Like It.] 2517. POETRY and LOVE. Lovers are given to Poetry. 2518. MARRIAGE-ill assorted. Marriages ill joined are like Pannels of green Timber-warp, warp. 2519. OATHS-in LOVE, suspicious. The oath of a Lover is no stronger than the word of a Tapster: they are both Confirmers of false Reckonings. 2520. APPEARANCES. All seems brave for the moment, when Youth mounts and Folly guides. 2521. LOVE-SYMPATHY, The sight of Lovers feedeth those in Love. 2522. HABIT-hardens. The accustomed sight of Death makes the Heart hard*. 2523. LOVE-not safely laught at. Those who laugh at Love If ever as that ever may be near- [Fancy, 2524. INHUMANITY. 2+ They seem not as if born of human Parents Who wantonly insult over the wretched. *Too often. And this is one among many objections to the frequency of Public Executions. Yet in the well principled, the frequent sight of suffering, as is excellently observed by the Rev. ROBERT FELLOWES, though it dininishes painful and overpowering Sensibility, by no means weakens active Benevolence. There are too many instances of sensibility, real or affected, so far indulged, as to stand in the way of almost every good and necessary exertion. Like It.] 2525. MOCKERY-it's Deformity, Foul is most foul, being foul to be a scoffer. 2526. LOVE-at first SIGHT. = Who ever lov'd that lov'd not at first sight 2527. PARTIALITY-blind. Any words do well, [hear. If those who speak them please but those who FORBEARANCE-not always safely trusted. 2528. + Omittance is no Quittance, Either of Debt or any Injury. 2529. WRITING in what instances ready. With matter in the Head and in the Heart 1. 2. When Resentment says, I will be very short," it often happens that it never knows how to end. 2531. MELANCHOLY, or LAUGHTER-excessive. To be in the extremity of either Melancholy or Laughter is unwise. 2532. MELANCHOLY-its difference in different Persons and PROFESSIONS. The Scholar's Melancholy is Emulation; the Musician's and Poet's fantastical: the Courtier's proud; the Soldier's ambitious; the Lawyer's politic; the Lady's nice; the Lover's, all these. 2533. MELANCHOLY-philosophic and poetic. Solitary Contemplation draws a benevolent and refin'd Melancholy from a great diversity *This is inserted only as dramatically true; by being in character of the Speaker; a passionate and vain Woman. It is far from generally true: and is often a dangerous delusion. Verbaque provisam rem Non invita sequentur. HOR. Like It. of objects, extracted by Reason, sublim'd by Imagination, soften'd by the Heart. 2534. EXPERIENCE. JAK 2. Many gain Experience at a price that makes them sad. 1535. VERSE-should keep to its own DepartON 98 Iment: g こ They have need of a good Wish who talk or write Prose in Blank Verse†,0n 199582meta 2536. LOVE-nothing observes TIME like it... § He that will divide a Minute into a thousand parts, and break but a part of the thousandth part of a Minute in the Affairs of Love Cupid may have clapt him on the shoulder, but, however, he is Heart whole. 1: 2537 ELOQUENCE-Helps to it. Very good Orators when they are out will hem and cough." A YACHɔozata. 2538. THOUGHTS swift‡. 1794 Thoughts are wing'd, I 2539. POSSESSION-Before and after.~.Love before possession is forever and a day; but after, it is too often the day without the ever. 2540, HUSBAND and WIVES. + Men are April when they woo; but December after they are wed. 2541. Maids are May while they are Maids; but the Sky changes when they are Wives. * Vide the IL PENSEROSO. Of the difficulty and desirableness of this see BAYLE Pref. au Dict.-Hist. Crit. & Philos. Η ώστε πλερον, ηε νόημα. Like It.] 2542. WOMEN. + In Women, and in Men too, "The Wiser the more Wayward" is not always true; but it is too often: If by Wisdom no more is meant than strength and quickness of Mind, without including it's influence on the Manners & the Conduct. 2543. WOMAN'S WIT. Make the Doors fast upon a Woman's Wit, and it will out at the Casement; shut that, and it will out at the Key hole; stop that, 'twill fly with the smoke out at the Chimney. You shall never take her without her Answer, unless you take her without her Tongue. 2544. TIME. Time is the old Justice that examines all Offen 2545. Let Time try. [ders. 2546. REPENTANCE-ingenuous and humble. A true repentant Spirit will not shun To own it's Errors past, since it's Conversion 2547. FOLLY opinionated; WISDOM humble. The Fool doth think himself wise; but the Wise Man knows himself to be a Fool*. 2548. LOVE-it's COMPOSITION analyz'd. Love Is made of Sighs and Tears, of Faith and Service, Of Passion, Wishes, Fear, and Fantasy; All Humbleness, all Patience and Impatience; All Purity, all Trial, all Observance. * SOCRATES said that all his Knowledge was to know that he knew nothing. CC Like It.] 2550. LOVE-YOUTH. Love is crown'd with Prime. 2551. HOPE chequer'd with FEAR. * In whatsoever greatly is desir'd, We sometimes do believe, and sometimes do not, As those that fear their Hopet, and know their 2552. HONESTY. [Fear. Rich Honesty dwells often in a poor House, as a Pearl in an Oyster. 2553. TALENT misapplied. Some are good at any thing, and yet Fools. 2554. RAILLERY-sly. Some use the appearance of Folly like a Stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that shoot their Wit. 2555. PEACE. There is joy in Heaven when Earth is at Peace. 2556. ATTACHMENT-it's Influence. 2. Modest and persevering Attachment sometimes creates Love. 2557. RECOMMENDATION. Good Wine needs no Bush. And Poets and Painters. + Paventosa Speme. † Μισω Σοφιστήν πόλις. εχ αὐτῷ σοφος 8x w Πολλ ηπισταίο εργα. κακωςδ' επιστατα παντα. HOM. in Margitem. |