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into_o grievous_a lamentation_n which_o cambyses_n observe_v send_v to_o he_o to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o when_o he_o see_v his_o daughter_n so_o abuse_v and_o his_o son_n lead_v to_o death_n mourn_v not_o but_o now_o when_o he_o see_v this_o poor_a man_n that_o be_v no_o kin_n to_o he_o beg_v he_o make_v such_o heavy_a moan_n to_o who_o psammenitus_n answer_v my_o domestic_a evil_n be_v great_a then_o that_o i_o can_v express_v my_o sorrow_n for_o they_o but_o the_o calamity_n of_o my_o friend_n deserve_v my_o tear_n for_o that_o now_o in_o his_o old_a age_n from_o a_o high_a estate_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o such_o extreme_a poverty_n herod_n darius_n have_v escape_v a_o great_a danger_n in_o his_o return_n out_o of_o scythia_n by_o the_o faithful_a counsel_n and_o assistance_n of_o histiaeus_n the_o milesian_n he_o send_v for_o he_o to_o his_o court_n and_o make_v he_o one_o of_o his_o privy_a council_n say_v omnium_fw-la possessionum_fw-la pretiosissimam_fw-la 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that_o cyrus_n send_v you_o these_o thing_n because_o himself_o like_v they_o exceed_v well_o xenophon_n agesilaus_n king_n of_o sparta_n see_v divers_a of_o his_o friend_n and_o kindred_n in_o poverty_n and_o want_v he_o divide_v half_o his_o patrimony_n among_o they_o esteem_v his_o inheritance_n to_o be_v leave_v he_o rather_o thereby_o to_o purchase_v friend_n then_o to_o make_v himself_o a_o object_n of_o envy_n to_o his_o enemy_n xenophon_n damon_n and_o pythias_n two_o pythagorean_n philosopher_n so_o entire_o love_v each_o other_o that_o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n have_v condemn_v one_o of_o they_o to_o death_n the_o other_o offer_v to_o die_v for_o he_o wherewith_o the_o tyrant_n be_v so_o affect_v that_o he_o pardon_v the_o condemn_a party_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v admit_v a_o three_o person_n in_o their_o amity_n cicero_n de_fw-fr offi._n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n in_o a_o fight_n between_o the_o earl_n of_o kildare_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o tir-oâ—en_a two_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o kildares_n foster_n brethren_n be_v slay_v who_o death_n he_o take_v so_o heavy_o that_o himself_o short_o after_o die_v for_o grief_n for_o there_o be_v no_o love_n in_o the_o world_n comparable_a by_o many_o degree_n to_o that_o of_o foster-brethren_n in_o ireland_n camb._n brit._n iâ—el_n p._n 116._o darius_n have_v open_v a_o pomegranate_n that_o be_v full_a of_o seed_n his_o brother_n artabanus_n ask_v he_o of_o what_o thing_n he_o will_v chief_o desire_v so_o great_a a_o number_n darius_n answer_v that_o he_o will_v desire_v so_o many_o magabysuse_n as_o there_o be_v grain_n in_o that_o fruit_n for_o â—aith_o he_o king_n can_v have_v no_o treasure_n of_o so_o great_a worth_n as_o faithful_a friend_n herod_n under_o the_o seven_o persecution_n theodora_n a_o godly_a virgin_n for_o her_o religion_n be_v condemn_v to_o the_o stew_n where_o her_o chastity_n be_v to_o be_v a_o prey_n to_o all_o comer_n which_o sentence_n be_v execute_v many_o wanton_a young_a man_n be_v ready_a to_o press_v into_o the_o house_n but_o one_o of_o the_o brethren_n call_v didymus_n put_v on_o a_o soldier_n habit_n will_v have_v the_o first_o turn_n and_o to_o go_v in_o persuade_v she_o to_o change_v garment_n with_o he_o and_o so_o she_o in_o the_o soldier_n habit_n escape_v and_o didymus_n be_v find_v a_o man_n be_v carry_v before_o the_o precedent_n to_o who_o he_o confess_v the_o whole_a matter_n and_o so_o be_v condemn_v theodora_n hear_v of_o it_o think_v to_o excuse_v he_o come_v and_o present_v herself_o as_o the_o guilty_a party_n desire_v that_o she_o may_v die_v and_o the_o other_o be_v excuse_v but_o the_o merciless_a judge_n cause_v they_o both_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n see_v my_o gen._n martyr_n p._n 52._o thou_o own_o friend_n and_o thy_o father_n friend_n forsake_v not_o prov._n 27._o 10._o chap._n xlii_o example_n of_o gross_a ignorance_n and_o folly_n there_o be_v never_o any_o former_a age_n which_o enjoy_v the_o like_a mean_n of_o knowledge_n 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to_o war_n neither_o king_n nor_o people_n can_v undertake_v they_o plut._n chap._n lxxxv_o persecution_n persecute_v persecutor_n complain_v of_o job_n 19_o 22._o psal._n 10._o 2._o &_o 69._o 26._o &_o 71._o 11._o &_o 119._o 86_o 157_o 161._o &_o 143._o 3._o lam._n 4._o 19_o christ_n be_v persecute_v in_o his_o member_n act._n 9_o 4_o 5._o &_o 22._o 7_o 8._o phil._n 3._o 6._o rev._n 12._o 13._o pray_v against_o psal._n 7._o 1._o &_o 31._o 15._o &_o 35._o 3_o 6._o &_o 142._o 6._o flight_n in_o persecution_n matth._n 10._o 23._o &_o 23._o 34._o act._n 11._o 19_o it_o be_v to_o be_v patient_o bear_v matth._n 5._o 10_o etc._n etc._n joh._n 15._o 20._o rom._n 12._o 14._o &_o 5._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 12._o rom._n 8._o 35._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 10._o persecutor_n curse_v and_o threaten_v psal._n 119._o 84._o deut._n 30._o 7._o jer._n 17._o 18._o neh._n 9_o 11._o psal._n 7._o 13._o jer._n 15._o 15._o &_o 20._o 11._o their_o act_n and_o nature_n they_o be_v say_v to_o grieve_v and_o shoot_v at_o 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