Most women lament not the death of their lovers so much out of real affection for them, as because they would appear worthy of love.
The clemency of Princes is often but policy to win the affections of the people.
We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
It is with sincere affection or friendship as with ghosts and apparitions,--a thing that everybody talks of, and scarce any hath seen.
