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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
Publication: London :: Printed by William Stansby,; 1614.
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CHAP. XXXV.

* 1.1MArke Anthony my Grandfather inferior to none but him, by whome hee was ouercome, establishing the Romane Estate, and being one of the Triumuirate, raised aboue all men, and (except his two companions) seeing all things vnder his feet, heard news that his brother was slaine. O insolent Fortune, what pleasure ta∣kest thou in procuring mens miseries. At that time when Marke Anthony had the power of life and death amongst the Romane Citizens, his owne bro∣ther was commanded to death; yet endured hee this so hatefull a wound with the same magnanimity of mind, wherewith he had endured all other aduersi∣ties, and his mourning was of this nature, that hee solemnized his brothers funerals, with the bloudy massacre of twenty Legions. But to lay apart all o∣ther examples, and to the end that I may suppresse in my selfe other mens losses, Fortune hath assailed me twice in the death of my brothers, and I haue twice found this in my selfe, that I might bee hurt but not confounded: I lost my brother Germanicus, whom how entirely I loued, hee may perfectly vnderstand, who thinketh how much pious brothers loue their brothers; yet so gouerned I my affection, that I neither omitted any thing that might bee required at a good brothers hand, neither did ought that might be reprehen∣ded in a Prince. Thinke therefore that the parent of the common-weale re∣lateth these examples vnto thee, and sheweth thee how nothing is sacred or vnattainted by Fortune, who out of these houses durst lead our funerals from whence shee was to receiue her goods.* 1.2 Let no man therefore wonder, if For∣tune behaueth her selfe cruelly or vniustly: for can shee acknowledge any e∣quity towards priuate houses, or any modesty, whose implacable cruelty hath vsurped vpon the gods? Let vs exclaime against her not onely in priuate but in publike, yet will shee not bee changed, her eares are deafened against all prayers and complaints. This was Fortune in humane affaires, and this will shee be; there is nothing that shee dare not attempt, nothing that shee leaueth vntouched: shee will forcibly enter thorough all things, and accor∣ding to her accustomed manner, without making any difficulty to beare the dead into those houses, whereinto men enter by Temples, and to hang those dores with blacke, which before times were adorned with lawrell.

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* 1.1

See Plutarch in this mans life and behold a true patterne of inconstant for∣tune.

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* 1.2

The twenty fiue, If death spareth not the greater, why should she spare the small.

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