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to_o make_v a_o solemn_a commemoration-speech_n at_o the_o tomb_n of_o those_o who_o have_v die_v champion_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o greece_n as_o at_o marathon_n against_o darius_n and_o elsewhere_o here_o the_o orator_n strain_v all_o the_o power_n of_o their_o eloquence_n by_o extol_v the_o bravery_n of_o those_o warrior_n to_o incite_v their_o auditor_n to_o gallant_a resolution_n in_o like_a honourable_a undertake_n tully_n so_o word_n this_o sentence_n as_o if_o the_o rhetorician_n affect_v praise_n of_o their_o own_o wit_n in_o the_o commendation_n of_o the_o other_o valour_n intimate_v also_o that_o they_o carry_v it_o too_o far_o when_o they_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v that_o there_o be_v happiness_n in_o lose_v life_n upon_o such_o account_n he_o have_v prove_v above_o that_o as_o death_n shall_v not_o be_v terrible_a when_o the_o circumstance_n require_v it_o so_o neither_o be_v it_o amiable_a it_o suffice_v to_o our_o reward_n that_o we_o cheerful_o submit_v to_o the_o 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