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far_o better_a and_o more_o to_o be_v commend_v then_o the_o do_n of_o the_o former_a better_a be_v semiramis_n queen_n of_o babylon_n think_v of_o in_o that_o she_o perceive_v her_o young_a son_n ninus_n to_o be_v too_o tender_a to_o govern_v the_o stout_a babylonian_n and_o assyrian_n and_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v impatient_a of_o a_o woman_n government_n become_v in_o her_o apparel_n like_o a_o man_n and_o rule_v the_o kingdom_n till_o her_o son_n come_v to_o ripe_a age_n more_o pratie_n ought_v â—â—lâ—gia_fw-mi a_o woman_n of_o antioch_n to_o have_v who_o though_o she_o feign_v herself_o to_o be_v a_o man_n and_o dissemble_v with_o the_o world_n in_o that_o case_n yet_o this_o be_v to_o avoid_v incontinence_n and_o to_o live_v chaste_a and_o solitary_a without_o the_o company_n of_o man_n for_o this_o cause_n be_v the_o greek_a virgin_n mâ—rina_n and_o euphrosina_n a_o maid_n of_o alexandria_n worthy_o prefer_v before_o cleocritus_n and_o clisthenes_n 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jealousy_n whereby_o juno_n wax_v angry_a and_o make_v he_o blind_a and_o jupiter_n to_o recompense_v his_o truth_n do_v make_v he_o a_o prophet_n when_o jupiter_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o io_n juno_n be_v suspicious_a and_o full_a of_o jealousy_n cause_v one_o name_v argos_n with_o a_o hundred_o eye_n to_o watch_n jupiter_n who_o for_o all_o his_o eye_n be_v deceive_v juno_n thereby_o be_v so_o furious_a and_o so_o hungry_a with_o argos_n that_o she_o translate_v his_o eye_n unto_o a_o peacock_n tail_n and_o transform_v io_n to_o a_o white_a cow_n there_o be_v no_o such_o rage_n in_o jealousy_n as_o there_o be_v craft_n in_o love_n so_o that_o the_o straight_o keep_v of_o danae_n king_n acrisius_n daughter_n in_o tower_n and_o castle_n can_v never_o keep_v she_o from_o perseus_n neither_o the_o hundred_o eye_n of_o argos_n may_v spy_v the_o craft_n of_o jupiter_n to_o io._n we_o read_v of_o a_o woman_n name_v procris_n who_o be_v in_o such_o jealousy_n of_o her_o husband_n call_v shafalus_n that_o have_v he_o in_o suspicion_n for_o his_o often_o go_v a_o hunt_n on_o a_o certain_a time_n she_o follow_v he_o privy_o into_o the_o wood_n think_v there_o to_o find_v her_o husband_n at_o his_o wantonness_n and_o hide_v herself_o in_o a_o thick_a bush_n to_o see_v the_o end_n of_o the_o event_n her_o husband_n pass_v by_o the_o bush_n perceive_v something_o there_o to_o stir_v think_v it_o have_v be_v some_o wild_a beast_n thrust_v his_o wife_n into_o the_o heart_n with_o his_o dart_n and_o thus_o procris_n be_v slay_v of_o her_o own_o husband_n for_o her_o importunate_a jealousy_n the_o like_a happen_v to_o aemilius_n wife_n who_o for_o her_o suspicious_a and_o rage_a jealousy_n be_v never_o quiet_a but_o be_v busy_a always_o to_o find_v some_o fault_n in_o her_o husband_n follow_v he_o every_o where_o and_o watch_v still_o in_o privy_a place_n think_v to_o find_v he_o in_o the_o manner_n and_o until_o she_o speed_v of_o the_o like_a chance_n as_o procris_n do_v she_o can_v never_o be_v quiet_a cyampus_fw-la wife_n name_v leuconona_n be_v devour_v by_o dog_n instead_o of_o a_o wild_a beast_n hide_v herself_o in_o the_o wood_n to_o follow_v and_o mark_v her_o husband_n voyage_n jealousy_n so_o move_v she_o that_o she_o can_v do_v no_o otherwise_o a_o strange_a kind_n of_o sickness_n it_o be_v that_o so_o infect_v the_o mind_n vex_v the_o spirit_n and_o mole_v the_o heart_n that_o the_o head_n be_v full_a of_o invention_n and_o the_o mind_n full_a of_o thought_n and_o the_o heart_n full_a of_o revenge_n so_o jealous_a be_v phanius_fw-la that_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v the_o window_n close_o all_o privy_a and_o secret_a place_n prevent_v every_o where_o as_o he_o think_v so_o stop_v that_o his_o wife_n can_v not_o deceive_v he_o yet_o never_o think_v that_o love_n can_v pierce_v tile-stone_n to_o come_v unto_o his_o wife_n but_o he_o be_v deceive_v for_o the_o lurk_a den_n of_o love_n and_o fancy_n and_o the_o secret_a search_n