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Socrates。  O God�  �how beautiful are these frolicsome sallies�察�those
variations and digressions�察�and all the more when they seem most
fortuitous and careless。  'Tis the indiligent reader who loses my
subject�察�and not I�察�there will always be found some word or other in a
corner that is to the purpose�察�though it lie very close。  I ramble
indiscreetly and tumultuously�察�my style and my wit wander at the same
rate。  He must fool it a little who would not be deemed wholly a fool��
say both the precepts�察�and�察�still more�察�the examples of our masters。  A
thousand poets flag and languish after a prosaic manner�察�but the best old
prose ��and I strew it here up and down indifferently for verse�� shines
throughout with the lustre�察�vigour�察�and boldness of poetry�察�and not
without some air of its fury。  And certainly prose ought to have the pre´
eminence in speaking。  The poet�察�says Plato�察�seated upon the muses
tripod�察�pours out with fury whatever comes into his mouth�察�like the pipe
of a fountain�察�without considering and weighing it�察�and things escape him
of various colours�察�of contrary substance�察�and with an irregular torrent。
Plato himself is throughout poetical�察�and the old theology�察�as the
learned tell us�察�is all poetry�察�and the first philosophy is the original
language of the gods。  I would have my matter distinguish itself�察�it
sufficiently shows where it changes�察�where it concludes�察�where it begins��
and where it rejoins�察�without interlacing it with words of connection
introduced for the relief of weak or negligent ears�察�and without
explaining myself。  Who is he that had not rather not be read at all than
after a drowsy or cursory manner��

             ;Nihil est tam utile�察�quod intransitu prosit。;

          �А�Nothing is so useful as that which is cursorily so。;
          Seneca�察�Ep。�察�2。��

If to take books in hand were to learn them�此�to look upon them were to
consider them�此�and to run these slightly over were to grasp them�察�I were
then to blame to make myself out so ignorant as I say I am。  Seeing I
cannot fix the attention of my reader by the weight of what I write��
'manco male'�察�if I should chance to do it by my intricacies。  ;Nay�察�but
he will afterwards repent that he ever perplexed himself about it。;
'Tis very true�察�but he will yet be there perplexed。  And�察�besides�察�there
are some humours in which comprehension produces disdain�察�who will think
better of me for not understanding what I say�察�and will conclude the
depth of my sense by its obscurity�察�which�察�to speak in good sooth�察�I
mortally hate�察�and would avoid it if I could。  Aristotle boasts somewhere
in his writings that he affected it�此�a vicious affectation。  The frequent
breaks into chapters that I made my method in the beginning of my book��
having since seemed to me to dissolve the attention before it was raised��
as making it disdain to settle itself to so little�察�I�察�upon that account��
have made them longer�察�such as require proposition and assigned leisure。
In such an employment�察�to whom you will not give an hour you give
nothing�察�and you do nothing for him for whom you only do it whilst you
are doing something else。  To which may be added that I have��
peradventure�察�some particular obligation to speak only by halves�察�to
speak confusedly and discordantly。  I am therefore angry at this trouble´
feast reason�察�and its extravagant projects that worry one's life�察�and its
opinions�察�so fine and subtle�察�though they be all true�察�I think too dear
bought and too inconvenient。  On the contrary�察�I make it my business to
bring vanity itself in repute�察�and folly too�察�if it produce me any
pleasure�察�and let myself follow my own natural inclinations�察�without
carrying too strict a hand upon them。

I have seen elsewhere houses in ruins�察�and statues both of gods and men��
these are men still。  'Tis all true�察�and yet�察�for all that�察�I cannot so
often revisit the tomb of that so great and so puissant city�撮�Rome��
that I do not admire and reverence it。  The care of the dead is
recommended to us�察�now�察�I have been bred up from my infancy with these
dead�察�I had knowledge of the affairs of Rome long before I had any of
those of my own house�察�I knew the Capitol and its plan before I knew the
Louvre�察�and the Tiber before I knew the Seine。  The qualities and
fortunes of Lucullus�察�Metellus�察�and Scipio have ever run more in my head
than those of any of my own country�察�they are all dead�察�so is my father
as absolutely dead as they�察�and is removed as far from me and life in
eighteen years as they are in sixteen hundred�此�whose memory��
nevertheless�察�friendship and society�察�I do not cease to embrace and
utilise with a perfect and lively union。  Nay�察�of my own inclination�察�I
pay more service to the dead�察�they can no longer help themselves�察�and
therefore�察�methinks�察�the more require my assistance�此�'tis there that
gratitude appears in its full lustre。  The benefit is not so generously
bestowed�察�where there is retrogradation and reflection。  Arcesilaus��
going to visit Ctesibius�察�who was sick�察�and finding him in a very poor
condition�察�very finely conveyed some money under his pillow�察�and�察�by
concealing it from him�察�acquitted him�察�moreover�察�from the acknowledgment
due to such a benefit。  Such as have merited from me friendship and
gratitude have never lost these by being no more�察�I have better and more
carefully paid them when gone and ignorant of what I did�察�I speak most
affectionately of my friends when they can no longer know it。  I have had
a hundred quarrels in defending Pompey and for the cause of Brutus�察�this
acquaintance yet continues betwixt us�察�we have no other hold even on
present things but by fancy。  Finding myself of no use to this age�察�I
throw myself back upon that other�察�and am so enamoured of it�察�that the
free�察�just�察�and flourishing state of that ancient Rome ��for I neither
love it in its birth nor its old age�� interests and impassionates me��
and therefore I cannot so often revisit the sites of their streets and
houses�察�and those ruins profound even to the Antipodes�察�that I am not
interested in them。  Is it by nature�察�or through error of fancy�察�that the
sight of places which we know to have been frequented and inhabited by
persons whose memories are recommended in story�察�moves us in some sort
more than to hear a recital of theiracts or to read their writings��

