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therewith_o we_o be_v here_o even_o as_o in_o a_o vessel_n who_o motion_n carry_v we_o whither_o it_o please_v nevertheless_o every_o one_o of_o we_o have_v one_o peculiar_a to_o ourselves_o that_o be_v to_o say_v every_o man_n have_v his_o design_n and_o his_o proper_a conduct_n and_o yet_o such_o as_o fortune_n have_v not_o condemn_v to_o a_o retire_a life_n for_o to_o extinguish_v the_o lustre_n of_o their_o part_n ought_v not_o to_o despair_v of_o their_o erterprise_n when_o they_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o fabulous_a deity_n to_o who_o man_n attribute_v the_o absolute_a command_n over_o general_n and_o particular_a affair_n for_o my_o part_n i_o look_v upon_o she_o as_o void_a of_o all_o divinity_n as_o i_o esteem_v she_o destitute_a of_o all_o power_n and_o although_o this_o proposition_n seem_v paradoxical_a it_o will_v be_v no_o difficult_a matter_n for_o i_o to_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v most_o conformable_a to_o reason_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o which_o 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first_o manil._n fata_fw-la regunt_fw-la orbem_fw-la cert_fw-la â_fw-la stant_fw-la omne_fw-la lege_fw-la manil._n which_o first_o be_v absolute_o determine_v i_o conclude_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n fortuitous_a or_o casual_a see_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v proceed_v from_o a_o necessary_a and_o determine_a cause_n upon_o this_o account_n let_v we_o accuse_v our_o own_o weakness_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v the_o cause_n of_o event_n do_v term_v they_o accidental_a or_o casual_a with_o this_o pretext_n the_o great_a wit_n have_v endeavour_v to_o excuse_v their_o error_n and_o the_o most_o renown_a captain_n to_o comfort_v themselves_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o battle_n for_o the_o historian_n describe_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o which_o they_o have_v make_v choice_n the_o exquisite_a order_n of_o their_o army_n their_o retrenchment_n their_o body_n of_o reserve_n and_o all_o the_o other_o circumstance_n which_o denote_v the_o experience_n of_o brave_a commander_n then_o have_v speak_v of_o their_o famous_a exploit_n with_o astonishment_n at_o last_o do_v accuse_v malicious_a fortune_n for_o their_o unhappy_a success_n which_o humane_a wisdom_n know_v not_o how_o to_o prevent_v but_o les_fw-fr we_o rather_o say_v that_o our_o knowledge_n be_v limit_v that_o our_o sight_n be_v very_o dim_a in_o the_o discovery_n of_o future_a thing_n that_o certain_a bound_n be_v prescribe_v to_o our_o wisdom_n which_o it_o can_v never_o pass_v and_o as_o that_o have_v its_o natural_a imperfection_n so_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n have_v their_o ordinary_a revolution_n i_o do_v not_o intend_v by_o show_v that_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n be_v not_o accidental_a to_o render_v they_o so_o necessary_a that_o we_o shall_v banish_v prudence_n from_o the_o management_n of_o our_o concern_v for_o i_o shall_v conclude_v absurd_o if_o i_o shall_v affirm_v that_o we_o ought_v with_o duli_fw-la patience_n 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uncertain_a principle_n the_o pyrrhonian_n have_v so_o bad_a a_o opinion_n of_o they_o that_o they_o teach_v that_o humane_a sense_n be_v altogether_o uncapable_a of_o knowledge_n that_o we_o be_v not_o assure_v of_o any_o thing_n we_o see_v with_o our_o eye_n or_o hear_v with_o our_o car_n that_o our_o discourse_n and_o reason_n which_o proceed_v only_o from_o the_o idea_n which_o external_a object_n present_v to_o our_o sense_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o error_n and_o illusion_n we_o must_v not_o therefore_o be_v amaze_v if_o event_n deceive_v we_o see_v we_o know_v not_o their_o principle_n and_o cause_n yet_o we_o may_v reasonable_o say_v that_o although_o our_o sense_n sometime_o deceive_v we_o yet_o experience_n teach_v we_o that_o they_o do_v not_o always_o so_o and_o the_o most_o ingenious_a and_o understand_a