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get_v by_o this_o learning_n that_o when_o they_o come_v to_o die_v they_o be_v to_o perish_v soul_n and_o body_n which_o admit_v to_o be_v true_a for_o i_o be_o not_o contentious_a what_o great_a matter_n of_o joy_n or_o boast_n do_v the_o doctrine_n afford_v though_o to_o speak_v truth_n i_o can_v find_v any_o considerable_a objection_n against_o the_o opinion_n of_o pythagoras_n and_o plato_n for_o have_v plato_n allege_v no_o reason_n for_o it_o see_v what_o deference_n i_o have_v to_o his_o person_n he_o will_v have_v dash_v i_o with_o his_o bare_a authority_n but_o now_o he_o have_v back_v his_o judgement_n with_o so_o many_o reason_n that_o he_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v endeavour_v to_o make_v other_o to_o be_v so_o but_o himself_o true_o to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o persuasion_n sect_n xxii_o a_o immaterial_a substance_n though_o invisible_a may_v subsist_v of_o itself_o as_o god_n so_o the_o soul_n yet_o many_o stubborn_a opponent_n there_o be_v who_o pass_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o soul_n as_o capital_a malefactor_n nor_o have_v they_o other_o ground_n upon_o which_o they_o derogate_a credit_n from_o the_o eternity_n of_o soul_n but_o only_o this_o that_o they_o can_v fancy_v nor_o comprehend_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n as_o if_o they_o understand_v what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o when_o unite_a to_o it_o what_o fashion_n what_o size_n what_o place_n it_o take_v up_o so_o that_o be_v man_n a_o creature_n who_o may_v be_v look_v into_o and_o all_o his_o inward_a part_n discover_v whether_o will_v the_o soul_n be_v visible_a or_o for_o its_o extraordinary_a subtlety_n escape_v the_o sight_n these_o thing_n they_o will_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v who_o say_v they_o can_v conceive_v what_o a_o soul_n shall_v be_v without_o a_o body_n they_o will_v find_v what_o conception_n they_o have_v of_o it_o now_o it_o be_v
xxxvi_o of_o anger_n but_o anger_n how_o long_o soever_o it_o disturb_v the_o mind_n be_v without_o controversy_n madness_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o which_o such_o ill_a language_n pass_v even_o between_o brethren_n what_o man_n more_o impudent_a than_o thou_o ever_o live_v or_o than_o thou_o more_o malicious_a you_o know_v what_o follow_v for_o bitter_a reproach_n be_v retort_v by_o one_o brother_n upon_o the_o other_o in_o verse_n interchangeable_o so_o that_o it_o may_v easy_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v atreus_n his_o own_o son_n his_o who_o contrive_v a_o new_a vengeance_n upon_o his_o brother_n some_o strange_a plot_n deep_a design_n i_o must_v devise_v his_o rage_a heart_n with_o horror_n to_o surprise_v what_o then_o be_v this_o plot_n hear_v thyestes_n himself_o welcome_o say_v my_o kind_a brother_n pray_v fall_v on_o good_a cheer_n my_o son_n and_o set_v their_o bowel_n in_o a_o dish_n before_o he_o for_o what_o degree_n be_v there_o that_o anger_n will_v not_o arrive_v at_o and_o at_o which_o fury_n will_v hence_o we_o say_v of_o man_n in_o passion_n that_o they_o be_v out_o of_o all_o government_n that_o be_v counsel_n reason_n understanding_n for_o these_o aught_o to_o have_v the_o government_n over_o the_o whole_a soul_n for_o man_n in_o this_o condition_n either_o those_o be_v to_o be_v convey_v from_o they_o upon_o who_o they_o will_v fall_v violent_o till_o they_o recollect_v themselves_o now_o what_o be_v it_o to_o recollect_v one_o self_n but_o to_o rally_v the_o scatter_a and_o disorder_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n into_o their_o proper_a place_n or_o they_o be_v to_o be_v entreat_v and_o beg_v at_o to_o defer_v what_o thought_n they_o have_v of_o execute_v their_o revenge_n till_o another_o time_n when_o their_o anger_n cool_v now_o cool_v imply_n that_o the_o spirit_n do_v boil_v over_o contrary_a to_o