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1、OfFriendship大学英语作文Ithadbeenhardforhimthatspakeittohaveputmoretruthanduntruthtogetherinfeosttrue,thatanaturalandsecrethatred,andaversationtoan,hathsomeostuntrue,thatitshouldhaveanycharacteratall,ofthedivinenature;exceptitproceed,notoutofapleasureinsolitude,butout
2、ofaloveanddesiretosequesteraman鈥檚self,forahigherconversation:suchasisfoundtohavebeenfalselyandfeignedlyinsomeoftheheathen;asEpimenidestheCandian,NumatheRoman,EmpedoclestheSicilian,andApolloniusofTyana;andtrulyandreally,indiversoftheancienthermitsandholyfathersof
3、thechurch.Butlittledomenperceivebal,eetethagnasolitudo;becauseinagreattoostpart,aygofurther,andaffirmmosttruly,thatitisamereandmiserablesolitudetoeofhisnatureandaffections,isunfitforfriendship,hetakethitofthebeast,andnotfromhumanity.Aprincipalfruitoffriendship,i
4、stheeaseanddischargeofthefulnessandsostdangerousinthebody;anditisnotmuchotherind;youmaytakesarzatoopentheliver,steeltoopenthespleen,floforthebrain;butnoreceiptopehtheheart,butatruefriend;toyoumayimpartgriefs,joys,fears,hopes,suspicions,counsels,andonarchsdosetup
5、onthisfruitoffriendship,anytimes,atthehazardoftheirothatoftheirsubjectsandservants,cannotgatherthisfruit,except(tomakethemselvescapablethereof)theyraisesomepersonstobe,asitostequalstothemselves,anytimessortethtoinconvenience.Themodernlanguagesgiveuntosuchpersons
6、thenameoffavorites,orprivadoes;asifitatterofgrace,orconversation.ButtheRomannameattaihthetrueuseandcausethereof,namingthemparticipescurarum;foritisthatostpoliticthateverreigned;esjoinedtothemselvessomeoftheirservants;boththemselveshavecalledfriends,andallointhes
7、amemanner;usingtheen.L.Sylla,andedRome,raisedPompey(aftersurnamedtheGreat)tothatheight,thatPompeyvauntedhimselfforSylla鈥檚overmatch.Forpeyturneduponhimagain,andineffectbadehimbequiet;forthatmoremenadoredthesunrising,thanthesunsetting.aecenastookthelibertytotellhi
8、m,thathemusteithermarryhisdaughtertoAgrippa,ortakeaadehimsogreat.enhavetheirtime,anddiemanytimes,indesireofsomethingsanhaveatruefriend,hemayrestalmostsecurethatthecar