Flatterer. 'The Slothfull. _ Lis.II. her jufr part ofaccufation, he flops her mouthwith good tcarmes, and wd-neer A firanglcrh her with fhifis:Like that fubtill fifh, he turocs himfclfc into the colour ofevery fionc,for a booty. In himfclfe he is nothing, but what plcafcth his Grw. 6n<,whofe venues he cannot more extoll,thcn imitarc his impcrfcClions,that he may think his worfi graccfull. Let him fay it is hot,hc wipes his forehead and unbraccth himfelfe; ifcold,hc fhivcrs, and calls forawarmer garment. When hewalkes with his friend, he fweares to him, that no man elfeis looked at; no man talked of; and that whomfoever he vouchfafes to look on and nod to, is graced enough: That he knowes not his owneworth, !ell he fi1ould be too happy; and when he t<lk wh.r others fay in his praifc,he interrupts himfelfc modefrly,and dares not fpeak the r<fi: fo his concealment is more inlinuating then his fpcech. He hangs upon the lips which he admircth,as ifthey could let fall nothing but Oracles, and finds occalion to cite fomcapprovedfcntence, underthenamchchonourcth; and when ought is nobly B fpoken, both his hands are little enough to blcffe him. Sometimes even in abfcncc he cxtolleth his Patron, here he may pz:;fume offafc conveyancccohis cares; and in prcfencc fo whifpereth his commendarion to a common friend, thatit may not be unheard where hemcantit. He hath fa Ives for every fore, to hide them, not to healc them;complcxion forcvcryfaa: fin bath not any more Arrificiall Broker, or more impudent Baud. There is no vicc,that harh not from himhis colour, his allurement; and his bell ferviccis,cithcrtofurthcr guiltinclfe, or fmothcr it. Ifhe grant cvill things inexpedicnt,or crimes crrours,hc-hath yeelded much ; eithcrthy cfrate gives privilcgeoflibcrty, orthy youth; or ifneither, What if it be ill~ yet it ispleafaor. Honcfiyto himis nice fingularity, repentanccfuperfiitious melancholy, gravity dui- C neffe,and all vcrtuc an innocent conceit ofthe bafc-minded. In fi1orr, he is the Moth oflib<rall mens coars,thcEare-wigofthe mighty,the bane ofCourts, a friend and a Gave to the trencher,and goodfor nothing burrobe a faClor f<;>r the Devill. Ofthe SlothfuU. HE is a religious man,and wcares the time in his Cloiller; and as the clolce af his doing nothing, pleads contemplation;yet is henowhit the leaner for his thoughts,no whit learncdcr.Hc takes no klfe care how ro fpcnd time, then D others how to gaine by the expenfc; and when buftncffo importunes him , is more troubled to fore-think whathemufrdoe, thenanothertoelfeClit. Summer is our of his favour,for nothing butlong daies that make no hall to their even.He loves fiill to have the Sunnewirnclfc ofhis riling; and lies long,more for lothncffc to drelfc him, then will to fleep: and after fame fireaking and yawoing,calls for dinner,unwafhed; which havingdigeficd with a flccpinbischaite, he walks forth to the bench in the Market-place, and lookes for Companions : whomfocvcr he meets, he fiaies with idle quefiions, and lingring difcourfe1 how the daies arc lengthncd, how kindly the weather is,how falfc theclock,how forward the Spring,and endscverwith wh•l fh•t wt doe? It pleafeth him no leffe to hinder others,then not to work himfelf, When all the people arc gone fro Church,hc is left ficeping in his feat alone. He enters bonds, E and forfeits them by:forgcrring the day: and askes his neighbour when his own field was fallowed,whcther the next pcecc of ground belong not to himfelfc. His care is either none, ortoo late: whenWinter is come, after fame !harp vilitations, he looks on his pile ofwood, and askes how much was cropped the !.all Spring. Ne. ceflity drives him to every aClion, and what he cannot avoid he will yet dcfcrre. E· v<ry change troubles him , although to the better 1 and his dulnelfc counterfeits a kind ofcontentment. When he is warned on a Jury, he had rather pay themulCI, then appcare.AII buttharwhich nature will not permit, hcdoth by aDeputy, and counts it troublcfomc to doe nothing;butto doeaoy thing, yet more. Heis wirty in nothing but framing excnfesto lit frill, which ifthe occafion yceld not, he coyncth with cafe.There is nowork that is not either dangerous or thankleffc,aod wbereofhe forefees
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