Persia；　who　obliged　themselves　to　drink　no　other　water　but　that　of　the
  river　Choaspes；　foolishly　quitted　claim　to　their　right　in　all　other
  streams；　and；　so　far　as　concerned　themselves；　dried　up　all　the　other
  rivers　of　the　world。　　What　Socrates　did　towards　his　end；　to　look　upon　a
  sentence　of　banishment　as　worse　than　a　sentence　of　death　against　him；　I
  shall；　I　think；　never　be　either　so　decrepid　or　so　strictly　habituated　to
  my　own　country　to　be　of　that　opinion。　　These　celestial　lives　have　images
  enough　that　I　embrace　more　by　esteem　than　affection；　and　they　have　some
  also　so　elevated　and　extraordinary　that　I　cannot　embrace　them　so　much　as
  by　esteem；　forasmuch　as　I　cannot　conceive　them。　　That　fancy　was　singular
  in　a　man　who　thought　the　whole　world　his　city；　it　is　true　that　he
  disdained　travel；　and　had　hardly　ever　set　his　foot　out　of　the　Attic
  territories。　　What　say　you　to　his　complaint　of　the　money　his　friends
  offered　to　save　his　life；　and　that　he　refused　to　come　out　of　prison　by
  the　mediation　of　others；　in　order　not　to　disobey　the　laws　in　a　time　when
  they　were　otherwise　so　corrupt？　　These　examples　are　of　the　first　kind　for
  me；　of　the　second；　there　are　others　that　I　could　find　out　in　the　same
  person：　many　of　these　rare　examples　surpass　the　force　of　my　action；　but
  some　of　them；　moreover；　surpass　the　force　of　my　judgment。
  Besides　these　reasons；　travel　is　in　my　opinion　a　very　profitable
  exercise；　the　soul　is　there　continually　employed　in　observing　new　and
  unknown　things；　and　I　do　not　know；　as　I　have　often　said　a　better　school
  wherein　to　model　life　than　by　incessantly　exposing　to　it　the　diversity
  of　so　many　other　lives；　fancies；　and　usances；　and　by　making　it　relish　a
  perpetual　variety　of　forms　of　human　nature。　　The　body　is；　therein；
  neither　idle　nor　overwrought；　and　that　moderate　agitation　puts　it　in
  breath。　　I　can　keep　on　horseback；　tormented　with　the　stone　as　I　am；
  without　alighting　or　being　weary；　eight　or　ten　hours　together：
  〃Vires　ultra　sorternque　senectae。〃
  ＇〃Beyond　the　strength　and　lot　of　age。〃AEneid；　vi。　114。＇
  No　season　is　enemy　to　me　but　the　parching　heat　of　a　scorching　sun；　for
  the　umbrellas　made　use　of　in　Italy；　ever　since　the　time　of　the　ancient
  Romans；　more　burden　a　man's　arm　than　they　relieve　his　head。　　I　would　fain
  know　how　it　was　that　the　Persians；　so　long　ago　and　in　the　infancy　of
  luxury；　made　ventilators　where　they　wanted　them；　and　planted　shades；　as
  Xenophon　reports　they　did。　　I　love　rain；　and　to　dabble　in　the　dirt；　as
  well　as　ducks　do。　　The　change　of　air　and　climate　never　touches　me；　every
  sky　is　alike；　I　am　only　troubled　with　inward　alterations　which　I　breed
  within　myself；　and　those　are　not　so　frequent　in　travel。　　I　am　hard　to　be
  got　out；　but　being　once　upon　the　road；　I　hold　out　as　well　as　the　best。
  I　take　as　much　pains　in　little　as　in　great　attempts；　and　am　as　solicitous
  to　equip　myself　for　a　short　journey；　if　but　to　visit　a　neighbour；　as　for
  the　longest　voyage。　　I　have　learned　to　travel　after　the　Spanish　fashion；
