concealing　it　from　him；　acquitted　him；　moreover；　from　the　acknowledgment
  due　to　such　a　benefit。　　Such　as　have　merited　from　me　friendship　and
  gratitude　have　never　lost　these　by　being　no　more；　I　have　better　and　more
  carefully　paid　them　when　gone　and　ignorant　of　what　I　did；　I　speak　most
  affectionately　of　my　friends　when　they　can　no　longer　know　it。　　I　have　had
  a　hundred　quarrels　in　defending　Pompey　and　for　the　cause　of　Brutus；　this
  acquaintance　yet　continues　betwixt　us；　we　have　no　other　hold　even　on
  present　things　but　by　fancy。　　Finding　myself　of　no　use　to　this　age；　I
  throw　myself　back　upon　that　other；　and　am　so　enamoured　of　it；　that　the
  free；　just；　and　flourishing　state　of　that　ancient　Rome　（for　I　neither
  love　it　in　its　birth　nor　its　old　age）　interests　and　impassionates　me；
  and　therefore　I　cannot　so　often　revisit　the　sites　of　their　streets　and
  houses；　and　those　ruins　profound　even　to　the　Antipodes；　that　I　am　not
  interested　in　them。　　Is　it　by　nature；　or　through　error　of　fancy；　that　the
  sight　of　places　which　we　know　to　have　been　frequented　and　inhabited　by
  persons　whose　memories　are　recommended　in　story；　moves　us　in　some　sort
  more　than　to　hear　a　recital　of　theiracts　or　to　read　their　writings？
  〃Tanta　vis　admonitionis　inest　in　locis。。。。Et　id　quidem　in　hac　urbe
  infinitum；　quacumque　enim　ingredimur；　in　aliquam　historiam　vestigium
  ponimus。〃
  ＇〃So　great　a　power　of　reminiscence　resides　in　places；　and　that　truly
  in　this　city　infinite；　for　which　way　soever　we　go；　we　find　the
  traces　of　some　story。〃Cicero；　De　Fin。；　v。　I；　2。＇
  It　pleases　me　to　consider　their　face；　bearing；　and　vestments：　I　pronounce
  those　great　names　betwixt　my　teeth；　and　make　them　ring　in　my　ears：
  〃Ego　illos　veneror；　et　tantis　nominibus　semper　assurgo。〃
  ＇〃I　reverence　them；　and　always　rise　to　so　great　names。〃
  Seneca；　Ep。；　64。＇
  Of　things　that　are　in　some　part　great　and　admirable；　I　admire　even　the
  common　parts：　I　could　wish　to　see　them　in　familiar　relations；　walk；　and
  sup。　　It　were　ingratitude　to　contemn　the　relics　and　images　of　so　many
  worthy　and　valiant　men　as　I　have　seen　live　and　die；　and　who；　by　their
  example；　give　us　so　many　good　instructions；　knew　we　how　to　follow　them。
  And；　moreover；　this　very　Rome　that　we　now　see；　deserves　to　be　beloved；　so
  long　and　by　so　many　titles　allied　to　our　crown；　the　only　common　and
  universal　city；　the　sovereign　magistrate　that　commands　there　is　equally
  acknowledged　elsewhere　'tis　the　metropolitan　city　of　all　the　Christian
  nations　the　Spaniard　and　Frenchman　is　there　at　home：　to　be　a　prince　of
  that　state；　there　needs　no　more　but　to　be　of　Christendom　wheresoever。
  There　is　no　place　upon　earth　that　heaven　has　embraced　with　such　an
  influence　and　constancy　of　favour；　her　very　ruins　are　grand　and　glorious；
  〃Laudandis　pretiosior　ruinis。〃
  ＇〃More　precious　from　her　glorious　ruins。〃
  Sidonius　Apollinaris；　Carm。；　xxiii。；　Narba；　v。　62。＇
  she　yet　in　her　very　tomb　retains　the　marks　and　images　of　empire：
