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<p><sic>loosed</sic> from the manacles of the body: either to return<lb/> | |||
to our own proper and eternal habitation; or else to be<lb/> | |||
eased from all thought and trouble. but if we are not<lb/> | |||
called upon; let us however think that which appears<lb/> | |||
to others terrible, a happy event to ourselves; nor let us<lb/> | |||
reckon any thing an Evil which is appointed for all of<lb/> | |||
us by the Gods or our common parent, nature. for we<lb/> | |||
were not created rashly or by chance but certainly there<lb/> | |||
was some power, that consulted the good of mankind;<lb/> | |||
nor would that power create and nourish a creature,<lb/> | |||
which when it had undergone all labours, was to be<lb/> | |||
liable to the everlasting evil of death. let us rather think<lb/> | |||
it a harbour and refuge prepared for us; which I wish<lb/> | |||
we could go to with full Sails! but if we are kept back<lb/> | |||
a while by contrary winds; yet at the end we must get<lb/> | |||
thither: but can that, which necessarily will happen to<lb/> | |||
all, be an Evil to one? now I have given you the Epilogue;<lb/> | |||
least you should think any thing left out. Auditor. this<lb/> | |||
Epilogue has indeed still confirmed me in that Opinion.<lb/> | |||
Marcus. best of all, say I; but now let us go about<lb/> | |||
some healthful Exercise: to morrow and as many —<lb/> | |||
days as we stay at Tusculanum we will spend in this<lb/> | |||
sickness, fearm and inordinate desire, which is the most<lb/> | |||
fruitful product of all Philosophy.</p> | |||
<p>The End of the first Book</p> | |||
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loosed from the manacles of the body: either to return
to our own proper and eternal habitation; or else to be
eased from all thought and trouble. but if we are not
called upon; let us however think that which appears
to others terrible, a happy event to ourselves; nor let us
reckon any thing an Evil which is appointed for all of
us by the Gods or our common parent, nature. for we
were not created rashly or by chance but certainly there
was some power, that consulted the good of mankind;
nor would that power create and nourish a creature,
which when it had undergone all labours, was to be
liable to the everlasting evil of death. let us rather think
it a harbour and refuge prepared for us; which I wish
we could go to with full Sails! but if we are kept back
a while by contrary winds; yet at the end we must get
thither: but can that, which necessarily will happen to
all, be an Evil to one? now I have given you the Epilogue;
least you should think any thing left out. Auditor. this
Epilogue has indeed still confirmed me in that Opinion.
Marcus. best of all, say I; but now let us go about
some healthful Exercise: to morrow and as many —
days as we stay at Tusculanum we will spend in this
sickness, fearm and inordinate desire, which is the most
fruitful product of all Philosophy.
The End of the first Book
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