Reliquiae Wottonianae, or, A collection of lives, letters, poems with characters of sundry personages : and other incomparable pieces of language and art : also additional letters to several persons, not before printed / by the curious pencil of the ever memorable Sir Henry Wottan ...

He that appears often in the same place, gets li•…•… ground in the way to credit.

FAmiliar and frequent use, which makes things (first ungrateful) by continuance pleasing or tole•…•…∣ble, takes away the lustre from more excellent obje•…•… and reduceth them from the height of admiration, u•…•… low degrees of neglect, dislike, and contempt; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 were not strange, if it wrought only among the Vul•…•… whose opin on (like their stomacks) is overcome wit•…•… •…•…∣tiety, or men of something a higher stage, the edge 〈◊〉〈◊〉 whose sight is abated and dulled by long gazing; but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 same entertainment is given by the Judicious and Learn•…•… either because they observe some defects, which at 〈◊〉〈◊〉

sight are less visible; or the Actors in this kind betray weakness in their latter attempts, usually straining so high at first, that they are not able to reach again in the rest; or by this often obtrusion not required, discover a good con∣ceit of their own Graces; and men so well affected to themselves are generally so happy, as to have little cause to complain of Corrivals.