of_o affection_n have_v more_o privy_a path_n whereby_o cupid_n may_v come_v to_o his_o mother_n venus_n than_o the_o labyrinth_n have_v chamber_n for_o the_o minotaur_n king_n acrisius_n think_v he_o be_v sure_a of_o his_o daughter_n danae_n when_o she_o be_v close_o bulwark_v within_o a_o great_a castle_n juno_n think_v to_o prevent_v jupiter_n by_o the_o hundred_o eye_n of_o argos_n phanius_fw-la thought_n that_o his_o wife_n be_v sure_a enough_o when_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v and_o the_o window_n close_o but_o neither_o can_v the_o jealousy_n of_o juno_n prevent_v it_o neither_o the_o eye_n of_o argos_n spy_v it_o neither_o the_o straight_o keep_v of_o danae_n avoid_v it_o neither_o the_o close_a defence_n of_o phanius_fw-la defend_v it_o i_o must_v needs_o commend_v one_o call_v cippius_n that_o will_v oftentimes_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o sleep_v when_o he_o do_v wake_v and_o will_v pretend_v to_o be_v ignorant_a though_o he_o know_v it_o i_o wish_v wise_a man_n to_o sleep_v with_o cippius_n and_o to_o say_v with_o cicero_n non_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dormio_fw-la i_o sleep_v not_o to_o all_o man_n and_o to_o be_v ignorant_a though_o they_o know_v thing_n and_o likewise_o i_o wish_v wise_a woman_n to_o imitate_v aemilia_n the_o wife_n of_o noble_a scipio_n who_o although_o she_o know_v thing_n evident_a by_o scipio_n yet_o she_o make_v as_o much_o of_o his_o paramour_n as_o she_o make_v of_o her_o husband_n and_o all_o for_o his_o own_o sake_n they_o say_v jealousy_n proceed_v from_o love_n and_o love_n from_o god_n but_o i_o say_v it_o come_v from_o hatred_n and_o hatred_n from_o the_o devil_n and_o yet_o we_o read_v in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n that_o abraham_n be_v jealous_a of_o his_o wife_n sarah_n say_v thus_o to_o his_o wife_n i_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v fair_a and_o they_o will_v kill_v i_o to_o have_v thy_o love_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o parthian_n be_v to_o keep_v their_o wife_n in_o privy_a place_n of_o their_o house_n over_o who_o they_o be_v so_o jealous_a that_o their_o wife_n may_v not_o go_v abroad_o but_o with_o cover_a face_n the_o persian_n be_v so_o suspicious_a of_o their_o wife_n that_o they_o have_v no_o liberty_n to_o go_v in_o sight_n and_o they_o dare_v not_o go_v on_o foot_n but_o in_o wagon_n cover_v over_o lest_o they_o shall_v see_v or_o be_v see_v the_o thracian_n with_o such_o care_n and_o study_n keep_v their_o wife_n that_o as_o herodotus_n affirm_v they_o trust_v no_o man_n with_o they_o in_o company_n but_o their_o own_o parent_n the_o old_a and_o ancient_a roman_n in_o time_n past_o keep_v their_o wife_n so_o close_o that_o their_o wife_n as_o valerius_n maximus_n say_v do_v divers_a time_n either_o kill_v poison_n or_o with_o some_o cruelty_n or_o other_o destroy_v their_o husband_n and_o it_o be_v by_o a_o young_a man_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n disclose_v that_o there_o be_v a_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o ten_o that_o so_o kill_v and_o destroy_v their_o husband_n for_o that_o their_o husband_n be_v so_o jealous_a over_o they_o but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o common_a disease_n in_o all_o place_n i_o need_v not_o further_o to_o write_v thereof_o wish_v my_o friend_n never_o to_o be_v encumber_v therewith_o but_o rather_o with_o silence_n to_o pass_v it_o with_o cippius_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v find_v ease_n thereby_o chap._n thirty-nine_o of_o idleness_n as_o nothing_o can_v be_v great_o difficult_a to_o a_o willing_a mind_n so_o every_o thing_n be_v a_o burden_n to_o the_o idle_a one_o for_o as_o labour_n &_o exercise_v of_o body_n &_o industry_n &_o diligence_n of_o mind_n be_v sure_a and_o strong_a bulwark_n of_o country_n so_o be_v idleness_n and_o negligence_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o evil_a we_o read_v that_o alexander_n the_o great_a lest_o he_o
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