tell us, that the reason we have in Feverish
distempers our _Paroxysme_ but every second, third, or fourth day, and not
at every circulation of the blood about the body, is, because the blood
when it arrives to the heart must acquire such a degree of corruption
before it can effect it, and therefore because this corruption is not
sensible before many circulations have been performed, it cannot so soon
create a _Paroxysme_: But in this impure and libidinous strumpets heart
'tis far otherwise; for she endures the Paroxysmes of the _Fever_ of _Lust_
every hour and moment, and the _circulation_ of her lusts in her heart is
sooner performed then that of her blood. _Medea_ had not more damnable Arts
to preserve youth and beauty then she, who has perfectly attain'd the Art
of making new beauty, new hair, and counterfeit teeth; and not thinking she
hath charms enough to render her amiable, has recourse to the Merchants, as
unto Natural Magick, to buy there what Nature would not give her, and to
make her self liked in spight of Nature's disfavours; and being accustomed
to {5} varnish over her decayed Cheeks, and the ruines of a good Face, with
the fresh colours of an adventicious Paint, she by her licentiousness seems
to usurp the power and liberty of Painters, who (according to the Poet)
[8]were priviledg'd to do what they pleased; and (to say truth) she is an
exact Painter in all her actions; for the varnishes over the deformed and
execrable Name of _Whore_, with the flourishing _Title_ and _Colour_ of a
_Lady of pleasure_: and whilest she discourses to her Gallant of the
unlawful use of her body, she colours it over with the title of a great and
incomparable favour; and (_Mahomet_-like) perswades all her _adorers_, that
there's no _Paradise_ but that of carnal fruition, and the gratification to
a _domineering Lust_: But I fear that this _Paradise_ she puts them in will
prove but a _Fools Paradise_; for I believe they'l quickly conclude, That
the sulphureous flames which _Aetna's_ fiery paunch continually vomits into
the Air bear not so forcible and durable a heat as the Calentures of her
lustful blood; and that the poyson'd garment dipt in the _Centaur's_ blood,
which caused {6} _Hercules_ to burn in living flames, had had not such
vigour and vehemency as her enflamed Lust. Whilest I hear one Historian
talk of _Sempronia_, and give her this character, [9]_That she oftner
courted men to her embraces then she was courted by them_,