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SHun similitude of gesture; for as a monotone in the voyce, so a continued similitude of ge∣sture, and a Hand alwayes playing upon one string is absurd, it being better sometimes to use a licentious and unwarrantable motion, then al∣wayes to obtrude the same Coleworts. Cre∣sollius sayes, he once saw an eminent man, one who had a name for the knowledge of honest
Arts, and indeed there was in the man much learning, and that of the more inward & recon∣dit, a great Antiquary, and one that had a certain large possession of Divine and Humane Lawes, goodnesse of words, soft and pellucent; and decked with flowers, adorned and polished with the sayings of wise men, and a speech flowing equally after the stile of Xenophons: But it can scarce be imagined how much the ill composed and prevaricant gestures of his Hands tooke off from the common estimation of his accompli∣shed wit: For when he had turned himselfe to the left Hand, he powred out a few words with little gesture of his Hands; then reflecting him∣selfe to the Right Hand, he plainly did after the same manner, againe to the left Hand, strait to the Right Hand, almost with the like dimension, and space of time, he fell upon that set gesture and univocall motion; his Hands making cir∣cumductions, as it were in the same lineall obli∣quity: you would have tooke him for one of the Babylonian Oxen (with blinded eyes) going and returning by the same way, which for want of variation gave an incredible distaste to his in∣genious Auditors, which did nauseat that in∣gratefull saciety of Action; if he might have fol∣lowed the dictate of his owne Genius, he would either have left the Assembly, or given him mo∣ney to hold his peace: But he considered there was but one remedy, that was to shut his eyes, or to heare with them turned another way; yet hee could not so avoid all inconvenience, for that identity of motion, entring at his ears, did disturbe his minde with nodious similitude.
Cresol. vacat. Au∣tumn. l. 2.