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16 It behoves you then rather to endeavour a change of that, than of the place; and to strive not so much to be else where, as to be another. You long now to see the fruitfull Austria, the Loyal and Stout Vienna, that King of Rivers the Danubius, and those other rare and strange things which Men so delightfully listen to the Relations of.

But how much better were it for you, if you had the same Ardour and eagerness after Wisdome? If you would foot it in those fertil Fields; if you would search out the springs of Humane perturbations; in fine, if you would erect such Bulwarks and Forts; as might render you impregnable to all the storms and assaults of such desires as are Illegitimate? For these are the grand Remedies for your Disease; and every thing besides are but as Lint and Lavatory. Your departure will nothing help you; It will Rh