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# The Kural or the Maxims of Tiruvalluvar/Chapter 89

CHAPTER 89
THE TRAITOR IN THE CAMP
881. Even groves and fountains give no joy if they breed disease : even so kinsmen too are an abomination when they seek one's ruin.
882. Fear not the foe that is like the naked sword: but beware of the enemy that cometh as a friend.
883. Guard thyself against the secret enemy: for in the moment of embarrassment he will cut thee clean like the potter's steel.
884. If thou have an enemy that masqueradeth about as thy friend, he will soon corrupt thy kindred and bring down a multitude of evils on thy head.
885. When a kinsman turneth traitor against thee, he will bring on thee a multitude of evils and jeopardise thy very life.
​886. When treachery invadeth the entourage of the prince, it is impossible that he falleth not a prey to it one day or other.
887. The house that is divided against itself is like a vessel that is fitted with a lid : though it appeareth to be a single unit, it will never make a united whole.
888. Behold the house that is divided against itself: it will crumble to dust even like a piece of iron that is filed with a file.
889. Though the split be small even like a slit in a sesamum seed, ruin hangeth over the house that is divided against itself.
890. Behold the man who mixeth on intimate terms with one who hateth him in his heart : he is like one dwelling in a hut with a cobra for his companion.
# The Kural or the Maxims of Tiruvalluvar/Chapter 91

CHAPTER 91
SUBMISSION TO WIFE GOVERNMENT
901. Those that dote upon their wives will not attain to greatness : those that have the ambition to do great things turn away from such seduction.
902. Behold the man who hath an abject infatuation for his wife: in the very midst of his prosperity he will be a by-word among men, and he will have to hide his face in shame.
903. The weakling who humbleth himself before his wife will always be ashamed to show his face before the worthy.
904. Behold the salvation-less wretch that trembleth before his wife : his talents will never be held in any esteem.
905. The man who feareth his wife will never have the courage to do a service even to the worthy.
​906. Behold the men who stand in awe of the tender arms of their wives : though they live like Gods no man will respect them.
907. Behold the man that submitteth to petticoat government: a bashful maid hath more dignity in her than he.
908. Behold the men that allow themselves to be governed by their wives : they will not satisfy the wants of their friends, neither will they do anything that is good.
909. Behold the men that submit to petticoat government : neither righteousness nor wealth nor even the joy of love will be found with them.
910. Behold the men whose thoughts are set on great affairs and who are the favourites of fortune : they yield not to the folly of doting on their wives.
# The Kural or the Maxims of Tiruvalluvar/Chapter 86

CHAPTER 86
THE DEFIANT SPIRIT
851. The spirit of defiance is the peccant humour which developpeth in all men the distemper called hate.
852. Even when thy neighbour injureth thee with the deliberate purpose of picking a quarrel, even then it is best not to harbour vengeance or return the injury.
853. The habit of defying others is verily a grievous malady: if a man freeth himself from it, he will acquire everlasting fame.
854. The highest joys will be within thy reach if thou reject from thy heart that greatest of evils, the defiant spirit.
855. Who can desire the overthrow of the man who hath the talent to avoid hostilities?
​856. Behold the man who taketh delight in breathing defiance against his neighbours: it will not be long before he doth stumble and fall.
857. Behold the prince of spiteful nature who is ever addicted to strife: he will be blind to the policy that advanceth nations.
858. The avoiding of strife leadeth unto prosperity : but if thou allow it to grow apace, ruin will not lag far behind.
859. When fortune is about to smile on a man he will ignore all provocation : but when Destiny hath decreed him ruin, he will set no bounds to his defiance of his neighbours.
860. From defiance springeth all that is bitter : but good will yieldeth the glorious fruit of peace and harmony.
# The Kural or the Maxims of Tiruvalluvar/Chapter 87

