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1、OfFriendship大学英语作文Ithadbeenhardforhimthatspakeittohaveputmoretruthanduntruthtogetherinfeosttrue,thatanaturalandsecrethatred,andaversationtoan,hathsomeostuntrue,thatitshouldhaveanycharacteratall,ofthedivinenature;exceptitproceed,notoutofapleasureinsolitude,buto
2、utofaloveanddesiretosequesteraman鈥檚self,forahigherconversation:suchasisfoundtohavebeenfalselyandfeignedlyinsomeoftheheathen;asEpimenidestheCandian,NumatheRoman,EmpedoclestheSicilian,andApolloniusofTyana;andtrulyandreally,indiversoftheancienthermitsandholyfathe
3、rsofthechurch.Butlittledomenperceivebal,eetethagnasolitudo;becauseinagreattoostpart,aygofurther,andaffirmmosttruly,thatitisamereandmiserablesolitudetoeofhisnatureandaffections,isunfitforfriendship,hetakethitofthebeast,andnotfromhumanity.Aprincipalfruitoffriend
4、ship,istheeaseanddischargeofthefulnessandsostdangerousinthebody;anditisnotmuchotherind;youmaytakesarzatoopentheliver,steeltoopenthespleen,floforthebrain;butnoreceiptopehtheheart,butatruefriend;toyoumayimpartgriefs,joys,fears,hopes,suspicions,counsels,andonarch
5、sdosetuponthisfruitoffriendship,anytimes,atthehazardoftheirothatoftheirsubjectsandservants,cannotgatherthisfruit,except(tomakethemselvescapablethereof)theyraisesomepersonstobe,asitostequalstothemselves,anytimessortethtoinconvenience.Themodernlanguagesgiveuntos
6、uchpersonsthenameoffavorites,orprivadoes;asifitatterofgrace,orconversation.ButtheRomannameattaihthetrueuseandcausethereof,namingthemparticipescurarum;foritisthatostpoliticthateverreigned;esjoinedtothemselvessomeoftheirservants;boththemselveshavecalledfriends,a
7、ndallointhesamemanner;usingtheen.L.Sylla,andedRome,raisedPompey(aftersurnamedtheGreat)tothatheight,thatPompeyvauntedhimselfforSylla鈥檚overmatch.Forpeyturneduponhimagain,andineffectbadehimbequiet;forthatmoremenadoredthesunrising,thanthesunsetting.aecenastookthel
8、ibertytotellhim,thathemusteithermarryhisdaughtertoAgrippa,ortakeaadehimsogreat.enhavetheirtime,anddiemanytimes,indesireofsomethingsanhaveatruefriend,hemayrestalmostsecurethatthecar
