The workes of Lucius Annæus Seneca, both morrall and naturall Containing, 1. His bookes of benefites. 2. His epistles. 3. His booke of prouidence. 4. Three bookes of anger. 5. Two bookes of clemencie. 6. His booke of a blessed life. 7. His booke of the tranquilitie of the minde. 8. His booke of the constancie of a wiseman. 9. His booke of the shortnesse of life. 10. Two bookes of consolation to Martia. 11. Three bookes of consolation to Heluia. 12. His booke of consolation to Polibius. 13. His seuen bookes of naturall questions. Translated by Tho. Lodge, D. in Physicke.

CHAP. II.

SHee ouerslippeth no age,* 1.1 shee excepteth no kind of men. Some Nations thorow the benefit of pouertie a••e exempted from dis∣solution, neither know they what it is: some others haue fled Idlenesse, because they are still in trauell and wander from one Countrie to an other. They that liue rudely and rustikely haue neuer vsed trumperies, nor fraud, nor any of those mischeefes which are bred in places more frequented. There is no Nation vnder Heauen, whether they be Greekes or Barbarians, how puissant soeuer they be, that can say that they are exempted from the assaults and instigations of anger, no lesse pernicious to those, who are subject to certaine Lawes, as to those whose Law is force and a∣mongst whom the strongest is the greatest. To conclude those other passions inuade men in particular•• but wrath is the only passion that layeth hold vpon all men. Neuer was it seene, that one only Nation was supprised with the loue of one only woman. Neyther hath a whole Citie fixed their hopes vpon mony and lucre. Ambiton seazeth this or that man only. Tyrannie hath not dominion in all places. But oftentimes anger hath possessed whole troopes, men, women, old young, Princes and their people haue gathered together to satisfie Anger. And a multitude being incensed by two or three words of him that lead them the way,* 1.2 were moued to mutinie. Forthwith haue they addressed themselues to

••ire, and he that for his eloquence wa•• accounted gracious in al mens eyes, in the middest of honour and the height of his Discourse, hath purchased the displea∣sure of the whole Assemblie. The Legions haue darted their Iauelins against their generall. The people haue bandied against the Senate, and without ex∣pecting the elections or the nomination of Chieftaine of the Armie, haue sud∣denly of themselues chosen out Captaines to execute their furious designes, and rushing into the houses of men of honour, and the best Cittizens, haue executed and put them to death. They haue broken the lawes of Nations by outraging Embassadours, and vnspeakeable furie hath possessed the whole Cittie, they haue not allowed time, to the end the publique insurrection might be pacified, but incontinently haue armed their Nauie, and manned it with the first Souldi∣ers they could get. Without order, without respect of auncient ceremonies the people haue issued forth, being guided and gouerned by their own furie, laying holde on whatsoeuer weapons came casually to their hands, armed themselues therewith, and ••inally by a great and miserable ouerthrow, haue receiued a ••ust punishment for their rashnes and audacious ••ollie.

Notes

• * 1.1

  That all ages, men, and people are attainted with Anger which may not be said by other passion••.
• * 1.2

  A liuely repre∣sentation of pub∣like furie.