CHAPTER 87
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ENEMIES
861. Strive not with the powerful : but against those that are weaker than thyself carry on wars without relaxing even for one moment.
862. Behold the prince who is cruel, and who hath neither allies nor the strength to stand alone : how is he going to withstand his enemy's forces ?
863. There is a prince that hath neither courage nor understanding nor liberality, and yet will not live in peace with his neighbours: he is an easy prey to his foes.
864. Behold the prince who is always ill-tempered and who controlleth not his tongue : he will be an easy prey to everybody at all times and at all places.
865. There is a prince who is tactless, who careth not for honour, and who neglecteth the science of politics and the works that it enjoineth : verily he is a joy unto his enemies.
​866. Behold the prince who is a slave to his lust and who loseth his reason in the blindness of rage : his enmity will be welcomed by his foes.
867. Behold the prince who undertaketh an enterprise but doth things that accord not with its success: verily one should seek his enmity even by paying a price for it if necessary.
868. If a prince hath no virtues and many vices he will have no allies and his enemies will rejoice.
869. Enemies rejoice exceedingly when they get a fool and a coward to contend against.
870. Behold the prince who careth not even to fight his foolish neighbour and obtain an easy victory : glory will reject him for evermore.
# The Kural or the Maxims of Tiruvalluvar/Chapter 93

CHAPTER 93
ABSTAINING FROM DRINK
921. Behold the men who are addicted to drink: they will never be feared by their enemies, and even the glory they have acquired they will lose.
922. Let none drink: but if they desire, let those men drink who care not for the esteem of worthy men.
923. The sight of the man who is intoxicated is an abomination even unto his own mother: what must it be then to the worthy ?
924. Behold the man who is addicted to the low vice of drunkenness: the fair one called Shame turneth her back upon him.
925. It is the veriest idiocy to spend one's substance and obtain in return only insensibility.
​926. Behold the men who drink the poison called toddy day after day : they are as men that are asleep, neither do they differ from dead men.
927. Behold the men who drink in secret and pass their days in torpid insensibility : their neighbours will soon find them out, and hold them in utter contempt.
928. Let not the drunkard pretend, saying, I know not even what it is to be drunk : for thereby he would merely add falsehood to his other vice.
929. Behold the man who reproveth one who is intoxicated: he is like a man who searcheth torch in hand one who is immersed under water.
930. The man who seeth while he is sober the drunken state of another man, cannot he picture to himself his own state when he is drunk?
# The Kural or the Maxims of Tiruvalluvar/Chapter 85

CHAPTER 85
CONCEITED FOLLY
841. The veritable poverty is the poverty of sense : the world regardeth not other poverty as poverty.
842. When a fool bestoweth a gift of his own free will, it is simply the good fortune of the receiver and nothing else.
843. The troubles that a fool bringeth down on his head, it is hard even for his enemies to cause him.
844. Dost thou want to know what is shallowness of wit? It is the conceit that sayeth to itself, I am wise.
845. Behold the fool that pretendeth unto knowledge that be possesseth not : he raiseth doubts even as to those things that he really knoweth.
​846. Where is the good of the fool covering his nakedness, if the deformities of his mind are still left uncovered ?
847. Behold the shallow man that cannot keep a secret to himself: he will bring down great calamities on his own head.
848. Behold the man who neither listeneth to advice nor knoweth for himself what is right : all the days of his life he is a plague to his fellows.
849. He that trieth to open the eyes of a fool is a fool himself : for the fool seeth but one way and that way is never wrong in his eyes.
850. Behold the man who denieth what all the world doth assert: he will be looked upon as a devil in human shape.
# The Kural or the Maxims of Tiruvalluvar/Chapter 88

CHAPTER 88
THE APPRAISING OF ENEMIES
871. The accursed thing called enmity should never be courted willingly even though it be only in jest.
872. Even if thou challenge the men whose weapon is the bow, provoke not the men whose weapon is their tongue.
873. Behold the prince that hath no allies but challengeth to war a multitude of foes : he is more insane than even a madman.
874. Behold the prince that hath the tact to convert enemies into allies: his power will last without end.
875. If thou hast to contend alone and without allies against two enemies, try to gain over one of them to thy side.
​876. Whether thou hast decided to make a neighbour thy friend or thine enemy, do not make him either when thou art embarrassed, but leave him alone.
877. Reveal not thy troubles to men who know it not : neither expose thy weaknesses to thine enemies.
878. Form a wise plan, consolidate thy resources, and provide for thy defences : if thou do this, it will not be long before the pride of thy enemies is humbled to the dust.
879. Fell down thorn-trees while yet they are young : for when they are overgrown they will themselves cut the hand that attempteth to fell them.
880. Verily thy shall not last long, those who humble not the pride of men who defy them.
# The Kural or the Maxims of Tiruvalluvar/Chapter 90

