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upon FoLLy. 43. Brute, being made Captive to the Tyranny of: Paffion ; that the’ Other,. who bears the Gharacter of a King, is indeed the moft flavifh of Serving-men, in being fubject to the Mafterfhip. of Luft and Senfuality ; that a Third, who vaunts fo much of his. Pedigree, is no better than a Baftard for degenerating from: Virtue, which ought to be of greateft Confideration in Heraldry, and fo fhall go on in Expofing all the reft; would not any one think fuch a Perfon quite Frantick, and ripe: for Bediam? For as nothing is more filly than Prepofterous Wifdem, fo is there nothing more: indifcreet than an Unreafonable Reproof And therefore he is to be houted out or all Society: that will not be pliable, conformable, and: willing to fuit his Humour with other Mens, remembring the Law of Clubs and Meetings, That he who will not do as the ref muft get. him out of the Company. And it is certainly one great Degree of Wifdom for every one to. confider that he is but a #2», and therefore he fhould not pitch his foaring Thoughts beyond the Level. of Mortality, but imp. the Wingsof his tow’ring Ambition and obligingly fubmit and condefcend to the Weaknefs of: others, it. being many times a Piece of Complaifance to go out of the Road for Company’s Sake. No, (fay you) this is a grand Piece of. Folly: True,. but yet all our Living is no: more than fuch. kind of Fooling :. Which. though. it may ſeem harfh to affert, yet itis: not fo ftrange as true. . For
