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TextAOfLove

Fran

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Fran（1561-1626）wasanEnglishphilosopher，statesman，orator，essayistandauthor。HeservedbothasAtteneralandasLordcelllandandwasknightedin1603。Hediedofpneumonia，whichhesupposedlytractedwhilestudyisoio。Bahasbeeherofempiridtheflishmaterialistphilosophyandmodernsce。Hisworksestablishedandpopularizedihodologiesforstifiquiry。Fran’sphilosophyisdisplayediai。HismajorworksarecolleWorksbyFran，whicludesarticlesdealingwithstificmethioureandjuridicalaffairs。

Promptsf

&kindofloveBafointhispassage。DoesBaeasbroadsense，asin“loveofmanandnature”，ordoeshemeasnarrowsense，asin“fallihsomeone”?

2。Makealistoftheideasexpressedinthispassage。Whiedoyouthipointofthispassage?

3。Howaretheideasectedwitheachother，intimeorder，inparallel，incausalrelatiories?

4。Dothepropernouns，inameslikeMarius，AppiusClaudiusJunoandPallas，havespecialimplithispassage?Fioriesbehindthesenames。

5。InwhatwaydoyoufindBaglishdifferentfrlish?

6。Howwouldyehispassage?

[1]Thestageismorebeholdihelifeofman。Forastothestage，loveisevermatterofedies，andnowaragedies，butihmuchmiseslikeasireimeslikeafury。Youmayobserve，thatamongstallthegreatandworthypersohememoryremaiheraorret）thereishathbeentrahemaddegreeoflove:whichshows，thatgreatspirits，abusiness，dokeepoutthis>

[2]Youmustexevertheless，Marius1thehalfpartheempireofRome;andAppiusClaudiusthedecemvir2，andlawgiver:whereoftheformerwasindeedavoluptuousman，andihelatterwasanaustereandwisemaseems（thoughrarely）thatlovedeonlyi，butalsoiwellfortified，ifwatotwellkept。ItisapofEpicurus3，satismagheatrumsumus4:asifmaheplationofheavenandalls，shoulddonothing，butkneelbeforealittleidol，andmakehimselfsubject，thoughh（asbeastsare）yetoftheeye，whichwasgivenhimfherpurposes。Itisastraoheexcessofthispassion，andhowitbraves5thenatureahings;bythis，thatthespeakiualhyperboleiselyinnothingbutiherisitmerelyinthephrase;forwhereasithathbeenwellsaid，thatthearch-flatterer，withettyflatterershaveintelligence6，isamaainly，theloverismore。Forthereroudmanthoughtsoabsurdlywellofhimself，astheloverdothofthepersoherefore，itwaswellsaid，thatitisimpossibletolove，andtobewise。hhiseartoothersonly，andyloved;buttotheloved，mostofall:exceptthelovebereciproque7。

[3]Foritisatruerule，thatloveiseverrewarded，eitherwiththereciproque，orwithaninwardaempt。Byhowmuenoughttobewareofthispassion，whichlosethnots，butitself。Asfortheotherlosses，thepoet’srelationdothwellfigurethem;thathethatpreferredHelehegiftsofJuno8andPallas9。Forwhosoeveresteemethtoomuorousaffe，quittethbothridwisdom。Thispassionhathhisfloodsiimesofweakness;whicharegreatprreatadversity;thoughthislatterhathbeenlessobserved。Bothwhichtimeskindlelove，amorefervent，andthereforeshowittobethechildoffolly。Theydobest，who，iftheyitlove，yetmakeitkeepquarter，awhollyfromtheirseriousaffairs，andasoflife:forifitcewithbusiroublethmen’sfortunes，ahattheyowaysbetruetotheirownends。

[4]Iknownothow，butmartialmeolove:Ithinkitis，butastheyaregiventowine;forperilsonlyasktobepaidihereisinman’snature，aseotion，towardsloveofothers，which，ifitbeuponsomeone，orafew，dothnaturallyspreaditselftowardsmany，ahmenbeane，andcharitable;asitisseeimeinfriars。

[5]Nuptiallovemakethmankind;frieethit;butwaetha。

Notes

1。Marius:（83B。C。-30B。anpolitidgeehismarriage，AntonyhadauedloveaffairwithQueera，whowasrulerofEgypt。

2。decemvir:1）（iRome）amemberofaboardoftenmagistrates，especiallyeitherofthetwoissioablishedin451and450B。C。torevisethelaws古罗马的十大行政官之一2）amemberofanygbodyen由十人组成的领导者之一

3。Epicurus:（341B。C。-270B。C。）HewasaGreekphilosopheraswellasthefouheschoolofphilosophycalledEpiism。ForEpicurus，thepurposeofphilosophypy，traerizedbyataraxia—peadfreedomfromfear，aponia—theabsen，andbylivingaself-suffitlifesurroundedbyfriehatpleasureandpaihemeasuresofwhatisgoodahistheendofbothbodyandsoulandshouldthereforehegodsherreunishhumans;theuniverseisiersintheworldareultimatelybasedoionsaionsofatomsmoviyspace。

4。satismagheatrumsumus:lyweareagreatenoughaudieher。原意为：我们互相看起来，就是一座够大的舞台了。意指情人之间儿女情长，两相看而不厌，或指人沉迷于色相，在情爱之中逢场作戏。

5。brave:tomakeshowyorsplendid