the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n to_o which_o that_o say_n of_o architas_n refer_v who_o be_v in_o some_o heat_n against_o his_o bailiff_n say_v how_o will_v i_o have_v order_v you_o be_v i_o not_o angry_a sect_n xxxvii_o the_o cause_n of_o passion_n a_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v our_o duty_n where_o then_o be_v those_o that_o say_v wrath_n be_v useful_a can_v madness_n be_v useful_a or_o natural_a can_v any_o thing_n be_v agreeable_a to_o nature_n and_o contrary_a to_o reason_n now_o if_o anger_n be_v natural_a how_o can_v it_o be_v either_o that_o one_o man_n shall_v be_v more_o hasty_a than_o another_o or_o that_o it_o can_v be_v over_o before_o the_o desire_n of_o revenge_n be_v satiate_v or_o that_o any_o shall_v repent_v of_o what_o they_o do_v in_o passion_n as_o we_o see_v by_o king_n alexander_n for_o a_o after_o he_o have_v kill_v his_o friend_n clitus_n he_o can_v hardly_o forbear_v offer_v violence_n to_o himself_o so_o strong_o do_v repentance_n work_v upon_o he_o these_o thing_n be_v notorious_a who_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o this_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v also_o whole_o in_o conceit_n and_o 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that_o one_o be_v proner_o to_o one_o motion_n and_o passion_n and_o another_o to_o another_o but_o evil_a habit_n in_o soul_n as_o chronical_a distemper_n in_o body_n be_v more_o difficult_a to_o be_v remove_v than_o a_o simple_a disorder_n and_o a_o sudden_a swell_a of_o the_o eye_n be_v soon_o cure_v than_o a_o long_a soreness_n be_v remove_v a_o after_o he_o have_v kill_v his_o friend_n clitus_n alexander_n the_o great_a who_o subdue_v all_o thing_n that_o stand_v in_o his_o way_n yet_o be_v vanquish_v by_o wine_n and_o anger_n on_o a_o time_n as_o he_o be_v drink_v with_o his_o commander_n clitus_n have_v magnify_v the_o action_n of_o king_n philip_n which_o he_o take_v as_o do_v in_o derogation_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o run_v he_o through_o with_o his_o spear_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o passion_n be_v over_o he_o be_v so_o trouble_v at_o the_o barbarous_a act_n that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o turn_v the_o same_o spear_n against_o his_o own_o heart_n tear_v his_o face_n and_o beg_v of_o all_o about_o he_o that_o they_o will_v not_o let_v he_o survive_v that_o infamy_n three_o day_n he_o stir_v not_o out_o of_o his_o tent_n and_o can_v hardly_o he_o prevail_v upon_o to_o take_v any_o more_o sustenance_n but_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o especial_o the_o counsel_n of_o callisthenes_n he_o be_v bring_v again_o to_o some_o comfortable_a quiet_n of_o mind_n clitus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o alexander_n nurse_n a_o old_a soldier_n of_o king_n philip_n and_o who_o in_o the_o battle_n of_o granicus_n have_v protect_v with_o his_o shield_n king_n alexander_n fight_v bareheaded_a and_o cut_v off_o the_o hand_n of_o rhosaces_n lift_v up_o against_o the_o king_n head_n with_o many_o other_o honourable_a exploit_n sect_n xxxviii_o the_o cure_n of_o they_o in_o rectify_v that_o mistake_n but_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o passion_n be_v already_o find_v that_o they_o all_o arise_v from_o judgement_n form_v upon_o opinion_n and_o 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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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nor_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v right_a to_o give_v himself_o the_o most_o grievous_a torture_n and_o to_o fret_v to_o death_n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o wrong_a yet_o the_o sequel_n have_v inform_v we_o to_o my_o apprehension_n although_o it_o be_v not_o the_o direct_a and_o proper_a question_n at_o this_o time_n that_o there_o be_v no_o evil_a but_o that_o which_o may_v be_v call_v dishonesty_n so_o that_o we_o may_v withal_o