"It is noted by one of the Fathers, Christ's coat indeed had no seam, but the Church's vesture was of divers colours; whereupon he saith, 'in veste varietas sit, scissura non sit.'"] Query, Who is the Father alluded to? "The massacre in France."] _I. e._ the massacre of St. Bartholomew. Essay IV. Of Revenge.--See _Antitheta_, No. 39. vol. viii. p. 374. The saying of Cosmo, Duke of Florence, as to not forgiving friends, recurs in the _Apophthegms_, vol. i. p. 394. ed. Montagu. Essay V. Of Adversity.-- On the fable of Hercules sailing over the ocean in an earthen pot, see _Sap. Vet._, vol. x. p. 335. And concerning the Greek fable, see Schneidewin, _Del. Poes._ Gr., p. 329. Essay VI. Of Simulation and Dissimulation.--See _Antitheta_, No. 32. vol. viii. p. 370. "Arts of state and arts of life, as Tacitus well calleth them."] Mr. Markby does not trace this allusion, which is not obvious. Essay VII. Of Parents and Children.--See _Antitheta_, No. 5. vol. viii. p. 356. "The Italians make little difference between children and nephews, or near kinsfolk."] Query, What ground is there for this assertion? "Generally the precept is good: 'Optimum elige, suave et facile illud faciet consuetudo.'"] Query, Who is the author of this precept? Essay VIII. Of Marriage and Single Life.--See _Antitheta_, No. 5. vol. viii. p. 356. The answer of Thales concerning marriage is also given in Plut. _Symp._ iii. 3. Essay IX. Of Envy.--See _Antitheta_, No. 16. vol. viii. p. 362. "The Scripture calleth envy an evil eye."] Lord Bacon appears to allude to James iv. 5.: "Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain, the Spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?" "Non est curiosus, quin idem sit malevolus."] From Plautus, _Stich._ 1. 3. v. 55. "Nam curiosus nemo est, quin sit malevolus." "Therefore it was well said, 'Invidia festos dies non agit.'"] Whence is this saying taken? It occurs likewise in the _Antitheta_. Essay X. Of Love.--See _Antitheta_, No. 36. vol. viii. p. 373. "It hath been well said, that the arch-flatterer, with whom all the petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self."] Query, From whom is this saying quoted? "It was well said, that it is impossible to love and to be wise."] Mr. Markby cites a verse of Publius Syrus, "Amare et sapere vix Deo conceditur." Compare Menander, _Andria_, Fragm. 1., and Ovid, _Met._ ii. 846.: "Non bene conveniunt, nec in unâ sede morantur, Majestas et amor." "I know not how, but martial men are given to love."] Aristotle (_Pol._ ii. 9.) has the same remark, adding that there was good reason for the fable which made Venus the spouse of Mars. Essay XI. Of Great Place.--See _Antitheta_, No. 7. vol. viii. p. 357. "Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere."] Whatever may be the source of this quotation, the sense seems to require _est_ for _esse_.