  〃Ut　palam　sit；　uno　in　loco　gaudentis　opus　esse　naturx。〃
  ＇〃That　it　may　be　manifest　that　there　is　in　one　place　the　work　of
  rejoicing　nature。〃Pliny；　Nat。　Hist。；　iii。　5。＇
  Some　would　blame　and　be　angry　at　themselves　to　perceive　themselves
  tickled　with　so　vain　a　pleasure　our　humours　are　never　too　vain　that　are
  pleasant　let　them　be　what　they　may；　if　they　constantly　content　a　man　of
  common　understanding；　I　could　not　have　the　heart　to　blame　him。
  I　am　very　much　obliged　to　Fortune；　in　that；　to　this　very　hour；　she　has
  offered　me　no　outrage　beyond　what　I　was　well　able　to　bear。　　Is　it　not　her
  custom　to　let　those　live　in　quiet　by　whom　she　is　not　importuned？
  〃Quanto　quisque　sibi　plum　negaverit；
  A　diis　plum　feret：　nil　cupientium
  Nudus　castra　peto　。　　。　　。　　。
  Multa　petentibus
  Desunt　multa。〃
  ＇〃The　more　each　man　denies　himself；　the　more　the　gods　give　him。
  Poor　as　I　am；　I　seek　the　company　of　those　who　ask　nothing；　they　who
  desire　much　will　be　deficient　in　much。〃
  Horace；　Od。；　iii。　16；21；42。＇
  If　she　continue　her　favour；　she　will　dismiss　me　very　well　satisfied：
  〃Nihil　supra
  Deos　lacesso。〃
  ＇〃I　trouble　the　gods　no　farther。〃Horace；　Od。；　ii。　18；　11。＇
  But　beware　a　shock：　there　are　a　thousand　who　perish　in　the　port。
  I　easily　comfort　myself　for　what　shall　here　happen　when　I　shall　be　gone；
  present　things　trouble　me　enough：
  〃Fortunae　caetera　mando。〃
  ＇〃I　leave　the　rest　to　fortune。〃Ovid；　Metam。；　ii。　140。＇
  Besides；　I　have　not　that　strong　obligation　that　they　say　ties　men　to　the
  future；　by　the　issue　that　succeeds　to　their　name　and　honour；　and
  peradventure；　ought　less　to　covet　them；　if　they　are　to　be　so　much
  desired。　　I　am　but　too　much　tied　to　the　world；　and　to　this　life；　of
  myself：　I　am　content　to　be　in　Fortune's　power　by　circumstances　properly
  necessary　to　my　being；　without　otherwise　enlarging　her　jurisdiction　over
  me；　and　have　never　thought　that　to　be　without　children　was　a　defect　that
  ought　to　render　life　less　complete　or　less　contented：　a　sterile　vocation
  has　its　conveniences　too。　　Children　are　of　the　number　of　things　that　are
  not　so　much　to　be　desired；　especially　now　that　it　would　be　so　hard　to
  make　them　good：
  〃Bona　jam　nec　nasci　licet；　ita　corrupta　Bunt　semina；〃
  ＇〃Nothing　good　can　be　born　now；　the　seed　is　so　corrupt。〃
  Tertullian；　De　Pudicita。＇
  and　yet　they　are　justly　to　be　lamented　by　such　as　lose　them　when　they
  have　them。
  He　who　left　me　my　house　in　charge；　foretold　that　I　was　like　to　ruin　it；
  considering　my　humour　so　little　inclined　to　look　after　household　affairs。
  But　he　was　mistaken；　for　I　am　in　the　same　condition　now　as　when　I　first
  entered　into　it；　or　rather　somewhat　better；　and　yet　without　office　or　any
  place　of　profit。
  As　to　the　rest；　if　Fortune　has　never　done　me　any　violent　or　extraordinary
  injury；　neither　has　she　done　me　any　particular　favour；　whatever　we　derive
  from　her　bounty；　was　there　above　a　hundred　years　before　my　time：　I　have；
  as　to　my　own　particular；　no　essential　and　solid　good；　that　I　stand