see_v whatever_o evil_a there_o be_v in_o discontent_n it_o be_v not_o natural_a but_o contract_v by_o our_o voluntary_a judgement_n and_o mistake_v in_o opinion_n now_o that_o sort_n of_o trouble_n of_o mind_n have_v be_v handle_v by_o we_o which_o be_v great_a of_o all_o so_o that_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o it_o we_o judge_v the_o remedy_n of_o the_o rest_n not_o of_o difficult_a enquiry_n sect_n xxxiv_o a_o passage_n to_o the_o remedy_n of_o disquiet_a arise_v from_o the_o particular_a passion_n for_o there_o be_v certain_a common_a place_n 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fit_n so_o shall_v a_o man_n avoid_v by_o retire_v what_o injury_n of_o fortune_n he_o can_v sustain_v these_o same_o direction_n of_o epicurus_n repeat_v hierom_n word_n for_o word_n now_o if_o those_o philosopher_n who_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n that_o virtue_n of_o itself_o be_v of_o no_o consideration_n all_o that_o we_o call_v honest_a and_o praiseworthy_a they_o say_v to_o be_v mere_a jargon_n and_o a_o pure_a rant_n yet_o if_o these_o judge_v the_o wise_a man_n to_o be_v always_o happy_a what_o i_o pray_v do_v you_o think_v shall_v the_o philosopher_n descend_v from_o socrates_n and_o plato_n do_v some_o of_o which_o say_v there_o be_v so_o great_a excellency_n in_o the_o good_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o those_o of_o the_o body_n and_o external_a one_o be_v eclipse_v by_o they_o other_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o count_v they_o good_n place_v all_o their_o advantage_n in_o their_o mind_n which_o controversy_n of_o they_o carneades_n be_v wont_a to_o moderate_v as_o a_o umpire_n to_o which_o both_o party_n refer_v their_o cause_n to_o be_v compromise_v for_o whereas_o what_o thing_n the_o peripatetic_n think_v good_n the_o stoic_n count_v the_o same_o conveniency_n and_o yet_o the_o peripatetic_n do_v not_o attribute_v more_o to_o riches_n health_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o like_a nature_n then_o the_o stoic_n since_o they_o be_v to_o be_v weigh_v by_o reality_n not_o word_n he_o deny_v there_o be_v any_o just_a cause_n of_o dissension_n wherefore_o let_v the_o philosopher_n of_o other_o persuasion_n look_v to_o it_o how_o they_o can_v gain_v this_o point_n yet_o i_o be_o please_v that_o they_o make_v a_o profession_n beseem_v philosopher_n about_o wise_a man_n title_n to_o live_v in_o perpetual_a happiness_n but_o since_o we_o must_v be_v go_v to_o morrow_n let_v we_o comprise_v in_o memory_n these_o five_o day_n debate_n and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n i_o think_v i_o shall_v draw_v they_o up_o in_o writing_n for_o upon_o what_o can_v we_o better_o employ_v o_o this_o leisure_n such_o as_o it_o be_v and_o we_o will_v send_v these_o other_o five_o book_n to_o our_o friend_n brutus_n by_o who_o we_o have_v not_o only_o be_v invite_v to_o the_o make_v philosophical_a treatise_n p_o but_o also_o provoke_v wherein_o how_o much_o we_o shall_v profit_v other_o we_o can_v easy_o tell_v but_o for_o our_o own_o most_o bitter_a grief_n and_o various_a disquiet_n charge_v we_o on_o every_o side_n no_o other_o relief_n can_v be_v find_v o_o this_o leisure_n such_o as_o it_o be_v speak_v with_o some_o stomach_n for_o his_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o prudence_n oblige_v to_o compound_v for_o his_o safety_n by_o retirement_n from_o his_o honourable_a employment_n p_o but_o also_o provoke_v by_o example_n and_o the_o address_n of_o his_o book_n upon_o alike_o subject_a finis_fw-la the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o book_n comfort_n against_o death_n the_o prologue_n sect._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o sect_n i._o that_o the_o greek_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o roman_n in_o most_o point_n of_o useful_a knowledge_n page_n 1._o sect_n ii_o however_o superior_a in_o poetry_n picture_n music_n and_o geometry_n