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THE ENCHIRIDION OF EPICTETUS.
SECTION 1,
CONTAINING THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CHAPTERS.
ANALYTICAL ILLUSTRATION.
It is extremely unwise to extend our views beyond our proper spheres.
I.
How various are those things which claim the care
Of restless man in Life's contracted sphere.
Some lie within his scope-Ambition's dream,
Desire, Love, Hatred, Envy's wasting flame.-
Some fly his grasp; nor can his will control.
Wealth, Glory, Honour;-Idols of his soul.
Unyielding things, these mock his fond embrace,
And those supply and claim the vacant place.
Of restless man in Life's contracted sphere.
Some lie within his scope-Ambition's dream,
Desire, Love, Hatred, Envy's wasting flame.-
Some fly his grasp; nor can his will control.
Wealth, Glory, Honour;-Idols of his soul.
Unyielding things, these mock his fond embrace,
And those supply and claim the vacant place.
II.
Those things within our pow'r by Nature placed
Unfettered are, and by fair Freedom graced :
While those without, a sickly servile race,
Nor Liberty can boast, nor resting place;
Impotent slaves of never-ceasing toil,
The trembling offspring of a foreign soil.
Unfettered are, and by fair Freedom graced :
While those without, a sickly servile race,
Nor Liberty can boast, nor resting place;
Impotent slaves of never-ceasing toil,
The trembling offspring of a foreign soil.
