A Treatise Against Detraction in Ten Sections
A Treatise Against Detraction in Ten Sections
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T T is certain, that all Mankind, efpe- •*• cially Men of Education SC Honour, dcfpifc Traitors and look upon them as the jo6 A Treatife againfi SscT. IV the meancft of Men. But Detraftors are ^'^^r^^ truly Traitors, when they attack their Enemies behind, and when they are in no Capacity to defend thcmfelvcs • lb that the lame Contempt that falls upon Trai- tors, falls equally upon Detractors.
2. Wc may compare Detractors to the meancft and moft abjed things in Nature. They arc like thofe Worms... which glifter only in the Night. For this Reafon they wou'd office the good Name of theirNeigh- bours, they wou'd caft Shades upon it, that by the help of thefe Shades they may fhcw themlelves to better Advantage : Whereas a true Diamond^ Iparkles in the Blaze of the Sun, and needs not the Help of Dark- nels to be known.
3. Detractors may be compared to Apes, who a6t what they fee in others. So De- tractors relate the Evil they hear Ipoken of, or fee done by their Neighbours. And truly no Animal approaches lb near to a Man as an Ape ; but the Man who refcm- bles an Ape, approaches terribly near to a Beaft.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
T T is certain, that all Mankind, efpe- •*• cially Men of Education SC Honour, dcfpifc Traitors and look upon them as the jo6 A Treatife againfi SscT. IV the meancft of Men. But Detraftors are ^'^^r^^ truly Traitors, when they attack their Enemies behind, and when they are in no Capacity to defend thcmfelvcs • lb that the lame Contempt that falls upon Trai- tors, falls equally upon Detractors.
2. Wc may compare Detractors to the meancft and moft abjed things in Nature. They arc like thofe Worms... which glifter only in the Night. For this Reafon they wou'd office the good Name of theirNeigh- bours, they wou'd caft Shades upon it, that by the help of thefe Shades they may fhcw themlelves to better Advantage : Whereas a true Diamond^ Iparkles in the Blaze of the Sun, and needs not the Help of Dark- nels to be known.
3. Detractors may be compared to Apes, who a6t what they fee in others. So De- tractors relate the Evil they hear Ipoken of, or fee done by their Neighbours. And truly no Animal approaches lb near to a Man as an Ape ; but the Man who refcm- bles an Ape, approaches terribly near to a Beaft.
What to read after A Treatise Against Detraction in Ten Sections?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Andrew Le Mercier to read onlineMoreLess
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