Chapter

 1 3|       cannot contain," because "better it is to marry than to burn,"
 2 3|        person, but in his own: "Better it is to marry than to burn."
 3 3|       is pointing out which is "better than" a penalty; which cannot
 4 3|  comparison, so as not to say, "Better it is to marry than to burn;"
 5 3|     have the hardihood to say, "Better it is to marry," not adding
 6 3|    adding what that is which is better. Therefore what is not better,
 7 3|   better. Therefore what is not better, of course is not good either;
 8 3|       while it makes the thing "better," so compels it to be regarded
 9 3|         be regarded as "good." "Better it is to marry than to burn"
10 3| understood in the same way as, "Better it is to lack one eye than
11 3|     comparison, it will not be "better" to have one eye, inasmuch