ToCarthageIcame, , yetIlovedtolove, andoutofadeepseatedwant, , inlovewithloving, andsafetyIhated, , Thyself, myGod; yet, throughthatfamineIwasnothungered; butwaswithoutalllongingforincorruptiblesustenance, notbecausefilledtherewith, butthemoreempty, , itmiserablycastitselfforth, , , andtobebeloved, wassweettome; butmore, whenIobtainedtoenjoythepersonIloved, Idefiled, therefore, thespringoffriendshipwiththefilthofconcupiscence, andIbecloudeditsbrightnesswiththehelloflustfulness; andthusfoulandunseemly, Iwouldfain, throughexceedingvanity, , myMercy, withhowmuchgalldidstThououtofThygreatgoodnessbesprinkleformethatsweetness? ForIwasbothbeloved, andsecretlyarrivedatthebondofenjoying; andwaswithjoyfetteredwithsorrow-bringingbonds, thatImightbescourgedwiththeironburningrodsofjealousy, andsuspicions, andfears, andangers, andquarrels.
Stage-playsalsocarriedmeaway, fullofimagesofmymiseries, , thatmandesirestobemadesad, beholdingdolefulandtragicalthings, whichyethimselfwouldnomeanssuffer? yethedesiresasaspectatortofeelsorrowatthem, ? foramanisthemoreaffectedwiththeseactions, , whenhesuffersinhisownperson, itusestobestyledmisery: whenhecompassionatesothers, ? fortheauditorisnotcalledontorelieve, butonlytogrieve: andheapplaudstheactorofthesefictionsthemore, (whetherofoldtimes, ormerefiction) besoacted, thatthespectatorisnotmovedtotears, hegoesawaydisgustedandcriticising; butifhebemovedtopassion, hestaysintent, andweepsforjoy.
