Leg
by a Fall from the Mainmast, told the Standers-by, It was a great Mercy that 'twas not his
Neck.
To which, since I am got into Quotations, give me leave to add the Saying of an old Philosopher, who, after having invited some of his Friends to dine with him, was ruffled by his Wife that came into the Room in a Passion, and threw down the Table that stood before them;
Every one,
says he,
has his Calamity, and he is a happy Man that has no greater than this
. We find an Instance to the same Purpose in the Life of Doctor
Hammond
, written by Bishop