A letter to a doctor of physick concerning diascordium, &c.

Date:
1719
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Credit: A letter to a doctor of physick concerning diascordium, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A few Ports ago, we had the News of the violent Death of that turbulent King of Swe¬ den, A little while after, we receiv’d the French King’s Declaration of War agaiufl Spain ; and in it the very remarkable Words of old King Lewis, who (tho’ he had been the occafion of more Wars, than any one Man fince Adam, yet) in his laft Mo¬ ments, adviled his Grandion, now reigning, to look upon nothing as glorious, but Fence and the Welfare of his Kingdom. Thele two have put me upon Speculations. Doubtlefs it is the moft blerted, and fweet; yea and moft honourable, and godlike thing in the World, to do Good. And the greater Men are, generally the more they may do. A King therefore, who maketh it the Bufi- nels of his Reign, to rectify the Diforders of Nations, and advance the Well-being of Man¬ kind, fits honoured, and happy like a Deity among us. His Life is an Heaven upon Earth ; and his Memory Hull be glorious for ever. But a Tyrant is a terreftrial Devil: He can do a world oi Mifchief, and he doeth all he can ; tho’ at the lame time it coft him dear; for he thereby loleth all the true Plealures, and Comforts, and even common Enjoy¬ ments of Life; and renders himielf the moft foolilb, and mad, and milerable, as well as moft deteftable, thing breathing. Pride
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