CHAPTERIV
THATTHESOULEXPENDSITSPASSIONSUPONFALSEOBJECTS，WHERETHETRUEARE
WANTING
Agentlemanofmycountry，marvellouslytormentedwiththegout，beingimportunedbyhisphysicianstotallytoabstainfromallmannerofsaltmeats，waswontpleasantlytoreply，thatintheextremityofhisfitshemustneedshavesomethingtoquarrelwith，andthatrailingatandcursing，onewhiletheBolognasausages，andanotherthedriedtonguesandthehams，wassomemitigationtohispain。But，ingoodearnest，asthearmwhenitisadvancedtostrike，ifitmisstheblow，andgoesbythewind，itpainsus;andasalso，that，tomakeapleasantprospect，thesightshouldnotbelostanddilatedinvagueair，buthavesomeboundandobjecttolimitandcircumscribeitatareasonabledistance，\"Ventusutamittitvires，nisiroboredensaOccurrantsylvae，spatiodiffususinani。\"
[\"Asthewindlosesitsforcediffusedinvoidspace，unlessitinitsstrengthencountersthethickwood。\"——Lucan，iii。362。]