This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...much art and culture and superfluity) is engendered, as it were, by the efficacy of fire, and therefore the work of voluptuousness is attributed unto "Vulcan, who also himself doth represent fire. From this do infinite miseries, together with too late repentance proceed, and overflow the minds, bodies, and fortunes of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...much art and culture and superfluity) is engendered, as it were, by the efficacy of fire, and therefore the work of voluptuousness is attributed unto "Vulcan, who also himself doth represent fire. From this do infinite miseries, together with too late repentance proceed, and overflow the minds, bodies, and fortunes of men, and that not only in respect of particular estates, but even over kingdoms and commonwealths; for from this fountain have wars, and tumults, and tyrannies derived their origin. But it would be worth the labour to consider how elegantly and proportionally this fable doth delineate two conditions, or, as I may say, two tables or examples of human life, under the persons of Prometheus and Epimethens; for they that are of Epimetheus's sect are improvident, not foreseeing what may come to pass hereafter, esteeming that best which seems most sweet for the present; whence it happens that they are overtaken with many miseries, difficulties, and calamities, and so lead their lives almost in perpetual affliction; but yet, notwithstanding they please their fancy, and out of ignorance of the passages of things, do entertain many vain hopes in their mind, whereby they some times, as with sweet dreams, solace themselves, and sweeten the miseries of their life. But they that are Prometheus's scholars are men endued with prudence, warily foreseeing things to come, shunning and avoiding many evils and misfortunes. But to these their good properties they have this also annexed, that they deprive themselves and defraud their genins of many lawful pleasures and divers recreations, and, which is worse, they vex and torment themselves with cares and troubles, and intestine fears. For, being chained to the pillar of necessity, they are afflicted with innum...
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