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the_o groan_n of_o the_o people_n i_o can_v understand_v their_o cry_n nor_o behold_v their_o tear_n without_o feel_v myself_o affect_v with_o a_o real_a compassion_n i_o can_v be_v a_o spectator_n of_o the_o disorder_n of_o my_o country_n nor_o consider_v the_o ambition_n of_o its_o oppressor_n without_o conceive_v a_o invincible_a aversion_n for_o they_o we_o likewise_o experience_v another_o sort_n of_o vexation_n which_o invade_v we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o pleasure_n itself_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o oftentimes_o but_o a_o disgust_n of_o abundance_n for_o our_o soul_n have_v not_o strength_n enough_o to_o digest_v it_o suffer_v a_o mighty_a remission_n in_o the_o vigour_n of_o its_o faculty_n and_o yield_v at_o length_n to_o the_o violence_n of_o these_o excess_n now_o for_o this_o i_o find_v no_o better_o and_o indeed_o no_o other_o remedy_n than_o to_o moderate_v our_o passion_n and_o to_o manage_v our_o pleasure_n with_o a_o prudent_a and_o wise_a oeconomy_n thus_o 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