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A67252
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Of education, especially of young gentlemen in two parts, the second impression with additions.
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Walker, Obadiah, 1616-1699.
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1673
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Wing W400; ESTC R3976
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are there is it never seen double or triple why can there be no more if there were more what would follow is it divisible or indivisible extended how far how many parts hath it how great is it how large long high thick greater then the Earth how often how is it to be measured how long hath it lasted is it diminished or increased hath it any weight IX THE 9th Common-place of Time hath these heads alwaies sometimes v. g. what is the duration of the Creator he hath alwaies bin Is it possible he should be not eternal if he were not eternal what would follow why is he eternal can any thing be eternal besides him Duration is varied into past present and future Prudence considereth things past that it may govern the present and maketh conjectures from both that it may well menage the future The past is considered by memory the present is in acting in the future are concerned our hopes fears providence cautiousnes c. 2. DIVERS measures of time as ages years months daies hours moments and parts of time as Morning Evening Spring Summer Infancy Childhood c. the beginning middle ending of the Duration of any thing 3. OCCASION as favorable opportune accustomed purposed c. with their contraries X. THE 10th Common-place is where or place To which belong 1. The several parts of the Universe as Air Earth Fire Water Heavens Firmament c. North South c. Zones Climates c. Land Sea Islands c. Countries Asia Africk c. India mittit ebur molles sua thura Sabaei Where shall we find deceit in Shops and Markets in narrow Souls Where subtilty in the Genoueses Where Industry in Holland 2. PLACE is either Proper common due belonging to another A Scholar in a Market is a fish on dry land Place also is natural violent accidental where it ought is wont it may safely well be Our Country dwelling c. 3. DIFFERENCES of place before behind on the right left c. hand above under over against towards c. neer to far off in by at c. Where stood Carthage Italiam contra Tyberinaque ostia Where is water to be had in the Fountain River Sea Well c. 4. QUALITIES of place cold hot fruitful barren clean dirty champaigne mountainous tilled untilled sandy chalky c. desert inhabited 5. CIVIL places as an House Town Village Villa Shop Market-place Street Theater Church Hall Public or private Sacred or profane solitary inhabited our own anothers Where may a man plant build c. upon his own Where do flatterers frequent the Court 6. THE power or property of place Vervecum in patriâ crassoque sub aere natus XI THE 11th Common-place is the subject to which any thing belongeth or wherein any thing is There is nothing that may not be the subject of another The cause may be of its propriety Virtuous actions to whom are they proper in whom to be found in prudent persons What things are hot those exposed to the Sun are neer to the fire are in motion Who are cunning they who have much experience The effects and signs Who are noble they who do nothing basely or craftily Who are true Princes they who govern for the good of their People Who are subject to anger they who have a sharp nose curled hair red face c. Substances are most properly the subject of other things As God is the fountain of goodnes the Angels receive it immediately from him Men and other Creatures are good each in his kind So for all other things What things are may be use to be ought to be accounted long Actions and Passions a Journy from England to China The works of Tostatus Abulensis Delay of what is earnestly desired Time the lives of Men before the Flood Piace the way from Paris to Constantinople What things are weak and feeble Quantity things small and little Quality sick persons Women pale persons fearful tired c. Action Children old Men. Place the Asiatics c. XII THE last Common-place is Correspondents which hath many under it as 1. Before and after first second third c. last beginning middle ending More or less Whether is before Saturn or the Sun in dignity and perfection the Sun is before in place descending Saturn is before In time they are equal 2. The same and divers or different Virgil was the Author of the Georgies who of the Aeneids the same How doth his Poems differ from Homers Theocritus Hesiod Tasso c. 3. Equal and unequal double triple c. half and generally all Proportions 4. Like unlike contrary opposite and these varied with more and less Alexander and Jul. Caesar were like in boldnes unlike in stature of contrary dispositions Whether was more prudent less fortunate Was Plato a better Philosopher or Dionysius a worse Tyrant the Astrologues prediction of Caesars death brings to mind the like of the Earl of Pembrok 5. Union or conjunction in the same action as when two act one upon another Mutually as two enemies or emulators seeking to undermine one another Or when both act upon a third as two Rivals toward the same Mistress Or both suffer from a third as two servants under the same Master Or one act and the other receive or suffer as the Master and Scholar Judge and accused 6. Together near far of antecedent concomitant subsequent either in place dignity or time Christmas brings to mind good cheer mirth jollity A feast suggests Meats Cooks Fish Foul Flesh Sawces Dishes Chargers Wines Cups Plates c. The Spring brings in Summer Autumn Winter Caesar makes me think of Brutus Cassius Pompey c. CHAP. XII Brief Directions for Elocution I Beg the Readers pardon if contrary to my own design I here subjoin to the discourse of invention a few lines in order to regulate our speaking and writing what we have invented And the rather because amongst the very many Books of Rhetoric I have not seen any that declares the differences and reasons of Stiles and Figures so exactly as Eman. Thesauro Out of him therefore for the greatest part I have drawn this short scheme and prospect whereby any even meanly practised capacities may be able to discern and judg of what is well and Orator-like written or spoken and consequently himself also to imitate the Eloquentest Authors There are then divers manners of speaking and writing 1. CONCISELY in few short abrupt Sentences as men ordinarily speak in common conversation without any art or order As Dic mihi Damaeta cujum pecus An Melibaei Non verum Aegonis Nuper mihi tradidit Aegon Such is very frequent in the Comedians Vos isthaec intro anferte abite Sosia Adesdum Paucis te volo Dixi audivistis tenetis judicate 2. SOMEWHAT artificially but imperfectly 1. without any observation of numbers correspondence measure c. when a period hath no certain bounds but goes on till the matter be ended keeping the mind of the