Suchashavehadtodowithtestyandobstinatewomen，mayhaveexperimentedintowhatarageitputsthemtoopposesilenceandcoldnesstotheirfury，andthatamandisdainstonourishtheiranger。TheoratorCeliuswaswonderfullycholericbynature;andtoonewhosuppedinhiscompany，amanofagentleandsweetconversation，andwho，thathemightnotmovehim，approvedandconsentedtoallhesaid;he，impatientthathisill—humourshouldthusspenditselfwithoutaliment:
\"Fortheloveofthegodsdenymesomething，\"saidhe，\"thatwemaybetwo。\"Women，inlikemanner，areonlyangrythatothersmaybeangryagain，inimitationofthelawsoflove。Phocion，toonewhointerruptedhisspeakingbyinjuriousandveryopprobriouswords，madenootherreturnthansilence，andtogivehimfulllibertyandleisuretoventhisspleen;whichhehavingaccordinglydone，andthestormblownover，withoutanymentionofthisdisturbance，heproceededinhisdiscoursewherehehadleftoffbefore。Noanswercannettleamanlikesuchacontempt。
OfthemostcholericmaninFrance（angerisalwaysanimperfection，butmoreexcusablein，asoldier，forinthattradeitcannotsometimesbeavoided）Ioftensay，thatheisthemostpatientmanthatIknow，andthemostdiscreetinbridlinghispassions;whichriseinhimwithsogreatviolenceandfury，\"MagnoveluticumflammasonoreVirgeasuggeriturcostisundantisahem，Exsultantqueaatulatices，furitintusaquaevis。
Fumidusatquealtespumisexuberatamnis，Necjamsecapitunda;volatvaporateradauras;\"
[\"Whenwithloudcracklingnoise，afireofsticksisappliedtotheboilingcaldron’sside，bytheheatinfriskybellstheliquordances;withinthewaterrages，andhighthesmokyfluidinfoamoverflows。Norcanthewavenowcontainitself;theblacksteamfliesallabroad。\"——AEneid，vii。462。]