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…

Man whose inward eyes are still representing him with that great Idea of Universal nature viewing her adorned in her richest Robes, sitting in the glorious throne of her Majesty, and only valuing things according to their essential proportion and greatness, shall quickly read in her spacious visage, that nothing is so constant as variety; next he shall see himself, and not himself alone, but that whole Monarchies, and Kingdoms▪ are (in respect of that great Circle of our future happiness) but the smallest point; and that this great Globe (which some multiply as Species under one Genus) is but the true looking Glass whence a good stamp should reflect; behold further in this worlds frame as many strange humours, as sundry sects, as many various judgements as self-willed opinions, with as many different laws, as fantastical customs which should teach us rightly to determine of our unhappiness, and instruct our judgments to acknowledge their imperfections, and natural weakness; ⟨p. 2⟩which I confess is no easy task, since the changes of times are ever subject to afford us so many innovations of Estates, so many falls of Princes, and so many alterations of public fortunes; all which inform us not to make too great account of our selves though never so great; how many names victories, and conquests have we known buried in dark oblivion; which makes our hopes of perpetuating our memories but ridiculous; and the forgotten state of so many Gorgeous shows (with the glory of so much passed greatness) what doth it but confirm our resolution undauntedly to bear the affronts, and thunder-claps of distempered times, wherein