His Six Books, of Epicurean Philosophy, Done Into English Verse with Notes (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1699 Excerpt: ... by night When e're the fancy'd Hawk appears in sight, When e're thty fee his wing, or hear him fight. Besides, what raise HinwcThoughts in Men? E'en such are ofren rais'd in Dream?.-For then They fight, are taken Captive, and rebel, They (hour, and groan, as if the Victor sell: Some strive, some weep, some sigh, and oft afraid purfu d or tirn by Beasts, cry out for aid; Some talk of State Affairs, and some betray Those Plots, their treacherous miiidsbad fran/d by day: Some flie from following death, and others thrown From lofty Pinactes, sink headlong down; But waking, tho they know themselves abus'd, Yet are their Powers, their Spirits so confus', They.lie half dead in deep amaze, remain v-Thoughtless, and scarce recover Sense again. Others, when Thirsty, fancy purling streams, Sit down, and quaff the River off in Dreams: And those, whose Blood boyls high, whom vigorous Age Hath fill'd with Seed, and fir'd with lustful Rage. If pleasing Dre-ms present a beauteous Fact y How hot his Blood, bow eager to embrace 1 Nay oft, as in the Fury of the Joy, The flowing Seed pollutes the Amorous Boy. ause tf Love rises then, when from a beauteous Face t""-Some pleasing Forms provoke us to embrace Thole Bawds to Lust, when with a tickling Art They gather turgent feed from every part, And then provoke u: Then rise sierce desires, The Lover burns with strong, but pleasing fires Those often are purso'd by following Care, Di/lrailitig Thoughts and often deep D'fpair. "" 9 Nay tho the pleasing ObjeEl is remov'd, Altho we do not view the Thing belov'd, Yet Forms attend; or If we chance to hear Her Name, Love entert with it at the Ear. But 'twill be wife, and prudent to remove, . And baniln all incentives unto Love, gainst And let thy Age, thy vi...