person_n be_v happy_o endow_v with_o a_o excellent_a disposition_n of_o organ_n and_o a_o exact_a temperament_n of_o body_n have_v bright_a light_n and_o a_o more_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o affair_n than_o other_o man_n and_o consequent_o be_v the_o seldome_v mistake_v in_o their_o judgement_n and_o not_o so_o subject_a to_o those_o unexpected_a accident_n which_o the_o ancient_n call_v fortune_n this_o be_v that_o which_o in_o my_o opinion_n cause_v the_o â—oet_n to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v happy_a causas_fw-la fâ—â—lix_n qui_fw-fr putte_v rerâ—m_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la causas_fw-la who_o can_v know_v the_o cause_n of_o thing_n for_o indeed_o to_o know_v the_o cause_n be_v to_o know_v their_o nature_n their_o principle_n and_o their_o motion_n from_o whence_o proceed_v the_o event_n which_o can_v establish_v our_o good_a or_o our_o evil_n i_o profess_v with_o he_o that_o this_o happiness_n be_v beyond_o comparison_n but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o the_o imagination_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v rather_o the_o object_n of_o our_o desire_n than_o of_o our_o hope_n i_o have_v no_o design_n to_o draw_v the_o portrait_n of_o a_o infallible_a man_n i_o know_v there_o be_v never_o any_o such_o and_o if_o i_o have_v such_o a_o thought_n i_o shall_v myself_o be_v guilty_a of_o that_o error_n from_o which_o i_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v other_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o represent_v one_o not_o of_o the_o weak_a who_o by_o his_o own_o experience_n can_v give_v we_o some_o precept_n whereby_o to_o serm_v the_o happiness_n of_o our_o life_n without_o depend_v absolute_o on_o the_o capriciousness_n of_o that_o fortune_n to_o who_o the_o wise_a man_n will_v never_o owe_v any_o thing_n chap._n ii_o that_o person_n of_o quality_n ought_v to_o seek_v their_o fortune_n at_o court_n every_o man_n hunt_v after_o honour_n and_o wealth_n these_o be_v the_o two_o grand_a wheel_n upon_o which_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v move_v these_o be_v the_o two_o spring_n of_o our_o disquiet_n these_o be_v the_o two_o ignes_fw-la fatui_fw-la which_o lead_v we_o so_o often_o out_o of_o our_o way_n we_o propound_v to_o ourselves_o this_o honour_n and_o this_o wealth_n as_o the_o aim_n and_o end_n of_o our_o hope_n we_o engage_v ourselves_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o they_o with_o the_o great_a vigour_n not_o consider_v that_o the_o way_n to_o arrive_v at_o our_o end_n be_v full_a of_o trouble_n and_o uncertainty_n that_o they_o require_v every_o minute_n of_o our_o time_n and_o our_o whole_a life_n be_v almost_o spend_v in_o care_n and_o toil_n when_o we_o begin_v to_o reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o labour_n there_o be_v two_o cause_n of_o this_o disorder_n the_o one_o be_v that_o our_o design_n be_v too_o extravagant_a the_o other_o that_o we_o carry_v they_o on_o indiscreet_o the_o first_o default_n touch_v certain_a wit_n who_o presumption_n blind_v their_o judgement_n who_o frame_v in_o themselves_o a_o false_a idea_n of_o their_o own_o worth_n even_o as_o so_o many_o ixion_n never_n embrace_v any_o thing_n but_o the_o empty_a cloud_n i_o esteem_v this_o sort_n of_o people_n better_o quality_v for_o the_o college_n of_o madman_n than_o for_o
sell_v by_o r._n tonson_n att_o gray_n inn_n gate_n the_o courtier_n be_v call_v show_v the_o way_n of_o make_v a_o fortune_n and_o the_o art_n of_o live_v at_o court_n according_a to_o the_o maxim_n of_o policy_n &_o morality_n in_o two_o part_n the_o first_o concern_v nobleman_n the_o second_o concern_v gentleman_n by_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n london_n print_v by_o j._n c._n for_o richard_n tonson_n at_o grays-inne_n gate_n in_o grays-inne_n lane_n 1675._o a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n the_o first_o part_n chap._n 1._o that_o our_o good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n depend_v on_o our_o conduct_n page_n 1._o chap._n 2._o that_o person_n of_o