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and_o those_o generous_a sumptuous_a and_o ancient_a building_n throw_v flat_a upon_o the_o earth_n in_o no_o city_n of_o all_o europe_n do_v joint_o concur_v four_o building_n such_o as_o merida_n hold_v that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o stately_a college_n certain_a conduit_n and_o arch_n for_o conveyance_n of_o water_n a_o temple_n of_o diana_n and_o a_o bridge_n that_o contain_v a_o great_a and_o large_a market_n place_n which_o continue_v in_o build_v many_o year_n and_o perish_v in_o one_o day_n chap._n xvi_o how_o traiane_n do_v pass_v out_o of_o spain_n into_o asia_n and_o the_o manner_n that_o he_o use_v in_o the_o war_n after_o that_o traiane_n have_v visit_v in_o spain_n the_o province_n of_o betica_n of_o lusitania_n and_o the_o province_n of_o carpentania_n he_o come_v through_o the_o province_n of_o tarragona_n in_o which_o
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determine_v to_o take_v away_o his_o head_n then_o his_o honour_n the_o rent_n which_o the_o good_a traiane_n leave_v in_o many_o part_n of_o italy_n for_o the_o breed_v of_o child_n the_o sustain_n of_o widow_n &_o the_o marriage_n of_o orphan_n he_o do_v not_o only_o confirm_v but_o also_o make_v better_a all_o the_o servant_n of_o traiane_n he_o do_v advance_v to_o better_a office_n &_o such_o as_o be_v not_o meet_v for_o office_n he_o give_v they_o money_n adrian_n command_v search_v to_o be_v make_v how_o many_o noble_a man_n be_v fall_v into_o poverty_n &_o such_o as_o be_v decay_v by_o mischance_n he_o relieve_v &_o such_o as_o procure_v poverty_n by_o vice_n he_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o endure_v necessity_n he_o give_v help_v to_o all_o the_o roman_a widow_n to_o marry_v their_o daughter_n &_o he_o be_v not_o more_o bountiful_a in_o give_v relief_n unto_o the_o daughter_n than_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o succour_v the_o son_n for_o he_o hold_v opinion_n that_o that_o 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that_o it_o appertain_v unto_o prince_n as_o much_o to_o moderate_v their_o pleasure_n as_o to_o give_v order_n for_o thing_n of_o importance_n before_o adrian_n be_v emperor_n he_o be_v thrice_o consul_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o make_v diverse_a roman_n three_o time_n consul_n and_o whereas_o some_o be_v offend_v for_o want_v of_o like_a favour_n he_o do_v answer_v such_o as_o do_v exceed_v i_o in_o merit_n aught_o to_o be_v equal_a with_o i_o in_o dignity_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o rome_n never_o before_o the_o day_n of_o adrian_n be_v permit_v more_o than_o two_o consul_n the_o one_o to_o govern_v the_o common_a wealth_n the_o other_o to_o go_v to_o the_o war_n but_o adrian_n do_v add_v and_o create_v a_o third_o consul_n for_o that_o if_o the_o one_o shall_v be_v sick_a and_o the_o other_o resident_a in_o the_o war_n the_o common_a wealth_n shall_v not_o remain_v without_o a_o head_n tutinus_fw-la a_o noble_a knight_n of_o rome_n adrian_n do_v create_v senator_n and_o give_v 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plough_n but_o he_o himself_o will_v be_v occupy_v in_o sow_v corn_n cut_v vine_n prune_v tree_n and_o at_o time_n will_v take_v the_o plough_n and_o make_v a_o dozen_o of_o furrow_n he_o be_v extreme_a in_o nothing_o but_o that_o in_o and_o for_o all_o thing_n he_o place_v himself_o in_o the_o midst_n which_o he_o do_v very_o well_o discover_v in_o the_o government_n of_o his_o person_n and_o estate_n wherein_o neither_o for_o his_o prodigal_a expense_n he_o be_v note_v proud_a either_o for_o want_v of_o a_o noble_a mind_n esteem_v a_o niggard_n many_o time_n the_o heaven_n be_v clear_a and_o a_o settle_a fair_a weather_n in_o appearance_n he_o will_v say_v upon_o such_o a_o day_n we_o shall_v have_v rain_n or_o change_v of_o weather_n wherein_o he_o never_o err_v and_o many_o time_n do_v avouch_v that_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o proceed_v not_o of_o science_n either_o of_o philosophy_n but_o of_o certain_a experience_n which_o he_o gather_v when_o he_o use_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o field_n when_o on_o a_o certain_a time_n with_o his_o knife_n he_o be_v prune_v of_o a_o plumb_n tree_n in_o his_o orchard_n join_v unto_o the_o high_a way_n a_o senator_n say_v unto_o he_o since_o you_o be_v a_o emperor_n cease_v to_o use_v the_o office_n of_o a_o labourer_n unto_o who_o antoninus_n answer_v it_o be_v less_o evil_a for_o a_o emperor_n to_o prune_v tree_n in_o his_o orchard_n then_o to_o consume_v lose_v time_n in_o his_o palace_n he_o be_v very_o attentive_a to_o that_o which_o be_v say_v and_o curious_o he_o do_v consider_v what_o other_o do_v chief_o to_o the_o end_n to_o attain_v knowledge_n for_o that_o natural_o he_o be_v sharp_a and_o of_o delicate_a judgement_n he_o be_v always_o occupy_v either_o in_o read_v study_v dispute_v or_o do_v something_o with_o his_o hand_n and_o wherein_o he_o want_v skill_n he_o disdain_v not_o to_o crave_v to_o be_v teach_v always_o for_o the_o more_o part_n he_o go_v bare_a head_v through_o much_o heat_n he_o have_v 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