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upon FOLL Y. 45 Man, let them take him to themfelves, and remove him into Plato’s Commonwealth, the new Atlantis, or fome other-like Fairy-land. For who would not hate and avoid fuch 2 Perfon as fhould be deaf to all the Diétates of common Senfe ? That fhould have no more of Love or Pity than a Block or Stone, that remains hcedlefs of all Dangers ? That thinks he can never Miftake, but can forefee all Contingencies at the greateft Diftance, and ‘make Provifion for the worft Prefages ? that feeds upon himſelf, ‘and his own Thoughts ? That Monopolizes Health, Wealth, Power, Dignity, and all to himfelf ? That loves no Man, nor is beloved of any? That has the Impudence to ‘Tax even Divine Providence of 111 Contrivance, and proudly grudges, nay, tramples under Foot all other Men’s Reputation ? And this is he that is the Stoick’s compleat. Wife Man. But prithee what City would chufe fuch a Magiftrate ? What Army would be willing to ferve under fuch a Commander ? Or what Woman would be Content with fuch a Do-little Husband ? Who would invite fuch a Gueft ? Or what Servant would be retained by fuch a Mafter 2. The moft illiterate Mechanick would in all refpe&s be a more acceptable Man, who would be frolickfome with his Wife, free with his Friends, jovial at a Feaft, pliable in Converfe, and obliging to all Company. But I am tired out with this Part of my Subjeét, and fo muft paſs. to ſome other Zopicks.. A np now were any. one plac’d on that Tower, from whence Fove is fancied by the Poets to.