  and　to　make　but　one　stage　of　a　great　many　miles；　and　in　excessive　heats
  I　always　travel　by　night；　from　sun　set　to　sunrise。　　The　other　method　of
  baiting　by　the　way；　in　haste　and　hurry　to　gobble　up　a　dinner；　is；
  especially　in　short　days；　very　inconvenient。　　My　horses　perform　the
  better；　never　any　horse　tired　under　me　that　was　able　to　hold　out　the
  first　day's　journey。　　I　water　them　at　every　brook　I　meet；　and　have　only　a
  care　they　have　so　much　way　to　go　before　I　come　to　my　inn；　as　will　digest
  the　water　in　their　bellies。　　My　unwillingness　to　rise　in　a　morning　gives
  my　servants　leisure　to　dine　at　their　ease　before　they　set　out；　for　my　own
  part；　I　never　eat　too　late；　my　appetite　comes　to　me　in　eating；　and　not
  else；　I　am　never　hungry　but　at　table。
  Some　of　my　friends　blame　me　for　continuing　this　travelling　humour；　being
  married　and　old。　　But　they　are　out　in't；　'tis　the　best　time　to　leave　a
  man's　house；　when　he　has　put　it　into　a　way　of　continuing　without　him；　and
  settled　such　order　as　corresponds　with　its　former　government。　　'Tis　much
  greater　imprudence　to　abandon　it　to　a　less　faithful　housekeeper；　and　who
  will　be　less　solicitous　to　look　after　your　affairs。
  The　most　useful　and　honourable　knowledge　and　employment　for　the　mother　of
  a　family　is　the　science　of　good　housewifery。　　I　see　some　that　are
  covetous　indeed；　but　very　few　that　are　good　managers。　　'Tis　the　supreme
  quality　of　a　woman；　which　a　man　ought　to　seek　before　any　other；　as　the
  only　dowry　that　must　ruin　or　preserve　our　houses。　　Let　men　say　what　they
  will；　according　to　the　experience　I　have　learned；　I　require　in　married
  women　the　economical　virtue　above　all　other　virtues；　I　put　my　wife　to't；
  as　a　concern　of　her　own；　leaving　her；　by　my　absence；　the　whole　government
  of　my　affairs。　　I　see；　and　am　vexed　to　see；　in　several　families　I　know；
  Monsieur　about　noon　come　home　all　jaded　and　ruffled　about　his　affairs；
  when　Madame　is　still　dressing　her　hair　and　tricking　up　herself；　forsooth；
  in　her　closet：　this　is　for　queens　to　do；　and　that's　a　question；　too：　'tis
  ridiculous　and　unjust　that　the　laziness　of　our　wives　should　be　maintained
  with　our　sweat　and　labour。　　No　man；　so　far　as　in　me　lie；　shall　have　a
  clearer；　a　more　quiet　and　free　fruition　of　his　estate　than　I。　　If　the
  husband　bring　matter；　nature　herself　will　that　the　wife　find　the　form。
  As　to　the　duties　of　conjugal　friendship；　that　some　think　to　be　impaired
  by　these　absences；　I　am　quite　of　another…　opinion。　　It　is；　on　the
  contrary；　an　intelligence　that　easily　cools　by　a　too　frequent　and
  assiduous　companionship。　　Every　strange　woman　appears　charming；　and　we
  all　find　by　experience　that　being　continually　together　is　not　so　pleasing
  as　to　part　for　a　time　and　meet　again。　　These　interruptions　fill　me　with
  fresh　affection　towards　my　family；　and　render　my　house　more　pleasant　to
  me。　　Change　warms　my　appetite　to　the　one　and　then　to　the　other。　　I　know
  that　the　arms　of　friendship　are　long　enough　to　reach　from　the　one　end　of
  the　world　to　the　other；　and　especially　this；　where　there　is　a　continual