  indebted　for　to　her　liberality。　　She　has；　indeed；　done　me　some　airy
  favours；　honorary　and　titular　favours；　without　substance；　and　those　in
  truth　she　has　not　granted；　but　offered　me；　who；　God　knows；　am　all
  material；　and　who　take　nothing　but　what　is　real；　and　indeed　massive　too；
  for　current　pay：　and　who；　if　I　durst　confess　so　much；　should　not　think
  avarice　much　less　excusable　than　ambition：　nor　pain　less　to　be　avoided
  than　shame；　nor　health　less　to　be　coveted　than　learning；　or　riches　than
  nobility。
  Amongst　those　empty　favours　of　hers；　there　is　none　that　so　much　pleases
  vain　humour　natural　to　my　country；　as　an　authentic　bull　of　a　Roman
  burgess…ship；　that　was　granted　me　when　I　was　last　there；　glorious　in
  seals　and　gilded　letters；　and　granted　with　all　gracious　liberality。　　And
  because　'tis　couched　in　a　mixt　style；　more　or　less　favourable；　and　that　I
  could　have　been　glad　to　have　seen　a　copy　of　it　before　it　had　passed　the
  seal。
  Being　before　burgess　of　no　city　at　all；　I　am　glad　to　be　created　one　of
  the　most　noble　that　ever　was　or　ever　shall　be。　　If　other　men　would
  consider　themselves　at　the　rate　I　do；　they　would；　as　I　do；　discover
  themselves　to　be　full　of　inanity　and　foppery；　to　rid　myself　of　it；　I
  cannot；　without　making　myself　away。　　We　are　all　steeped　in　it；　as　well
  one　as　another；　but　they　who　are　not　aware　on't；　have　somewhat　the　better
  bargain；　and　yet　I　know　not　whether　they　have　or　no。
  This　opinion　and　common　usage　to　observe　others　more　than　ourselves　has
  very　much　relieved　us　that　way：　'tis　a　very　displeasing　object：　we　can
  there　see　nothing　but　misery　and　vanity：　nature；　that　we　may　not　be
  dejected　with　the　sight　of　our　own　deformities；　has　wisely　thrust　the
  action　of　seeing　outward。　　We　go　forward　with　the　current；　but　to　turn
  back　towards　ourselves　is　a　painful　motion；　so　is　the　sea　moved　and
  troubled　when　the　waves　rush　against　one　another。　　Observe；　says　every
  one；　the　motions　of　the　heavens；　of　public　affairs；　observe　the　quarrel
  of　such　a　person；　take　notice　of　such　a　one's　pulse；　of　such　another's
  last　will　and　testament；　in　sum；　be　always　looking　high　or　low；　on　one
  side；　before　or　behind　you。　　It　was　a　paradoxical　command　anciently　given
  us　by　that　god　of　Delphos：　〃Look　into　yourself；　discover　yourself；　keep
  close　to　yourself；　call　back　your　mind　and　will；　that　elsewhere　consume
  themselves　into　yourself；　you　run　out；　you　spill　yourself；　carry　a　more
  steady　hand：　men　betray　you；　men　spill　you；　men　steal　you　from　yourself。
  Dost　thou　not　see　that　this　world　we　live　in　keeps　all　its　sight　confined
  within；　and　its　eyes　open　to　contemplate　itself？　　'Tis　always　vanity　for
  thee；　both　within　and　without；　but　'tis　less　vanity　when　less　extended。
  Excepting　thee；　O　man；　said　that　god；　everything　studies　itself　first；
  and　has　bounds　to　its　labours　and　desires；　according　to　its　need。　　There
  is　nothing　so　empty　and　necessitous　as　thou；　who　embracest　the　universe；
  thou　art　the　invest