Eugenia's tears for Great Britons distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…Evgenia's teares for Great Brittaynes distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…

who well consider, that as children (striving to reduce a Mass of quick-silver to a certain number) the more they press it to their will, the farther they provoke the liberty of so generous a metal, which by dispersing it self seems to scorn their art; even so by (too violently) extending and diversifying difficulties (especially reflecting on so high a nature) they should rather aggravate then contract them; still taking all opportunities to impart their duty to their supreme head, being well advised that a multitude of opinionated and dissenting governors are for the most ⟨p. 40⟩part accompanied with confusion; And O that I could herein wave the mis-suggestions of the vulgar but I cannot deprecate this truth, seeing authority is so much vilified with the comic liberty of the times,

who well consider, that as children (striving to reduce a Masse of quick-silver to a certaine number) the more they presse it to their will, the farther they provoke the liberty of so generous a mettall, which by dispersing it selfe seemes to scorne their art; even so by (too violently) extending and diversifying difficulties (especially reflecting on so high a nature) they should rather agravate then contract them; still taking all opportunities to impart their duty to their supreame head, being well aduis'd that a multitude of opinionated and dissenting governours are for the most ⟨p. 40⟩part accompanied with confusion; And O that I could herein wave the mis-suggestions of the vulgar but I cannot deprecate this truth, seeing authority is so much vilified with the comick liberty of the times,

Nam verae voces tum demum pectore ab imo eijciuntur.