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superfluity_n and_o the_o three_o of_o madness_n it_o be_v most_o unseem_o in_o a_o senator_n to_o have_v a_o countenance_n full_a of_o fury_n eye_n full_a of_o anger_n and_o speech_n full_a of_o pride_n all_o which_o do_v accompany_v drunkenness_n and_o as_o evil_a it_o will_v become_v he_o be_v overcharge_v with_o meat_n and_o wine_n to_o consume_v the_o whole_a night_n in_o sleap_v but_o how_o much_o good_a diet_n help_v to_o preserve_v health_n &_o prepare_v the_o body_n to_o action_n we_o may_v learn_v by_o experience_n for_o by_o moderate_a diet_n we_o find_v not_o only_o the_o mind_n but_o the_o body_n also_o more_o obedient_a but_o satiety_n and_o fullness_n of_o belly_n be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o sepulture_n to_o a_o live_a mind_n it_o therefore_o beseem_v a_o senator_n not_o only_o private_o but_o also_o public_o to_o observe_v parcimonie_n and_o frugality_n yet_o heed_n must_v be_v take_v lest_o he_o seem_v oversparing_a hard_a or_o straight_o in_o expense_n for_o it_o 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