Of flattery.
Flattery takes most when they come into the eare, like soft and sweet musick, which lulls asleep reason, and inchants the spirits; but if they come in like the sound of a trumpet, it awakes the reason, and affrights the minde, and makes it stand upon the guard of defence, as when approaching enemies come to assault, but if flattery be tolerable in any, it is from the Inferiours to the Superiours, as from the subject to the Prince, and from the servant to the master, or from the wife to the husband; But for the Prince to flatter his subject, and the master a servant, is base, but most commonly those that envie most, flatter best, either to pull down those they envy, or to raise up themselves above them.