Caafes ofL6·ve.Melan;holy. Memb.J.Subf.~, Thisamazing,coofounding, admirable, amia~le Beauty, "then which in 449 all N4lflrts ma[tm (faith lfo{Tates) there it nothing fo majeffi;alland fa· uioto~ md,nothingfo divine, lovely, prttious., 'tis natures.Crowne,,gold and ~bitf;;~: glory , bonttm ji nonfumrmlm de fltmmu tamen non tnfttqrunter tnum- dWiniw~ nihil pbans,who[e powc·r hence may be difcerned, wee tootcmne and abhorre augufliu~,nigenerally fuch things as are foule a~d ugly :o be?o.ld, acco~pt the~ fil- ~~;~·~;;~"'· thy, but love and covet that whtch IS falrc. Tts beauty malltlungs, hincfacilemwhich pleafuh and alureth us, a faire hauke, a fine garment, a goodly rcligunmr, building, a fa ire houfe,&c. That Per[zan Xerxes when hee dcftroyed all f;hrlfi.Fon· thofeTemplcs ofthe Gods in Greue,cauled that of Diana, in integrum ftca. fervari,to be !pared alone tor that excellent beauty and magnificence ofX s L. k it. Inanimate beauty can focomrnand. Tis that which Paimers, Arti- i ~':Jl'},f~~ · ficcrs, Orators, allaimeat,as Eriximachud!he Phylitian in Plato coli- iwciano. tends. •It was beattty jirJithat miniflred ouafion to art, to JindDUt the;.;:~=~~:~: knowledge ofcarving,pAinting,bttilding, to find out mode/Is, perJPeC!ivu, moficatumnl· ~ich fimlittms, and fO many."" invention~, Whir:ne!fc in the Li.lly,red ~!/,~;'.,';';[;~, 10 the Rofe, purple Ill the Vwkt, a lu!lre tn all thmgs Wtthout hfc, the meliorclO<o cleerclightoftheMoone, the bright beames of the Sunne, fplendor ofpofiror fortuGold, purplc,fparkling Diamond,thc excellentlcaturc of the Horfe,thc ••"! nob~nomajefly olthe Lion,thc colour of Birds, Peacocks tailes,the lilver fcales -;::'"'' u ofFiih, we bebold with lingular delight and admiration. Y And rvhich it zJ~viJem•• rh·hin plants, dclight[11U in flowres, wom{erfi;// inbe•ffs, but moftglori6114 ~=~Z"'~~; in men, doth make us affeCl and earne!tly dclireit, as when we heare any •efcij~1;Jf,Ju~ fwcet harmony,an doquenrtongue, fee any excellent quality, curious amorem "'i workc ?fman, chborat art, or oughrrh:.t is exquilite, there arifeth in-[.;;.",[,:{~~~ fiamlym us a longmg forrhef.1mc. We love fuch men, but moft part m«>(:}' primo · forcomcli~c!fc ot perfon; we call them Gods and Godddfes,divine ,fe. ~:;~~:e;~: rene, happy,&c,And ofall mortal! men they alone(• C•leagnmw holds) conjungimar arc free fromcalumny,qtti divitiu, magifltattl & gloriJ jlorent, iniuri~ 0'eorranquil l•cefimlls,wc backbite,wrong,hatc,renowned,rich and happy men, we~~:~,::!'~"'· repine at their felicity, they are nndefqving we think, fortune is a ftcp- rer.vimm qu;;. mother to us~ a parent to them.We envy (faith z ~(ocratcs)rvife,iuft,honejl ~'!:,~":{%;:~. men,exapt JVtth m/ltua/1ojjicesand kmdne([es, forue good turne er other, q;, (:}'%, th:y extort thu love fi'om m,only foire perfons we love at fir{! fight, defire . theiracq11ilintancc,and adore them"' fo many Gods: we had rather firve then.thencommand others, andauormt 011r (elves the more 6eholding to them, themorefervice they enioyne tu; though they bee othe nvife vitious, unhoneft: we love them, lavour them, and arc ready to .doe them ' 'I' or m~ maany good office for their.'. bca~ties fake, though they have no other l1,:':,',~,:,:~: good quahty belide. Dtc tgttttr o formofe •dolefuns (as that eloquent necalif m•joPhavorinu; breaks out in t Stobett~ )die Antiioqt.e,fua'Tiius ne flare toque- '"· fua•Jquor rit; die J~~lem~•ke, vehement!us Vly./fe di;it;di; Altibiades ut;un~ ebri. ::;~:: ~~n:~ tu ,ltbentJUs ttbtl1ut ebrro aufoultabimu;, Speak faire youth;fpeak Anti· taeji!Herol. loqtuu, thy words are fweeterrhen Nellar, fpeak 0 TdemAclul',thou art lib.s.curr;,. mor~ powetfull then rlyffes,fpeak Alcibiades thoughdrunke, we will {:r-!'!6;':'"· w!lhngly hearethce as thou art. Faults in fuch are no faults: For when t Plutarch. rhe fa id .. Akibiades.had frolne Anytru his gold and filver plate,he was fo -;'1~%~1 .. fill re from profccuung fo foule a fact (though every man ~If~ 'ondcm- s1m•~. ned
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