quality_n ought_v to_o seek_v their_o fortune_n at_o court_n page_n 8._o chap._n 3._o two_o way_n of_o advance_v a_o man_n fortune_n page_n 18._o chap._n 4._o the_o speedy_a way_n be_v to_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prince_n page_n 23._o chap._n 5._o how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o amour_n of_o his_o master_n page_n 31._o chap._n 6._o that_o great_a fortune_n oftentimes_o blind_v the_o favourite_n page_n 34._o chap._n 7._o a_o example_n of_o a_o wise_a favourite_n page_n 38._o chap._n 8._o the_o method_n of_o live_v with_o our_o friend_n at_o court_n page_n 41._o chap._n 9_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o towards_o our_o enemy_n and_o those_o that_o envy_v we_o page_n 46._o chap._n 10._o how_o we_o shall_v supplant_v our_o hide_a enemy_n page_n 50._o chap._n 11._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v private_a friend_n and_o how_o we_o shall_v beware_v of_o man_n in_o holy_a order_n page_n 59_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o oeconomy_n of_o a_o young_a courtier_n page_n 69._o chap._n 13._o that_o fortune_n can_v advance_v a_o fool._n page_n 75._o chap._n 14._o that_o marriage_n contribute_v to_o our_o fortune_n and_o whether_o a_o nobleman_n ought_v to_o prefer_v a_o princess_n before_o a_o lady_n of_o his_o own_o quality_n page_n 79._o chap._n 15._o whether_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o be_v in_o love_n for_o to_o be_v marry_v page_n 86._o chap._n 16._o whether_o money_n ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o birth_n page_n 89._o chap._n 17._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o faithful_a friend_n and_o that_o a_o gentleman_n of_o a_o good_a estate_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v unhappy_a if_o the_o court_n do_v he_o injustice_n page_n 92_o chap._n 18._o that_o the_o cassock_n be_v more_o proper_a to_o raise_v a_o man_n fortune_n than_o the_o sword_n and_o the_o advantage_n which_o may_v accrue_v to_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n from_o thence_o page_n 100_o the_o second_o part_n chap._n 1._o that_o no_o man_n be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o fortune_n page_n 107._o chap._n 2._o that_o merit_n be_v proper_a to_o all_o man_n and_o that_o the_o nobility_n ought_v to_o desire_v only_o a_o monarchical_a state_n page_n 110._o chap._n 3._o that_o our_o neighbour_n attribute_v more_o to_o the_o merit_n of_o a_o person_n than_o to_o his_o birth_n and_o of_o the_o prositableness_n of_o commerce_n page_n 118._o chap._n 4._o what_o a_o gentleman_n ought_v to_o practice_n who_o seek_v his_o fortune_n in_o the_o war._n page_n 125._o chap._n 5._o that_o the_o fortune_n of_o a_o gentleman_n depend_v on_o the_o good_a or_o bad_a choice_n which_o he_o make_v of_o a_o master_n page_n 131._o chap._n 6._o that_o he_o ought_v to_o establish_v his_o esteem_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o master_n before_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o service_n and_o how_o he_o shall_v bring_v that_o to_o pass_v page_n 135._o chap._n 7._o whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o serve_v a_o very_a understanding_n master_n or_o one_o of_o no_o great_a wit_n page_n 140._o chap._n 8._o that_o the_o sublime_a science_n do_v rather_o prejudice_v than_o advantage_n a_o gentleman_n of_o the_o sword_n what_o he_o ought_v to_o know_v and_o that_o application_n be_v necessary_a to_o succeed_v well_o in_o all_o affair_n page_n 146._o chap._n 9_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o love_v his_o master_n and_o how_o he_o shall_v demean_v himself_o towards_o he_o page_n 159._o chap._n 10._o that_o he_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o negotiation_n of_o his_o master_n affair_n at_o court_n and_o wherefore_o page_n 165._o chap._n 11._o that_o he_o may_v be_v advance_v from_o the_o service_n of_o a_o great_a lord_n to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d he_o king_n prince_n and_o that_o a_o master_n ought_v to_o treat_v a_o gentleman_n courteous_o page_n 174._o chap._n 12._o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v