p._n 3._o sect_n iii_o equal_v by_o they_o in_o oratory_n which_o be_v encouragement_n to_o set_v upon_o philosophy_n p._n 5._o sect_n iv._o philosophy_n join_v with_o oratory_n be_v more_o beneficial_a p._n 6._o sect_n v._o the_o position_n that_o the_o proponent_n take_v death_n to_o be_v evil._n p._n 8._o sect_n vi_o the_o local_a hell_n of_o the_o poet_n to_o be_v fictitious_a p._n 10._o sect_n vii_o they_o who_o be_v not_o be_v not_o miserable_a p._n 12._o sect_n viii_o nor_o be_v die_v miserable_a but_o essay_v to_o be_v prove_v rather_o good_a p._n 14._o sect_n ix_o what_o death_n be_v what_o the_o soul_n in_o vulgar_a opinion_n p._n 16._o sect_n x._o what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o divers_a philosopher_n p._n 17._o sect_n xi_o inference_n from_o these_o different_a opinion_n p._n 19_o sect_n xii_o argument_n for_o the_o soul_n subsistence_n after_o death_n from_o immemorial_n tradition_n from_o funeral_n rite_n and_o from_o the_o veneration_n of_o ancient_a hero_n p._n 21._o sect_n xiii_o from_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o tradition_n of_o the_o superior_a god_n have_v be_v man_n decease_v p._n 23._o sect_n fourteen_o from_o a_o innate_a care_n of_o posterity_n zeal_n for_o the_o state_n p._n 25._o sect_n xv_o and_o thirst_n after_o glory_n p._n 26._o sect_n xvi_o that_o dead_a man_n soul_n abide_v in_o cavern_n under_o earth_n be_v the_o groundless_a fiction_n of_o poet_n or_o imposture_n of_o magician_n p._n 28._o sect_n xvii_o that_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a they_o ascend_v p._n 30._o sect_n xviii_o nor_o vanish_v p._n 32._o sect_n xix_o but_o mount_v the_o sky_n p._n 33._o sect_n xx._n and_o thence_o contemplate_v nature_n p._n 35._o sect_n xxi_o that_o the_o epicurean_o who_o plead_v for_o annihilation_n have_v no_o such_o reason_n to_o triumph_v in_o their_o scheme_n of_o natural_a knowledge_n improve_v p._n 37._o sect_n xxii_o a_o immaterial_a substance_n though_o invisible_a may_v subsist_v of_o itself_o as_o god_n so_o the_o soul_n p._n 38._o sect_n xxiii_o argument_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o its_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o its_o own_o motion_n p._n 40._o sect_n xxiv_o from_o the_o capaciousness_n of_o its_o memory_n p._n 41._o sect_n xxv_o corollary_n upon_o the_o former_a argument_n from_o that_o of_o invention_n p._n 44._o sect_n xxvi_o from_o further_a endowment_n p._n 46._o sect_n xxvii_o from_o its_o divine_a original_a p._n 48._o sect_n xxviii_o from_o its_o faculty_n p._n 49._o sect_n xxix_o from_o its_o nature_n p._n 51._o sect_n xxx_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o socrates_n and_o cato_n p._n 52._o sect_n xxxi_o from_o the_o sequester_v itself_o from_o the_o body_n
in_o meditation_n as_o in_o death_n p._n 54._o sect_n xxxii_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n confute_v p._n 56._o sect_n xxxiii_o the_o argument_n of_o panaetius_n answer_v p._n 58._o sect_n xxxiv_o upon_o supposition_n of_o the_o soul_n mortality_n death_n be_v not_o evil_a be_v a_o departure_n from_o evil_n p._n 59_o sect_n xxxv_o or_o from_o uncertain_a good_n p._n 61._o sect_n xxxvi_o such_o as_o we_o shall_v not_o miss_v p._n 63._o sect_n xxxvii_o since_o it_o have_v not_o appear_v dreadful_a even_o to_o common_a soldier_n p._n 65._o sect_n xxxviii_o much_o less_o shall_v it_o hinder_v promote_a the_o public_a good_a but_o as_o death_n be_v not_o terrible_a so_o neither_o be_v it_o amiable_a p._n 67._o sect_n thirty-nine_o the_o opinion_n of_o untimely_a death_n examine_v p._n 68_o sect_n xl._o we_o must_v live_v in_o our_o place_n undaunted_a and_o when_o our_o time_n be_v come_v die_v content_v after_o the_o example_n of_o theramenes_n p._n 70._o sect_n xli_o socrates_n p._n 72._o sect_n xlii_o the_o spartan_n p._n 73._o sect_n xliii_o and_o theodorus_n the_o cyrenian_a a_o digression_n to_o the_o point_n of_o burial_n p._n 75._o sect_n xliv_o cruelty_n towards_o dead_a enemy_n