  communication　of　offices　that　rouse　the　obligation　and　remembrance。　　The
  Stoics　say　that　there　is　so　great　connection　and　relation　amongst　the
  sages；　that　he　who　dines　in　France　nourishes　his　companion　in　Egypt；　and
  that　whoever　does　but　hold　out　his　finger；　in　what　part　of　the　world
  soever；　all　the　sages　upon　the　habitable　earth　feel　themselves　assisted
  by　it。　　Fruition　and　possession　principally　appertain　to　the　imagination；
  it　more　fervently　and　constantly　embraces　what　it　is　in　quest　of；　than
  what　we　hold　in　our　arms。　　Cast　up　your　daily　amusements；　you　will　find
  that　you　are　most　absent　from　your　friend　when　he　is　present　with　you；
  his　presence　relaxes　your　attention；　and　gives　you　liberty　to　absent
  yourself　at　every　turn　and　upon　every　occasion。　　When　I　am　away　at　Rome；
  I　keep　and　govern　my　house；　and　the　conveniences　I　there　left；　see　my
  walls　rise；　my　trees　shoot；　and　my　revenue　increase　or　decrease；　very
  near　as　well　as　when　I　am　there：
  〃Ante　oculos　errat　domus；　errat　forma　locorum。〃
  ＇〃My　house　and　the　forms　of　places　float　before　my　eyes〃
  Ovid；　Trist；　iii。　4；　57。＇
  If　we　enjoy　nothing　but　what　we　touch；　we　may　say　farewell　to　the　money
  in　our　chests；　and　to　our　sons　when　they　are　gone　a　hunting。　　We　will
  have　them　nearer　to　us：　is　the　garden；　or　half　a　day's　journey　from　home；
  far？　　What　is　ten　leagues：　far　or　near？　　If　near；　what　is　eleven；　twelve；
  or　thirteen；　and　so　by　degrees。　　In　earnest；　if　there　be　a　woman　who　can
  tell　her　husband　what　step　ends　the　near　and　what　step　begins　the　remote；
  I　would　advise　her　to　stop　between；
  〃Excludat　jurgia　finis　。　　。　　。　　。
  Utor　permisso；　caudaeque　pilos　ut　equinae
  Paulatim　vello；　et　demo　unum；　demo　etiam　unum
  Dum　cadat　elusus　ratione　ruentis　acervi：〃
  ＇〃Let　the　end　shut　out　all　disputes　。　　。　　。　　。　　I　use　what　is
  permitted；　I　pluck　out　the　hairs　of　the　horse's　tail　one　by　one；
  while　I　thus　outwit　my　opponent。〃Horace；　Ep。；　ii；　I；　38；　45＇
  and　let　them　boldly　call　philosophy　to　their　assistance；　in　whose　teeth
  it　may　be　cast　that；　seeing　it　neither　discerns　the　one　nor　the　other　end
  of　the　joint；　betwixt　the　too　much　and　the　little；　the　long　and　the
  short；　the　light　and　the　heavy；　the　near　and　the　remote；　that　seeing　it
  discovers　neither　the　beginning　nor　the　end；　it　must　needs　judge　very
  uncertainly　of　the　middle：
  〃Rerum　natura　nullam　nobis　dedit　cognitionem　finium。〃
  ＇〃Nature　has　green　to　us　no　knowledge　of　the　end　of　things。〃
  Cicero；　Acad。；　ii。　29。＇
  Are　they　not　still　wives　and　friends　to　the　dead　who　are　not　at　the　end
  of　this　but　in　the　other　world？　　We　embrace　not　only　the　absent；　but
  those　who　have　been；　and　those　who　are　not　yet。　　We　do　not　promise　in
  marriage　to　be　continually　twisted　and　linked　together；　like　some　little
  animals　that　we　see；　or；　like　the　bewitched　folks　of　Karenty；＇Karantia；
  a　town　in　the　isle　of　Rugen。　　See　Saxo…Grammaticus；　Hist。　　of　Denmark；
  book　xiv。＇　tied　together　like　dogs；　and　a　wife　ought　not　to　be　so
  greedily　enamoured　of　her　husband's　foreparts；　that　she　cannot　endure　to
  see　h