distaste_v at_o his_o master_n be_v cross_a humour_n and_o of_o the_o error_n of_o such_o as_o despise_v the_o charge_n of_o secretary_n page_n 181._o chap._n 13._o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o be_v less_o know_v than_o the_o ancient_n page_n 190._o chap._n 14._o that_o a_o gentleman_n who_o perceive_v in_o himself_o a_o natural_a disposition_n to_o study_n aught_o to_o apply_v himself_o thereto_o and_o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v learn_v without_o his_o inclination_n page_n 1â—6_n chap._n 15._o that_o a_o learned_a gentleman_n â—as_v the_o choice_n of_o all_o profession_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o world_n be_v very_o requisite_a for_o he_o page_n 202._o chap._n 16._o that_o conference_n be_v more_o profitable_a than_o the_o read_n of_o book_n page_n 211._o chap._n 17._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v the_o company_n of_o the_o debauch_a and_o ignorant_a page_n 217._o chap._n 18._o whether_o a_o private_a gentleman_n may_v play_v at_o game_n of_o hazard_n and_o upon_o what_o account_n page_n 222._o chap._n 19_o whether_o the_o knowledge_n and_o exercise_n of_o hunt_v contribute_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o fortune_n page_n 230._o chap._n 20._o that_o the_o treasurer_n be_v the_o most_o profitable_a master_n page_n 233._o chap._n 21._o whether_o the_o rule_n of_o prudence_n be_v sufficient_a to_o render_v we_o happy_a page_n 236._o chap._n 22._o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o judicial_a astrology_n of_o the_o folly_n of_o man_n and_o that_o honesty_n real_o make_v our_o fortune_n page_n 242._o license_v december_n 30_o 1674._o roger_n l'estrange_n the_o fortune_n of_o nobleman_n the_o first_o part_n chap._n i._o that_o our_o good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n depend_v on_o our_o conduct_n antiquity_n seem_v to_o i_o never_o to_o have_v be_v less_o reasonable_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o her_o god_n than_o when_o she_o erect_v altar_n to_o fortune_n for_o what_o can_v she_o hope_v from_o a_o deity_n which_o neither_o see_v her_o sacrifice_n nor_o hear_v her_o prayer_n but_o do_v every_o thing_n by_o chance_n the_o wise_a man_n have_v always_o term_v her_o unjust_a and_o inconstant_a and_o by_o deprive_v she_o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o choose_v and_o discern_v confess_v that_o we_o have_v as_o little_a reason_n to_o complain_v of_o her_o frown_n as_o to_o rejoice_v at_o her_o favour_n juvenal_n sed_fw-la te_fw-la nos_fw-la facimus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la deam_fw-la coeloque_fw-la locamus_fw-la juvenal_n nevertheless_o she_o have_v have_v more_o temple_n than_o the_o other_o god_n and_o see_v her_o empire_n be_v extend_v over_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n become_v her_o adorer_n it_o be_v true_a the_o small_a number_n of_o stoic_n never_o own_a she_o to_o be_v any_o other_o than_o a_o capricious_a goddess_n who_o rule_v among_o we_o only_o to_o prove_v the_o force_n of_o philosophy_n ruinae_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la fractus_fw-la illabatur_fw-la orbis_n impavidum_fw-la feriant_fw-la ruinae_fw-la all_o the_o precept_n of_o morality_n be_v chief_o to_o defend_v we_o against_o she_o and_o to_o instruct_v we_o that_o she_o can_v easy_o subvert_v the_o most_o puissant_a state_n of_o the_o world_n but_o not_o discompose_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o philosopher_n flor._n â—fficacior_fw-la â—st_fw-la fortuna_fw-la juà m_fw-la virtus_fw-la quà m_fw-la verume_v illud_fw-la quod_fw-la novens_fw-la effiavit_fw-la non_fw-la in_o rese_v in_o verbo_fw-la tantùn_fw-la esse_fw-la virtutem_fw-la flor._n brutus_n who_o always_o follow_v this_o sect_n when_o he_o die_v acknowledge_v her_o power_n and_o declare_v that_o the_o virtue_n which_o he_o so_o much_o esteem_v be_v not_o able_a to_o encounter_v she_o that_o her_o injustice_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o unhappy_a success_n of_o his_o great_a design_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o impute_v any_o fault_n to_o his_o valour_n who_o have_v dare_v to_o deliver_v rome_n from_o its_o tyrant_n he_o accuse_v she_o alone_o for_o have_v establish_v another_o to_o succeed_v in_o the_o place_n these_o great_a example_n amaze_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o be_v therefore_o more_o worthy_a of_o the_o consideration_n of_o mighty_a monarch_n we_o be_v so_o inconsiderable_a a_o part_n of_o the_o state_n wherein_o we_o live_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v account_v ridiculous_a to_o perplex_v our_o mind_n
