFor when a fad and ficke patient wasbroughturtto h1m to becured, hee laid f';'ttr~ b him on adowne bed, crownedhimwitha garlandof(weet[tmtlingjlowres,ina tib.~~~~:!,;..: foire perfumul&lo[et delicately fit out, andafter apmonor twoofgood drinke wrfi"fd.>[erro whtch hee adminijfred,he brought in aheas;tifull young* wench that couldplay ~;;:;t;:;1:.i uponaLute,ftnganddance,&c. Tull:n.TIIj(.fcoffes at Eptcurus for this his plr~mta cou,. prophane phyfick~ (as well heedeferved) and y~t Pkavorimu and Stobeus ;:~;;/;:~:;:-. highly approve of1t, rnoft o.f ourloofer Phyfic1ans mfome cafes, to fuch pr~pinanr pfat. parties efpecially allow ofth1s,and all ofthem will haveamelancholy,fad, m am aJduxit, difcontented perfon,make frequent ufe ofhoneft fports, companies,and re- r;;,.,linat4 creations, & p.citandosadvenerem, as" Rodertcusa F on[eca will,aJlellu & fuavim intetontalltlpulcherrimarum {il!mh;ar~fiJ,to be drawn to fuch conforts,whether ~:.puett.l, thsy will or no. Not to be an auditor only,or a fpefrator,but fomerimes an • r'"'-'·"~ allorhimfelfe. Dulce eft dejipere m loco, to playthefoolenow and then, is fult.ss. not amilfe, there is a time for all things. Grave Socrates would beemerry by fits fin",dance, and take his liquorroo, or elfe Theodoret belies him; fo would old cm, tTuUy by his O~_Vn~onfellion,and the reft.Xmophonin his f Epiflf.... ti~. sympof. brings i~ s ocrates as a pnnc1pall Afror, oo rnan merrier then him- 1· "·'Pift.H<·. felfe, and fomenmes hew ould 'rtde aco~kt-horfo wtth hu C~ildren, ;,!~';:"'.,~. ---equttare m arundmelonga, (Though Alctb~adesfcoffed at Jier.,. 11 - him for it) and well hemighr, for now and then (faith Plutarch) thernoft "'"'":Malt. vertuous, hondl:, andgraveft men will ufe feafis,jefts, and toyes,as we do ;:~!t;·!~;:: (iiucetoourmeats. SodtdSctptoandL.elttu, Ji~ crurib110 · · " fl!!:j ubi~~ vulgo & Jcma in(ecretmmorAnt, {;j;:.S";/';ii. Yirtm Sctptad« & mttu.faptmtta L~lt, cibiai< ri(u"fi. Nugari cunJ illo, & difctnllt ludere,donec "H''· ' Decoquereturolm foliti~ . Valorous Scipio andgentleL.e/im, ~~Z~~~~ft Removed from the fcene and rout fo clamorous, , puerilibll4 ulrr• h li I h · b 1 "db moJumJedi- Werewonttorecreatet em e vest e,r·ro es at y, turaJ<oetfi Whilft (upper by thecooke was making ready. , cu/into '""; Machia.,__et in the ~ booke ofhis F lorentine ~i~ory? gives this noie of Co(- fu~:~:~7.;. mus MedJCes,thewtfeft andgraveftmanofhts turiemltaly,that bee woufd remeon}Jera.· f now and then play thcmoffegregtous foolc in his carriage, md was Jo much retibmt,Ju._ given to jefters, players, and childifh{forts, tomake himftlfemerry, that hee ",(,j;"{lthat Jbould but confider his gravitie untheone part,hisjOlly and lightneffion ,.,ff.Ji~:,~,; the other, wouldfurely fay, there were two diftinllperfons inhim. Now mee g_ "De nugucuthinkes hee didwell in it, though g s aluburienfts bee ofopinion, that Magi- r;:;~;;,~:::f~: {hates, Senatours, andgrave men, thould not defcend to lighter fports, ne ~irigra~tt. • re(jub.luderevideatur: But as Themiftocles,ftill keepea fterneand conftant lud•,!;t"'b"' carriage. Icommendcofmm Medices, and that Caftruccius Cajlr11canm, f:J,;acbiavet then whom Italy never knew aworthier Captaine , another Alexander, if ~it• 'i"'· Ab h Machiavel do notdeceive us in his life:whmafriendofhh reprehende~ him ::;:;~:;~~- ' for.dancmt befide hu dtgmty ( behke at fame cuthen dance) bee told h1m a- pwerdignit~ gam,qui Jap~t int_erditl, :'ix unquam nollu_deftpit ,he that is wife in the day, :;;,'::ft:::. .may dotea litdemthe rught. J'aulm Jovtm relates as much of Pope Leo reJPon<kt, 0'<, Qq De>imm,
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