and_o lament_v unburied_a friend_n reprove_v p._n 77._o sect_n xlv_o the_o custom_n of_o some_o savage_n herein_o condemn_v what_o decency_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o interment_n of_o the_o dead_a p._n 80._o sect_n xlvi_o glory_n after_o death_n shall_v abate_v the_o fear_n of_o die_v in_o prosperity_n p._n 82._o sect_n xlvii_o a_o epilogue_n after_o the_o mode_n of_o the_o greek_a rhetorician_n who_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o death_n be_v the_o great_a good_a that_o can_v befall_v man_n and_o that_o from_o divine_a testimony_n p._n 84._o sect_n xlviii_o from_o those_o of_o demigod_n oracle_n and_o panegyrical_a commemoration_n of_o such_o as_o have_v die_v for_o their_o country_n p._n 87._o sect_n xlix_o the_o close_a of_o all_o apply_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o present_a debate_n to_o the_o reader_n benefit_n p._n 89._o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n patience_n under_o pain_n the_o proem_n sect_n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o sect_n i._o the_o benefit_n of_o philosophy_n p._n 92._o sect_n ii_o that_o the_o academic_a scheme_n be_v cautious_a and_o modest_a p._n 95._o sect_n iii_o the_o epicurean_a only_o regard_v by_o its_o own_o follower_n p._n 97._o sect_n iv._o the_o bad_a life_n of_o some_o teacher_n only_a scandal_n to_o their_o person_n not_o doctrine_n p._n 99_o seot_fw-la v._o the_o position_n make_v pain_n the_o great_a of_o all_o evil_n p._n 101._o sect_n vi_o the_o different_a maxim_n of_o philosopher_n on_o that_o subject_a p._n 103._o sect_n vii_o epicurus_n contradict_v himself_o herein_o the_o tragical_a impatience_n of_o philoctetes_n p._n 104._o sect_n viii_o ix_o hercules_n p._n 106._o 108._o sect_n x._o prometheus_n p._n 109._o sect_n xi_o digression_n against_o the_o poet_n p._n 111._o sect_n xii_o and_o some_o heterodox_n philosopher_n p._n 114._o sect_n xiii_o pain_n must_v not_o betray_v we_o to_o indecent_a carriage_n p._n 115._o sect_n fourteen_o must_v be_v oppose_v with_o courage_n p._n 117._o sect_n xv._n inure_v to_o labour_n dispose_v to_o a_o patient_a endure_v of_o pain_n p._n 120._o sect_n xvi_o xvii_o the_o power_n of_o exercise_n p._n 121._o 123._o sect_n xviii_o the_o force_n of_o reason_n p._n 126._o sect_n xix_o the_o direction_n of_o epicurus_n impracticable_a p._n 127._o sect_n xx._n virtue_n personate_v make_v her_o exhortation_n p._n 129._o sect_n xxi_o the_o manner_n of_o subdue_a our_o passion_n to_o reason_n p._n 130._o sect_n xxii_o armour_n against_o impatience_n p._n 133._o sect_n xxiii_o faintness_n of_o spirit_n dishonourable_a p._n 136._o sect_n xxiv_o resolution_n necessary_a to_o war._n p._n 137._o sect_n xxv_o in_o trial_n at_o home_n p._n 140._o sect_n xxvi_o and_o in_o all_o laudable_a enterprise_n p._n 142._o sect_n xxvii_o our_o patience_n must_v be_v of_o equal_a temper_n as_o to_o the_o field_n in_o battle_n or_o the_o bed_n of_o sickness_n p._n 144._o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o book_n the_o cure_n of_o discontent_n premise_v in_o sect._n 1_o 2_o 3._o sect_n i._o the_o reluctancy_n of_o deprave_a man_n against_o his_o soul_n cure_v with_o some_o cause_n of_o his_o depravity_n p._n 148._o sect_n ii_o further_n cause_n of_o the_o depravation_n of_o humane_a nature_n p._n 150._o sect_n iii_o that_o the_o soul_n may_v have_v remedy_n for_o its_o distemper_n p._n 151._o sect_n iv._o the_o position_n offer_v it_o as_o a_o probable_a opinion_n that_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v liable_a to_o discontent_n p._n 153._o sect_n v._o that_o man_n import_v by_o passion_n be_v mad._n p._n 154._o sect_n vi_o the_o absurdity_n of_o deny_v a_o wise_a man_n all_o use_n of_o the_o affection_n be_v decline_v p._n 157._o sect_n vii_o the_o position_n impugned_a by_o a_o argument_n from_o the_o topick_n of_o fortitude_n p._n 158._o sect_n viii_o by_o another_o from_o that_o of_o temperance_n p._n 160._o sect_n ix_o by_o a_o