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İngilizce İngilizce Yunanca

22 Now these observations are argument enough to convince a man of any tolerable sense, that the friendship such men pretend to is not really virtuous and chaste, but rather a sort of impudent whorish love that obtrudes its embraces upon you.

22 But, to be more particular, let us first examine the disparity betwixt their promises. For our forefathers well observed, that the offers of a friend run in such terms as these: If I can serve you, sir, if your request Be feasible by me, I’ll do my best; but the flatterer’s thus: Command me freely what you will, I’ll do it.Il. XIV. 195. For the comedians introduce such brave promises as these: Come, sir, let me but fight that fellow there; I’ll beat him soft as sponge or jellies are.