230 The Duchess of Newcastle 



appetites hungry, they greedily devour time, though 

 in the end time devours them, the meat, the eater, 

 also the desire of knowledge makes every place and 

 company wearisom, for youth takes delight in that 

 which is new, they being new themselves. For youth 

 is like garments new made, and being new themselves, 

 they sympathetically delight and love new things, as 

 new clothes, new houses, new varieties, new sports, 

 new countries, new companies, new lovers, new 

 friends, and anything that is new to them, insomuch 

 as they would rather have a new enemy, than an old 

 friend; and thus will youth do, until time turns its 

 back, whereupon are written all the follies of youth, 

 which follies they could not see to read whilst time 

 was before them. For while time's face is towards them, 

 they onely see their childish desires, which are all 

 written upon time's breast. But, Madam, I believe 

 that time, as troublesom as it hath seemed to you, 

 you would be glad now of its stay; but time doth like 

 all courting amorosoes do, they run to imbrace youth, 

 though they tire youth with their troublesom kind- 

 ness; but when the gloss of youth is past, they leave 

 off their amours, nay, they hate those they made love 

 to, and strive to get away from them as fast as they 

 can, and as far ofi: just so doth time, it makes love 

 to all, and then forsakes all it hath made love to. 

 But, Madam, it hath but newly turned its head from 

 you, but it will turn its whole body; at first it will 

 seem to pace slowly from you, but it will mend its 

 pace, and at last run from you, yet let it not run 

 without your repining, or grieving for its neglects, 

 for no persuasion will make it stay. But, Madam, 

 you will be happier in time's neglects, than in its 

 embracements, and will make more advantage from 

 time's heels than from its head, for time's head is filled 