philosophy_n he_o can_v render_v his_o mind_n sedate_v and_o undisturbed_a when_o he_o shall_v endure_v the_o affliction_n of_o a_o extreine_n poverty_n the_o philosopher_n will_v be_v very_o impertinent_a that_o endeavour_n to_o prove_v that_o ragged_a clothes_n will_v defend_v i_o against_o cold_a and_o that_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v trouble_v when_o i_o have_v not_o whereon_o to_o dine_v he_o may_v tell_v i_o that_o nature_n be_v content_v with_o a_o little_a i_o confess_v it_o but_o it_o be_v according_a to_o that_o degree_n we_o be_v accustom_v a_o prince_n will_v be_v very_o poor_a if_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o great_a revenue_n leave_v he_o than_o will_v very_o well_o accommodate_v a_o private_a gentleman_n from_o this_o reason_n i_o conclude_v that_o a_o gentleman_n who_o have_v wit_n and_o wealth_n according_a to_o his_o condition_n may_v live_v happy_o whatsoever_o befall_v he_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o attempt_n to_o arrive_v at_o the_o great_a honour_n of_o the_o state_n either_o by_o the_o war_n or_o by_o the_o service_n which_o he_o shall_v render_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o prince_n if_o he_o succeed_v he_o will_v enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o labour_n with_o pleasure_n if_o his_o design_n do_v not_o prosper_v he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o despair_v absolute_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n of_o live_v private_o in_o the_o same_o splendour_n his_o ancestor_n live_v before_o he_o virtus_fw-la paulùm_fw-la sepultae_fw-la distaâ—_n inertiae_fw-la celata_fw-la virtus_fw-la there_o be_v a_o great_a satisfaction_n in_o have_v polish_a his_o manner_n show_v his_o worth_n and_o gain_v esteem_n this_o be_v a_o recompense_n for_o which_o it_o be_v well_o worth_a the_o hazard_v something_o although_o he_o shall_v hope_v for_o no_o other_o this_o alone_a aught_o to_o oblige_v he_o to_o leave_v his_o house_n that_o he_o may_v return_v thither_o with_o great_a honour_n and_o renown_n chap._n xviii_o that_o the_o cassock_n be_v more_o proper_a to_o raise_v a_o man_n fortune_n than_o the_o sword_n and_o the_o advantage_n which_o may_v accrue_v to_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n from_o thence_o if_o he_o put_v on_o the_o cassock_n he_o will_v meet_v with_o many_o thing_n in_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o man_n of_o the_o sword_n which_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o follow_v his_o profession_n oblige_v he_o to_o a_o more_o grave_a modesty_n to_o a_o more_o reserve_a conversation_n to_o a_o more_o exemplary_a piety_n and_o to_o more_o regulate_v manner_n as_o the_o exercise_n of_o a_o gentleman_n be_v of_o no_o use_n to_o he_o so_o learning_n be_v very_o necessary_a for_o he_o it_o be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n for_o one_o of_o that_o profession_n to_o be_v illiterate_a the_o science_n never_o appear_v with_o so_o much_o grace_n as_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o nobleman_n they_o have_v charm_n which_o ravish_v all_o people_n and_o constrain_v even_o the_o most_o insensible_a to_o love_v those_o who_o know_v how_o to_o serve_v themselves_o advantageous_o thereof_o it_o be_v almost_o a_o infallible_a way_n of_o arrive_v at_o great_a employ_v we_o have_v so_o many_o example_n of_o this_o kind_n that_o it_o will_v be_v very_o impertinent_a to_o seek_v for_o they_o in_o age_n remote_a from_o our_o own_o knowledge_n and_o to_o