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or take them down ; so should I either comply with time, 

 or abate my passion. 



LXXVIII 



A soldier's wife, whose husband had been slain in 

 My Lord's army, came one time to beg some relief 

 of My Lord; who told her, that he was not able to 

 relieve all that had been loyal to His Majesty; for 

 said he my losses are so many, that if I should give 

 away the remainder of my estate, my wife and 

 children would have nothing to live on : she answered, 

 that His Majesties enemies were preferred to great 

 honours, and had much wealth: Then it is a sign 

 (replied My Lord) that your husband and I were honest 

 men. 



LXXIX 



A friend of My Lord's, complaining that he had 

 done the State much service, but received little 

 reward for it ; My Lord answered him, that States did 

 not usually reward past services ; but if he could do 

 some present service, he might perhaps get some- 

 thing ; but (said he) those men are wisest that will be 

 paid before-hand. 



LXXX 



I observing that in the late civil warrs, many were 

 desirous to be employed in States affairs, and at the 

 noise of warr, endeavoured to be commanders, though 

 but of small parties, asked My Lord the reason thereof, 

 and what advantage they could make by their employ- 

 ments? My Lord smilingly answered, that for the 

 generality, he knew not what they could get, but 

 danger, loss and labour for their pains. Then I asked 

 him, whether generals of great armies were ever 



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