A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the…A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the…

Contrary unto this we shall often observe, that Despair and Extremities do put men upon bold adventures. As no men fight more desperately then Cowards when they cannot fly, as the Historian noteth ^aof Cu. Pis• a Confederate of […] ▪ that by poverty he became desperate, and thereby emboldened unto that attempt, wherein he might either rise by the ruin of others (having neither merit nor Hope to rise by their favours) or at least not be ruined without company. ^bAs that which shakes a Tree, doth often serve to settle and fasten it: So many times dangers and ^cextremities do excite strength, as in the height of a Fever or Frenzy, men show more strength and agility of body, then in their perfectest Health. And as they say of ^dBeasts, they bite with more venom and indignation when they are wounded, and ready to die. And therefore Homer expresseth the Dying of wounded Enemies by biting of the Ground; so utmost extremities of miseries make men put out the more boldness in either Revenge o• new Attempts, because they may be better, but they ⟨p. 264⟩cannot be worse. ^aAnd it is a kind of Impunity to be so low as that a man hath not a condition to fall from.

Contrary unto this we shall often observe, that Despaire and Extramities doe put men upon bold adventures. As no men fight more desperately then Cowards when they cannot flie, as the Historian noteth ^aof Cu. Pis• a Confederate of 〈…〉 ▪ that by poverty he became desperate, and thereby emboldened unto that attempt, wherein he might either rise by the ruine of others (having neither merit nor Hope to rise by their favours) or at least not be ruined without company.