Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Never could any wretches be more glad To be deceived. My heart continues sad. O Wretched state of man, to whom the time: By nature made for ease, is found unquiet; Sleep, properly called rest, who can express How restless it becomes through various dreams? Which are so strongly formed by the fancy That though they be most false, and when we wake Should wholly vanish, yet even then they leave A deep Impression in the troubled mind; Nor doth this only happen to weak women, But unto men of special eminence, Working upon their hopes as well as fears, Who many times to their confusion Have by such drowsy errors been seduced; Hence did Amilcar venture to assault Strong Syracuse deluded by a dream; But though it be a folly beyond pardon To venture life or fortune in pursuit Of such a vanity, yet in all things Abundant wariness can never hurt: My slave may not unfitly be compared To a tame Wolf, or Bear, who may perchance Resent his late sharp castigation; Him will I send to my own Galley, where He shallbe chained from mischief, and to me Not prove unuseful, when the smallest bolt May easily be removed, who would omit it? Let others lose themselves in labyrinths Of hidden superstition, and believe The air to be replenished with spirits, Who by a natural and inherent virtue Foreseeing things to come, and taking pity Upon improvident man, reveal by visions The dangers that approach, to th'end he may By timely care prevent his misery; I'll not depend on such intelligence T'inform me whether Spinola hath buried▪ Or only hid, his long continued malice, I'll fetch my preservation nearer; hence, That shall conserve this individual; No man can suffer ill but from himself, Fate only awes the slothful; wisdom barres The powerful operation of the stars. THose men that mischief do devise, Had need to borrow Argus eyes To look about; a poor slave may By chance lie hid, and then betray. Within the house they may suspect That walls and beds may them detect, And in the field they must provide, That not a bush a spy may hide. And albeit they shut the door, Having well searched the house before, Yet they may be betrayed; for proof, Iove in a shower did pierce the roof. Though in the field no tree, nor bush, Nor bird be near, nor wind doth rush, Yet undiscerned a fairy drab Their whole discourse may hear and blab. Then since that neither house, nor field, To our black crumbs can safety yield, Let us be virtuous, and not fear What all the world can see or hear. Our dreams are often found to be Fruits of a wandering fantasy; Yet many times they likewise are Sure pledges of Celestial care. Some men believe too much, and some Conceive no truths by dreams can come; It is a knowledge given to few To find if they be false or true.
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Never could any wretches be more glad To be deceiv'd. My heart continues ſad. O Wretched ſtate of man, to whom the time: By nature made for eaſe, is found unquiet; Sleepe, properly cald reſt, who can expreſſe How reſtles it becomes through various dreames? Which are ſo ſtrongly formed by the fancy That though they be moſt falſe, and when we wake Should wholly vaniſh, yet even then they leave A deepe Impreſſion in the troubled mind; Nor doth this onely happen to weake women, But unto men of ſpeciall eminence, Working vpon their hopes aſwell as feares, Who many times to their confuſion Have by ſuch drowſie errors bin ſeduc'd; Hence did Amilcar venture to aſſault Strong racuſe deluded by a dreame; But though it be a folly beyond pardon To venture life or fortune in purſuit Of ſuch a vanitie, yet in all things Abundant warines can never hurt: My ſlaue may not unfitlie be compar'd▪ To a tame Wolfe, or Beare, who may perchance Reſent his late ſharpe caſtigation; Him will I ſend to my owne Galley, where He ſhalbe chain'd from miſcheife, and to me Not prove unuſefull, when the ſmalleſt boudt May eas'ly be remov'd, who would omit it? Let others loſe themſelves in laborinthes Of hidden ſuperſtition, and beleeve The ayre to be repleniſhed with ſpirits, Who by a naturall and inherent virtue Foreſeeing things to come, and taking pity Vpon improvident man, reveale by viſions The dangers that approach, to th'end he may By timely care prevent his miſery; I'le not depend on ſuch intelligence T'informe me whether Spinola hath buried▪ Or only hid, his long continued malice, I'le fetch my preſervation neerer; hence, That ſhall conſerve this individuall; No man can ſuffer ill but from himſelfe, Fate only awes the ſlothfull; wiſdom barres The powerfull operation of the ſtarres. THoſe men that miſchiefe do deviſe, Had need to borrow Argus eyes To looke about; a poore ſlave may By chance lie hid, and then betray. Within the houſe they may ſuspect That walles and bedds may them detect, And in the feild they muſt provide, That not a buſh a spie may hide. And albeit they ſhut the doore, Having well ſearcht the houſe before, Yet they may be betray'd; for proofe, Iove in a ſhower did peirce the roofe. Though in the feild no tree, nor buſh, Nor bird be neere, nor winde doth ruſh, Yet undiſcern'd a fairy drab Their whole diſcourſe may heare and blab. Then ſince that neither houſe, nor field, To our black crumes can ſafety yield, Let us be virtious, and not feare What all the world can ſee or heare. Our dreames are often found to bee Fruits of a wandring phantaſie; Yet many times they likewiſe are Sure pledges of Caeleſtiall care. Some men beleeve too much, and ſome Conceive no truths by dreames can come; It is a knowledge given to fewe To finde if they be falſe or true.