CHAPTER 90
REFRAINING FROM OFFENDING THE GREAT ONES
891. The greatest care of a man that looketh to his safety should be to guard himself carefully from offending the Great Ones.
892. If a man slighteth the Great Ones, their power will bring down on him miseries without end.
893. Dost thou seek thy annihilation ? then close thy ears to good counsel and offer provocation to men who have the power to destroy thee when they please.
894. Behold the weak man slighting men of might and power : it is as if he beckoneth to the God of Death to come to him.
895. Behold the men who provoke the wrath of princes of the mighty arm : wheresoever they go they will not thrive.
​896. Even men who are caught in a conflagration may escape alive: but there is no safety for men who wrong the mighty ones.
897. Where will be thy life with its varied glories and thy wealth with all its splendour, if sages, strong in the strength of the spirit, are incensed against thee ?
898. Behold the princes who look as if they are established on an everlasting foundation : even they will perish with all their kin if men who are mighty as the mountain but will their doom.
899. Even the king of the Gods will fail from his place and lose his sovereignty if men of holy vows look on him in anger.
900. Even men who rest upon the most solid of supports will not be saved if men of great spiritual power frown on them.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Mr. Rivers

Mr. Rivers.
All that I know of this Author, is but on Report; which is, that he was a Jesuit, and writ a Play, call'd,
The Traytor, which he put into Mr. Shirley's Hands, and by his means it was acted. It was reviv'd in 1692. and dedicated by the Anonymous Reviver to the Earl of Clincarty. Tho' I cannot, with the Reviver, say 'tis the best Tragedy this Age has produc'd, because it is far from being so; yet this I can justly say, That the Character of Sciarrah is very well drawn, and distinguish'd throughout the Play; and so is that of Lorenzo. As for the Plot, 'tis very irregular, and consists of various Actions; tho' the Poet's Design seems to aim at a very good Moral. The strange Humour that has too long reign'd in our English Poets, misled the Author, I suppose, to the Choice of such barbarous and bloody Murders, to fill up his Play; which however frequent and tollerable in Italy, have nothing to do here. Murther is too great a Crime to see voluntarily committed on our Stage; the Law punishes it with Ignominy, tho' the Poet has nothing to do with it, I mean by Right. This Play has gone for Shirley's.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Mrs. Catharine Trother

Mrs. Catharine Trother.
THis Lady, by her Parents, is of Scotch Extraction, tho' born and bred in England; admirable for two things rarely found together, Wit and Beauty; and with these a Penetration very uncommon in the Sex. She discovers in her Conversation, a Fineness and Nicety of Reasoning on the highest Metaphysical Subjects; nor is she less entertaining on the more Gay and Conversible. She has already given us two Plays, which challenge our Admiration, we like the first, but are transported with the last; there is the Chastity of her Person, and the Tenderness of her Mind in both; the Passions are natural and moving, the stile just and familiar, and adapted to the Subject; if there be not the Sublime, 'tis because there was no room for it, not because she had not Fire and Genius enough to write it. What I say will be secur'd from the Imputation of Flattery, by what she has writ; and 'tis the Brevity I have propos'd my self in this Undertaking, that confines me to this little, and obliges me to proceed to her Plays.
Agnes de Castro, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1696. acted at the Theatre Royal, and dedicated to the Right Honourable, Charles, Earl of Dorset and Middlesex, &c. This Play met with good Success. 'Tis built on a Novel of the same Title, written Originally in French, by a French Lady, and translated into English by Mrs. Behn.
Fatal Friendship, a Tragedy, as it is acted at the new Theatre in Little Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, 1698. and dedicated to her Royal Highness the Princess of Denmark. I need say nothing of this Play, the Town has prevented my Approbation; and I can only add, that I think it deserv'd the Applause it met with, which every Play that has the Advantage of being Clapt, cannot get from the severer and abler Judges.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Margaret, Dutchess of Newcastle

