with　whom　they　are　offended；　for；　ordinarily；　they　rail　and　bawl　before
  he　comes　into　their　presence；　and　continue　scolding　an　age　after　he　is
  gone：
  〃Et　secum　petulans　amentia　certat：〃
  ＇〃And　petulant　madness　contends　with　itself。〃
  Claudian　in　Eutrop。；　i。　237。＇
  they　attack　his　shadow；　and　drive　the　storm　in　a　place　where　no　one　is
  either　chastised　or　concerned；　but　in　the　clamour　of　their　voice。
  I　likewise　in　quarrels　condemn　those　who　huff　and　vapour　without　an
  enemy：　those　rhodomontades　should　be　reserved　to　discharge　upon　the
  offending　party：
  〃Mugitus　veluti　cum　prima　in　praelia　taurus
  Terrificos　ciet；　atque　irasci　in　cornua　tentat；
  Arboris　obnixus　trunco；　ventospue　lacessit
  Ictibus；　et　sparsa　ad　pugnum　proludit　arena。〃
  ＇〃As　when　a　bull　to　usher　in　the　fight；　makes　dreadful　bellowings；
  and　whets　his　horns　against　the　trunk　of　a　tree；　with　blows　he　beats
  the　air；　and　rehearses　the　fight　by　scattering　the　sand。〃
  AEneid；　xii。　103。＇
  When　I　am　angry；　my　anger　is　very　sharp　but　withal　very　short；　and　as
  private　as　I　can；　I　lose　myself　indeed　in　promptness　and　violence；　but
  not　in　trouble；　so　that　I　throw　out　all　sorts　of　injurious　words　at
  random；　and　without　choice；　and　never　consider　pertinently　to　dart　my
  language　where　I　think　it　will　deepest　wound；　for　I　commonly　make　use　of
  no　other　weapon　than　my　tongue。
  My　servants　have　a　better　bargain　of　me　in　great　occasions　than　in
  little；　the　little　ones　surprise　me；　and　the　misfortune　is；　that　when　you
  are　once　upon　the　precipice；　'tis　no　matter　who　gave　you　the　push；　you
  always　go　to　the　bottom；　the　fall　urges；　moves；　and　makes　haste　of
  itself。　　In　great　occasions　this　satisfies　me；　that　they　are　so　just
  every　one　expects　a　reasonable　indignation；　and　then　I　glorify　myself　in
  deceiving　their　expectation；　against　these；　I　fortify　and　prepare　myself；
  they　disturb　my　head；　and　threaten　to　transport　me　very　far；　should　I
  follow　them。　　I　can　easily　contain　myself　from　entering　into　one　of　these
  passions；　and　am　strong　enough；　when　I　expect　them；　to　repel　their
  violence；　be　the　cause　never　so　great；　but　if　a　passion　once　prepossess
  and　seize　me；　it　carries　me　away；　be　the　cause　never　so　small。　　I　bargain
  thus　with　those　who　may　contend　with　me　when　you　see　me　moved　first；　let
  me　alone；　right　or　wrong；　I'll　do　the　same　for　you。　　The　storm　is　only
  begot　by　a　concurrence　of　angers；　which　easily　spring　from　one　another；
  and　are　not　born　together。　　Let　every　one　have　his　own　way；　and　we　shall
  be　always　at　peace。　　A　profitable　advice；　but　hard　to　execute。　　Sometimes
  also　it　falls　out　that　I　put　on　a　seeming　anger；　for　the　better　governing
  of　my　house；　without　any　real　emotion。　　As　age　renders　my　humours　more
  sharp；　I　study　to　oppose　them；　and　will；　if　I　can；　order　it　so；　that　for
  the　future　I　may　be　so　much　the　less　peevish　and　hard　to　please；　as　I
  have　more　excuse　and　inclination　to　be　so；　although　I　have　heretofore
  been　reckoned　amongst　those　who　have　the　greatest　patience。
  A　word　more　to　conclude　this　argument。　　Aristotle　says；　that　anger
  sometimes　serves　for　arms　to　virtue　and　valour。　　That　is　probable；
  nevertheless；　they　who　contradict　him　　pleasantly　answer；　that　'tis　a
  weapon　of　novel　use；　for　we　move　all　other　arms；　this　moves　us；　our　hand
  guides　it　not；　'tis　it　that　guides　our　hand；　it　holds　us；　we　hold　not　it。
  End