     ;Tanta vis admonitionis inest in locis。。。。Et id quidem in hac urbe
     infinitum�察�quacumque enim ingredimur�察�in aliquam historiam vestigium
     ponimus。;

     �А�So great a power of reminiscence resides in places�察�and that truly
     in this city infinite�察�for which way soever we go�察�we find the
     traces of some story。;Cicero�察�De Fin。�察�v。 I�察�2。��

It pleases me to consider their face�察�bearing�察�and vestments�此�I pronounce
those great names betwixt my teeth�察�and make them ring in my ears��

     ;Ego illos veneror�察�et tantis nominibus semper assurgo。;

     �А�I reverence them�察�and always rise to so great names。;
     Seneca�察�Ep。�察�64。��

Of things that are in some part great and admirable�察�I admire even the
common parts�此�I could wish to see them in familiar relations�察�walk�察�and
sup。  It were ingratitude to contemn the relics and images of so many
worthy and valiant men as I have seen live and die�察�and who�察�by their
example�察�give us so many good instructions�察�knew we how to follow them。

And�察�moreover�察�this very Rome that we now see�察�deserves to be beloved�察�so
long and by so many titles allied to our crown�察�the only common and
universal city�察�the sovereign magistrate that commands there is equally
acknowledged elsewhere 'tis the metropolitan city of all the Christian
nations the Spaniard and Frenchman is there at home�此�to be a prince of
that state�察�there needs no more but to be of Christendom wheresoever。
There is no place upon earth that heaven has embraced with such an
influence and constancy of favour�察�her very ruins are grand and glorious��

                ;Laudandis pretiosior ruinis。;

          �А�More precious from her glorious ruins。;
          Sidonius Apollinaris�察�Carm。�察�xxiii。�察�Narba�察�v。 62。��

she yet in her very tomb retains the marks and images of empire��

          ;Ut palam sit�察�uno in loco gaudentis opus esse naturx。;

     �А�That it may be manifest that there is in one place the work of
     rejoicing nature。;Pliny�察�Nat。 Hist。�察�iii。 5。��

Some would blame and be angry at themselves to perceive themselves
tickled with so vain a pleasure our humours are never too vain that are
pleasant let them be what they may�察�if they constantly content a man of
common understanding�察�I could not have the heart to blame him。

I am very much obliged to Fortune�察�in that�察�to this very hour�察�she has
offered me no outrage beyond what I was well able to bear。  Is it not her
custom to let those live in quiet by whom she is not importuned��

                   ;Quanto quisque sibi plum negaverit��
                    A diis plum feret�此�nil cupientium
                    Nudus castra peto 。  。  。  。
                    Multa petentibus
                    Desunt multa。;

     �А�The more each man denies himself�察�the more the gods give him。
     Poor as I am�察�I seek the company of those who ask nothing�察�they who
     desire much will be deficient in much。;
     Horace�察�Od。�察�iii。 16��21��42。��

If she continue her favour�察�she will dismiss me very well satisfied��

                                   ;Nihil supra
                         Deos lacesso。;

     �А�I trouble the gods no farther。;Horace�察�Od。�察�ii。 18�察�11。��

But beware a shock�此�there are a thousand who perish in the port。
I easily comfort myself for what shall here happen when I shall be gone��
present things trouble me enough��

                       ;Fortunae caetera mando。;

          �А�I leave the rest to fortune。;Ovid�察�Metam。�察�ii。 140。��

Besides�察�I have not that strong obligation that they say ties men to the
future�察�by the issue that succeeds to their name and honour�察�and
peradventure�察�ought less to covet them�察�if they are to be so much
desired。  I am but too much tied to the world�察�and to this life�察�of
myself�此�I am content to be in Fortune's power by circumstances properly
necessary to my being�察�without otherwise enlarging her jurisdiction over
me�察�and 

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