induction_n from_o particular_a passion_n as_o of_o wrath_n envy_n p._n 161._o sect_n x._o and_o pity_n p._n 163._o sect_n xi_o the_o cause_n of_o dissatisfaction_n be_v a_o mistake_n in_o judgement_n p._n 165._o sect_n xii_o the_o picture_n of_o discontent_n in_o certain_a unfortunate_a prince_n p._n 167._o sect_n xiii_o we_o shall_v not_o despair_v whatever_o our_o circumstance_n be_v p._n 169._o sect_n fourteen_o meditation_n on_o possible_a mishap_n abate_v their_o evil_a when_o come_v p._n 170._o sect_n xv._n be_v also_o ground_n of_o constancy_n p._n 172._o sect_n xvi_o the_o contrary_a tenet_n of_o epicurus_n and_o his_o follower_n p._n 174._o sect_n xvii_o the_o true_a remedy_n assign_v p._n 175._o sect_n xviii_o and_o verify_v in_o the_o case_n of_o thyestes_n aeetes_n telamonius_n p._n 177._o sect_n xix_o and_o andromache_n p._n 180._o sect_n xx._n epicurus_n prove_v inconstant_a to_o his_o own_o principle_n p._n 182._o sect_n xxi_o the_o stoutness_n of_o the_o epicurean_o take_v down_o p._n 184._o sect_n xxii_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o cyrenian_a sect_n how_o far_o allowable_a p._n 185._o sect_n xxiii_o forecast_n of_o possible_a calamity_n be_v needful_a p._n 187._o sect_n xxiv_o the_o use_n of_o precedent_n p._n 189._o sect_n xxv_o the_o cavil_v that_o the_o common_a condition_n of_o mortality_n be_v ineffectual_a in_o point_n of_o comfort_n examine_v p._n 191._o sect_n xxvi_o trouble_v of_o mind_n to_o be_v a_o duty_n be_v a_o mistake_n p._n 192._o sect_n xxvii_o farther_o illustrate_v p._n 194._o sect_n xxviii_o that_o mistake_v rectify_v by_o consideration_n that_o our_o sorrow_n avail_v nothing_o p._n 196._o sect_n xxix_o that_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o disquiet_n be_v by_o misapprehension_n aggravate_v beyond_o its_o own_o nature_n p._n 199._o sect_n xxx_o that_o motive_n of_o consolation_n too_o often_o prove_v ineffectual_a proceed_v not_o from_o defect_n in_o they_o but_o our_o own_o indisposition_n p._n 201._o sect_n xxxi_o directory_n for_o comforter_n as_o to_o the_o season_n p._n 203._o sect_n xxxii_o the_o method_n p._n 204._o sect_n xxxiii_o that_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n not_o to_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o grief_n p._n 205._o sect_n xxxiv_o a_o passage_n clear_v to_o the_o remedy_n of_o disquiet_n arise_v from_o the_o particular_a passion_n p._n 207._o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n the_o government_n of_o the_o passion_n the_o preface_n sect._n 1_o 2_o 3._o sect_n i._o the_o ancient_a roman_n probable_o not_o stranger_n to_o polite_a learning_n because_o borderer_n upon_o greece_n the_o great_a p._n 209._o sect_n ii_o because_o acquaint_v with_o music_n poetry_n and_o oratory_n p._n 211._o sect_n iii_o but_o philosophy_n be_v of_o late_a date_n with_o the_o roman_n p._n 212._o sect_n iv._o the_o position_n that_o it_o be_v probable_a thâ—â—_n a_o wise_a man_n be_v not_o free_a from_o all_o passion_n p._n 214._o sect_n v._o the_o method_n of_o the_o ensue_a disputation_n p._n 216._o sect_n vi_o the_o definition_n of_o the_o passion_n in_o general_n p._n 217._o sect_n vii_o the_o intellect_n to_o be_v accessary_a to_o the_o passion_n p._n 219._o sect_n viii_o the_o subordinate_a passion_n define_v those_o under_o discontent_n and_o fear_n p._n 220._o sect_n ix_o those_o under_o pleasure_n and_o lust_n p._n 222._o sect_n x._o the_o original_a of_o the_o soul_n distemper_n p._n 223._o sect_n xi_o the_o cause_n of_o passion_n and_o antipathy_n p._n 224._o sect_n xii_o the_o analogy_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n sickness_n in_o ill_a habit_n p._n 226._o sect_n xiii_o the_o similitude_n between_o soundness_n and_o unsoundness_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n p._n 227._o sect_n fourteen_o their_o dissimilitude_n p._n 229._o sect_n xv._n the_o cure_n of_o the_o soul_n infirmity_n p._n 230._o sect_n xvi_o especial_o to_o be_v in_o moderation_n p._n 231._o