and
idle
in
comparison
with
the
last
class,
which
rush
onward
with
so
much
impetuosity,
that
they
are
utterly
useless
:
they
are
not
available
for
navigation,
nor
can
any
merchandise
be
trusted
upon
them,
except
at
certain
parts
and
at
certain
times.
These
are
bold
and
mad
rivers,
which
dash
against
the
rocks,
which
terrify
by
their
noise,
and
which
stop
at
nothing.
The
second
class
are
more
agreeable
and
more
useful;
their
gravity
is
pleasing,
they
are
all
laden
with
merchandise,
and
we
sail
upon
them
with-out
fear
or
peril.
Let
us
look,
with
divine
aid,
at
these
three
classes
of
persons,
under
the
three
figures
that
I
have
pro-posed
;
and
we
will
commence
with
the
first,
in
order
to
conclude
happily
with
the
last.
