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66 Erasmus leap over those bounds she has appointed to us. Nature hates all false-colouring, and is ever best where she is least adulterated with Art. Go to then, don’t ye find among the several kinds of living Creatures, that they thrive best that understand no more than what Nature taught them? What is more prosperous or wonderful than the Bee? And though they have not the same judgement of sense as other Bodies have, yet wherein hath Architecture gone beyond their building of Houses? What Philosopher ever founded the like Republique ? Whereas the Horse, that comes so near man in understanding and is therefore so familiar with him, is also partaker of his misery. For while he thinks it a shame to lose the Race, it often happens that he cracks his wind ; and in the Battel, while he contends for Victory, he’s cut down himself, and, together with his Rider, 1¢ lies biting the earth’: not to mention those strong Bits, sharp Spurrs, close Stables, Arms, Blows, Rider, and briefly, all that slavery he willingly submits to, while, imitating those men of Valour, he so eagerly strives to be reveng’d of the Enemy. i terram ore momordit.
