XI.
How comes it, said Dionysius the Ty∣rant to Aristippus, that Philosophers are often seen to court Princes, and no Prince minds Philosophers? Because, answered
Delight and pastime, or, Pleasant diversion for both sexes consisting of good history and morality, witty jests, smart repartees, and pleasant fancies, free from obscene and prophane expressions, too frequent in other works of this kind, whereby the age is corrupted in a great measure, and youth inflamed to loose and wanton thoughts : this collection may serve to frame their minds to such flashes of wit as may be agreeable to civil and genteel conversation / by G.M.
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- Delight and pastime, or, Pleasant diversion for both sexes consisting of good history and morality, witty jests, smart repartees, and pleasant fancies, free from obscene and prophane expressions, too frequent in other works of this kind, whereby the age is corrupted in a great measure, and youth inflamed to loose and wanton thoughts : this collection may serve to frame their minds to such flashes of wit as may be agreeable to civil and genteel conversation / by G.M.
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- Miege, Guy, 1644-1718?
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- 1697.
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"Delight and pastime, or, Pleasant diversion for both sexes consisting of good history and morality, witty jests, smart repartees, and pleasant fancies, free from obscene and prophane expressions, too frequent in other works of this kind, whereby the age is corrupted in a great measure, and youth inflamed to loose and wanton thoughts : this collection may serve to frame their minds to such flashes of wit as may be agreeable to civil and genteel conversation / by G.M." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A50811.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024.
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Aristippus, Philosophers know their Wants, and Princes do not know their own. By which Answer he meant, that,when Philosophers want Necessaries, they know how to ap∣ply to Princes for a Supply; but when Princes are in want of Vertue, Wisdom, or good Counsel, they are often ignorant of it, which makes 'em neglect the Means to purchase it. The Truth is, our Phi∣losopher (I mean Aristippus) was none of those conceited Philosophers, who asser∣ted Riches did no ways contribute to the Happiness of one's Life, and made it their Business by a shew of Arguments to ren∣der Wealth contemptible. But, as he knew the Conveniencies thereof, so he could make shift without it, and frame himself to all sorts of Conditions.