Margaret, Dutchess of Newcastle.
The Honourable Consort of the fore-mentioned Duke, whose Plays and Poetry have made some Noise in the world, and have at least met with Mr. Langbain for an Admirer and Defender. I know not her Family, nor Time of Birth or Death. She has published six and Twenty Plays, reckoning those writ in two Parts, each of them for two. They are usually bound in two Volumes fol. 1662, and 1668. Their Names follow:
The Apocriphal Ladies, a Comedy, fol. 1662. This Play is not divided into Acts, but has variety of Scenes, to the Number of three and twenty.
Bell in Campo, a Tragedy, in two Parts, fol. 1662. In the last Part you may find several Copies of Verses writ by his Grace, the Duke, her Husband.
The Blazing World, a Comedy, fol. 1668. This, tho’ stil’d a Comedy, yet was never perfected by the Authoress.
The Bridalls, a Comedy, fol. 1668.
The Comical Hash, a Comedy, fol. 1662. This Play was, by Accident, omitted in Mr. Langbain’s Catalogue of Plays, and ignorantly by other Catalogue Publishers.
The Convent of Pleasure, a Comedy, fol. 1668.
The Female Accademy, a Comedy, fol. 1662.
Lady Contemplation, in two Parts, a Comedy, fol. 1662. The Duke assisted in some Scenes of both Parts.
Love’s Adventures, in two Parts, a Comedy, fol. 1662. The Duke writ also the Epithalamium and Song in the last Part.
Matrimonial Troubles, in two Parts, the first Comedy, the last Tragedy, fol. 1662.
Nature’s Three Daughters (viz.) Beauty, Love, and Wit, in two parts, a Comedy, fol. 1662.
The Presence, a Comedy, fol. 1668. The Scenes designed for this Play, were so numerous, that the Dutchess thought it would lengthen it too much, therefore printed them seperately.
​Publick Wooing, a Comedy, fol. 1662. Two Scenes and two Songs at the End of this Play, with divers Speeches therein, are writ by his Grace, the Duke of Newcastle.
Religions, a Tragi-Comedy, fol. 1662.
Several Wits, a Comedy, Fol. 1662.
The Sociable Companions; or, The Female Wits, a Comedy, fol. 1668.
The Unnatural Tragedy, fol. 1662. The Prologue and Epilogue of this Play, were writ by his Grace, the Duke of Newcastle.
Wits Cabal, in two Parts, a Comedy, fol. 1662. The Epilogue of the first Part was also writ by his Grace, the Duke of Newcastle.
Youth’s Glory, and Death’s Banquet, in two Parts, a Tragedy, fol. 1662. Two Scenes, and the Speeches of the first Part, as also the Songs and Verses in the second Part, were also writ by his Grace, the Duke of Newcastle.
Besides these Dramatick works, she has writ divers other Pieces; as, The Life of the Duke of New-Castle, 1667. also the same in Latin, 1668. Philosophical Fancies, 1653. A Volume of Poems, 1653. Philosophical Opinions, 1655. Nature’s Picture, drawn by Fancies Pencil, to the Life; at the End of which was her own Life, 1656. A Volume of Orations, 1662. Philosophical Letters, 1664. Two hundred and eleven Sociable Letters, 1664. All which Volumes are printed in fol.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Matthew Medbourn

Matthew Medbourn.
An Actor in the Duke’s Company, being a Papist and committed to Newgate about the Popish Plot, where he died; but some Years before he published one Play, called,
Tartuffe; or, the French Puritan, a Comedy, 4 to. 1670. Acted at the Theatre Royal; and dedicated to the Right Honourable, Henry, Lord Howard, of Norfolk. Translated from the French of Molliere.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Mary, Countess of Pembroke

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Mary, Countess of Pembroke.
THis Lady (accidentally omitted by the Printer) was that Sister to Sir Philip Sidney, to whom he dedicates his fam'd Arcadia; she was the only Woman, almost, that had the Generosity to be a true Patroness to Poetry; for such she was to Mr. Samuel Daniel, who had been her Tutor, we have had many Pretenders to the Muses of that Sex, but I do not remember that I have read of any one, that having Power, did ever exert it in the Encouragement and Patronage of any particular Poet, or Poetry in general. 'Tis true indeed, the Catalogue of Men that have done it, is far from being numerous, tho' this may be said of them, which cannot of our little Politicians, That they have been the greatest Men of their Age, and perhaps of any Age. She publish'd one Play, which Mr. Langbain could never procure a Sight of; it is entituled,
Antonius; or, The Tragedy of Anthony; 8vo. 1695. This is a Translation out of French; tho' it was very well for a Lady of those times, but in nothing so desirable, as Mr. Langbain seems to make it, only because the Work of a Person of Quality; for he has always a furious Tender for Quality.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Mrs. Catharine Philips

