Of themils thataccompanyvniutanger. 53 They thereforewho would haue their anger feared and re- fpe&ed,muf}let it like the thunder happen feldome, or elfe it will not be regardedlike the thunder. When thcFox fira faw the Lion,he trembled and quaked for faare, not daring tocome neerehim;when he law him the fecond time heap- prochcd fomewhat neerer, but when he law him davlie, bee feared not almofl to come within the reach ofhis paw: So if thoubut feldome thew thy felfe likeaLion , thou wilt bee feared and refpe&ed;whereas ifcontinually thouappeare in this fhape, cuen thy mof} batevnderlings will not regard thee. Yea,ifperaduenture they fpie theAffes cares vnder the Lions skinne, that is, folly in thy furie, (whichare feldome feuered) they will not flicke to ride,and deride thee. And fomuch for the culls which anger bringeth to the ea. whole man. Now weeare to fpeake of the euils which it Teems, bringeth tohis feuerall parts,and firfl ofhis bodie.Whereas vvhieb vniuff thebodieofman is excellent by nature,aud farre furpaffing anger bringib all other earthlycreatures,anger doth fodeforme it , that it to the body. becornmeth more vglie and horrible then anyofthem. For I.Itdefer- it maketh the haire to (landan end , fhewing the obdurate meth it. inflexibleneffe of the mind : The eyes to flare andaatid, as though with the Cockatrice they would kill with their lookes : The teeth to gnafh like a furious Bore : The face now red, and Toone after pale , as if cithet it blulbed for £hame of the minds follie, or enuied others good : The tongue to flainmer,as being notable to expreffe the rage of the heart : Theblood ready to burfl out of the veines, as though it were affraid to flay in fo furiousa body : The brefl to fwell, as being not large enough to containe their anger , and therfore feeketh tocafe it felfe , by fendingout hot-breathing fighes:The hands to beat the tables&wallos, which neuer offended them : The ioyntes to tremble and fhake,as ifthey were affraide ofthe mindes fur ie: The feete to fl'ape theguiltleffe earth, as though there were not room enough for it in the whore element ofthe aire; and therfore fought entrance into theearthalfo.So that anger deformeth thebody,froin the haireofthehead to the foieofthe foote. Howvglie therfore is anger it felfe, when2the effeas therof ara
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