understand_v it_o aright_o be_v it_o not_o just_a that_o those_o who_o can_v see_v shall_v lead_v those_o that_o be_v blind_a and_o who_o can_v deny_v that_o learn_v join_v to_o good_a natural_a part_n do_v not_o qualify_v a_o person_n extraordinary_o the_o science_n lead_v he_o in_o a_o path_n strew_v with_o rose_n to_o arrive_v at_o fortune_n they_o put_v a_o gloss_n on_o his_o worth_n they_o give_v he_o entrance_n into_o the_o council_n of_o king_n they_o teach_v he_o the_o art_n to_o incline_v man_n as_o he_o please_v and_o at_o last_o they_o make_v he_o either_o a_o great_a prelar_n in_o the_o church_n or_o a_o great_a minister_n in_o the_o state_n oh_o what_o a_o happy_a profession_n be_v this_o and_o how_o many_o person_n of_o quality_n will_v follow_v it_o if_o they_o know_v all_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o i_o mean_v what_o i_o have_v before_o hint_v if_o they_o have_v a_o natural_a disposition_n thereto_o for_o indeed_o it_o be_v no_o easy_a enterprise_n to_o render_v ourselves_o learned_a the_o science_n be_v tedious_a and_o painful_a to_o be_v acquire_v and_o to_o have_v they_o infuse_v we_o must_v be_v saint_n the_o poet_n have_v reason_n to_o lodge_v they_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o parnassus_n who_o excessive_a height_n make_v the_o access_n very_o difficult_a the_o muse_n who_o preside_v there_o take_v delight_n in_o be_v court_v and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a advantage_n to_o be_v in_o their_o favour_n it_o belong_v to_o they_o only_o to_o give_v a_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o live_n and_o a_o resurrection_n to_o the_o dead_a we_o shall_v have_v have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o alexander_n if_o history_n have_v not_o describe_v he_o and_o all_o the_o brave_a exploit_n of_o julius_n caesar_n and_o of_o xenophon_n have_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o eternal_a oblivion_n if_o they_o themselves_o have_v not_o write_v they_o virtue_n itself_o as_o admirable_a as_o it_o be_v can_v be_v without_o they_o see_v her_o true_a recompense_n be_v glory_n and_o immortality_n on_o who_o do_v you_o think_v future_a age_n will_v bestow_v great_a encomium_n either_o on_o cardinal_n richlieu_n or_o on_o the_o captain_n who_o fight_v in_o his_o time_n his_o head_n give_v motion_n to_o their_o hand_n if_o they_o have_v have_v good_a success_n the_o glory_n thereof_o be_v due_a to_o he_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o they_o the_o instrument_n and_o we_o may_v say_v that_o their_o valour_n can_v not_o appear_v without_o contribute_v to_o the_o renown_n of_o he_o that_o direct_v they_o the_o order_n which_o he_o give_v at_o ease_n in_o his_o cabinet_n make_v all_o europe_n tremble_v his_o prudence_n prevent_v the_o bad_a accident_n his_o reason_n penetrate_v the_o most_o 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he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o concern_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o state_n it_o will_v be_v much_o more_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o obtain_v a_o good_a bishopric_n or_o a_o rich_a abbey_n than_o for_o a_o man_n of_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o condition_n a_o considerable_a government_n for_o a_o reward_n of_o his_o service_n yet_o the_o first_o walk_v in_o a_o smooth_a path_n and_o almost_o secure_a the_o other_o in_o a_o rugged_a road_n full_a of_o peril_n both_o have_v their_o fortune_n for_o their_o object_n but_o be_v not_o equal_o happy_a in_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o way_n that_o bring_v they_o thither_o the_o great_a unhappiness_n of_o young_a man_n be_v that_o the_o heat_n of_o their_o blood_n ferment_n in_o their_o vein_n and_o render_v they_o uncapable_a of_o be_v persuade_v to_o any_o thing_n they_o fancy_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o brave_a as_o the_o esteem_n of_o a_o man_n of_o courage_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o parallel_v the_o noble_a exploit_n of_o the_o 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