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The Praise of Folly 73 that Wome? are so earnestly delighted with this kind of Mer, as being more propense by Nature to Pleasure and Toyes. And whatsoever they may happer to do with them, although sometimes it be of the seriousest, yet they turn it to Jest and Laughter ; as that Sexe was ever quickwitted, especially to colour their own faults. But to return to the happiness of Fools, who when they hive past over this life with a great deal of Pleasantness, and without so much as the least fear or sens: of Death, they go straight forth into the Elrsian Field, to recreate their Pious and Careless Souls with such Sports as they usd here. Let’s proceed then, and compare the condition of any of your Wise Men with that of this Fool Fancy to me now some example of Wisdome you’d set up against him; one that had spent his Childhood and Youth in learning the Sciences; and lost the sweetest part of his life in Watchings, Cares, Studies ; and for the remaining part of it never so much as tasted the least of pleasure; ever sparing, poor, sad, sowre, unjust and rigorous to himself, and troublesome and hateful to others ; broken with Paleness, Leanness, Crasiness, sore Eyes,
