[\"Andwesuffertheillsofalongpeace;luxuryismoreperniciousthanwar。\"——Juvenal，vi。291。]
butalsotoserveforablood—lettingtotheirRepublic，andalittletoevaporatethetoovehementheatoftheiryouth，topruneandclearthebranchesfromthestocktooluxuriantinwood;andtothisenditwasthattheymaintainedsolongawarwithCarthage。
InthetreatyofBretigny，EdwardIII。，kingofEngland，wouldnot，inthegeneralpeacehethenmadewithourking，comprehendthecontroversyabouttheDuchyofBrittany，thathemighthaveaplacewhereintodischargehimselfofhissoldiers，andthatthevastnumberofEnglishhehadbroughtovertoservehiminhisexpeditionheremightnotreturnbackintoEngland。AndthisalsowasonereasonwhyourKingPhilipconsentedtosendhissonJohnuponaforeignexpedition，thathemighttakealongwithhimagreatnumberofhotyoungmenwhoweretheninhispay。
There——aremanyinourtimeswhotalkatthisrate，wishingthatthishotemotionthatisnowamongstusmightdischargeitselfinsomeneighbouringwar，forfearlestallthepeccanthumoursthatnowreigninthispoliticbodyofoursmaydiffusethemselvesfarther，keepthefeverstillintheheight，andatlastcauseourtotalruin;and，intruth，aforeignismuchmoresupportablethanacivilwar。butIdonotbelievethatGodwillfavoursounjustadesignastooffendandquarrelwithothersforourownadvantage:
\"Nilmihitamvaldeplaceat，Rhamnusiavirgo，Quodtemereinvitissuscipiaturheris。\"