Mrs. Catharine Philips.
She was, if I mistake not, born in Brecknock-shire, in Wales. Contemporary of Cowley, and much praised by him. I must confess, I cannot but prefer Mrs. Behn infinitely before her; she ​seems to be a very cold Writer, while you may find in Aphra both Fire and Easiness, which Mrs. Philips wanted. She dy’d of the Small Pox, June, 22. 1664. Aged 31.
Horace, a Tragedy, Fol. 1678. Translated from the French of Corneille. This Authress leaving the Play unfinish’d at her Death, Sir John Denham compleated it, by adding the fifth Act; after which, it was acted at Court by Persons of Quality. Plot from Livy, lib. 1. c. 2. L. Florus, &c.
Pompey, a Tragedy, fol. 1678. acted at the Duke’s Theatre, with great Applause. There was usually at the End acted a Farce of Sir William Davenant’s, which you may find in his Play-House to be Lett. The Earl of Orrery, and Countess of Cork, were the Chief Instruments of bringing this Play in English, to light. Translated also from Corneille, and Plot from Lucan’s Pharsalia.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Maidwell

Maidwell.
A Gentleman yet living, who having made it his Business for some Years, to educate young Gentlemen, and initiate them in the Learned Tongues, has at length quitted this Ludum Literarium, for a quiet retreat, during his Application to this Business, he found time to write a Play, called,
The Loving Enemies, a Comedy, 4 to. 1680. Acted at the Duke of York’s Theatre in Dorset Garden, and dedicated to the Honourable, Charles Fox, Esq; The Author seems to have imitated the Virtuoso, in this Play.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Mr. Fishbourn

Mr. Fishbourn.
A Gentleman who writ an unlicensed Play without his Name, call'd,
Sodom; before this Play are put the two Letters E. R., the Printer having a mind to have it pass for one of the Works of the late Earl of Rochester, as it had been formerly imputed to him, and which he denies and detests in a Copy of Verses made on purpose against the Author of it, who was, as I'm very well assured, one Mr. Fishbourn, an Inns of Court Gentleman; nor indeed has it any of my Lord Rochester's Wit to make amends for the abominable filth of the Obscenity which must nauseate every Reader of any tolerable Judgment.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Mr. Whitaker

Mr. Whitaker.
T{{uc|h}is Author, in King Charles the Second's Reign, publish'd a Play, call'd,
The Conspiracy,; or, the Change of Government; a Tragedy 4to. 1680. in Heroick Verse, and acted at the Duke of York's Theatre.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Lodowick Carlell

Lodowick Carlell, Esq;
This Gentleman was an Old Courtier, and liv'd in the Time of both the King Charles's, and possest the Places of Gentleman of the Bowes to King Charles I. and of Groom of the King and Queen's Privy-Chamber. He has Publish'd Eight Plays (viz.)
Arviragus and Philicia, in Two Parts, T.C. 12$^o$. 1639. (revived since with a new Prologue writ by Mr. Dryden, and spoke by the famous Actor, Mr. Hart. For the Story on which this Play is grounded, see Geof. Monmouth, lib. 4. c. 16. Pol. Virgil, lib. 2. Matth. West, pag. 93. Grafton, Part 7. pag, 77.
Deserving Favourite, T.C. 8vo. 1659. This Play was represented before King Charles I. and his Queen at White-Hall, and often in Black-Fryars, with great Applause.
Fool would be a Favourite; or, The Discreet Lover, 8vo. 1657.
Osmond the Great Turk; or, The Noble Servant, Tragedy, 8vo. 1657. (The Action of this Play is, the taking of Constantinople, in the Year 1453. See Knolles's Turkish Hist. in the Life of Mahomet II. Bandello's Novels, Tom. 1. Hist. 2. Lipsii Monita, lib. 2. Cap. 9. Artus le Contin. de l'Hist. des Turcs. Lib. 11. This Play, with the two preceding, are Printed together in 8vo. 1657.
Passionate Lover, in Two Parts, T.C. 8vo. 1655. This Play was published by Mr. Alex. Gough, it having been before twice presented before the King and Queen's Majesties at Somerset-House.
Heraclius, Emperor of the East, Trag. 4to. 1664. This translated from the French of Monsieur Corneille, was designed by the Translator for the Stage, but never Acted. See Zonar, Baronius, &c.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/William Philips

William Philips, Esq;
A Gentleman, as we find by the Epistle Dedicatory, that had his Education in Ireland; he has given us a Play, call'd,
The Revengeful Queen, a Tragedy, as it was acted at the Theatre Royal, by his Majesty's Servants, 1698. The Story, he tells you, is taken from the fourth or fifth Page of Machiavel's History of Florence; and he seems sensible, that the Characters of Alboino, and Rosamund are not agreeable to the present Taste of the Town; and that Sir William D'Avenant has writ a Play on the same Subject.