[\"Whenthereisleastfear，thereisforthemostpartleastdanger。\"——Livy，xxii。5。]
Ourpeoplearetoblamewhosaythatsuchanoneisafraidofdeath，whentheywouldexpressthathethinksofitandforeseesit:foresightisequallyconvenientinwhatconcernsus，whethergoodorill。Toconsiderandjudgeofdangeris，insomesort，thereversetobeingastounded。
Idonotfindmyselfstrongenoughtosustaintheforceandimpetuosityofthispassionoffear，norofanyothervehementpassionwhatever:ifI
wasonceconqueredandbeatendownbyit，Ishouldneverriseagainverysound。Whoevershouldoncemakemysoulloseherfooting，wouldneversetheruprightagain:sheretastesandresearchesherselftooprofoundly，andtoomuchtothequick，andthereforewouldneverletthewoundshehadreceivedhealandcicatrise。Ithasbeenwellformethatnosicknesshasyetdiscomposedher:ateverychargemadeuponme，I
preservemyutmostoppositionanddefence;bywhichmeansthefirstthatshouldroutmewouldkeepmefromeverrallyingagain。Ihavenoafter—