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who_o he_o do_v not_o stretch_v out_o his_o right-hand_n be_v murder_a and_o be_v not_o sylla_n ungrateful_a too_o that_o when_o he_o have_v wade_v up_o to_o the_o gate_n in_o humane_a blood_n carry_v the_o outrage_n into_o the_o city_n and_o there_o most_o barbarous_o cut_v two_o entire_a legion_n to_o piece_n in_o a_o corner_n not_o only_o after_o the_o victory_n but_o most_o perfidious_o after_o quarter_n give_v they_o good_a god_n that_o ever_o any_o man_n shall_v not_o only_o escape_v with_o impunity_n but_o receive_v a_o reward_n for_o so_o horrid_a a_o villainy_n be_v not_o pompey_n ungrateful_a too_o who_o after_o three_o consulship_n three_o triumph_n and_o so_o many_o honour_n usurp_v before_o his_o time_n split_v the_o commonwealth_n into_o three_o part_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o such_o a_o pass_n that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o safety_n but_o by_o slavery_n only_o forsooth_o to_o abate_v the_o envy_n of_o his_o power_n he_o take_v other_o partner_n with_o he_o into_o the_o government_n as_o if_o that_o which_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o one_o may_v have_v be_v allowable_a for_o more_o divide_v and_o distribute_v the_o province_n and_o break_v all_o into_o a_o triumvirate_n reserve_v still_o two_o part_n of_o the_o three_o in_o his_o own_o family_n and_o be_v not_o caesar_n ungrateful_a also_o though_o to_o give_v he_o his_o due_n he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o his_o word_n merciful_a in_o his_o victory_n and_o never_o kill_v any_o man_n but_o with_o his_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n let_v we_o therefore_o forgive_v one_o another_o only_o one_o word_n more_o now_o for_o the_o shame_n of_o ungrateful_a government_n be_v not_o camillus_n banish_v scipio_n dismiss_v and_o cicero_n exile_v and_o plunder_v but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o those_o that_o be_v so_o mad_a as_o to_o dispute_v even_o the_o goodness_n of_o heaven_n which_o give_v we_o all_o and_o expect_v nothing_o again_o but_o continue_v give_v to_o the_o most_o unthankful_a and_o complain_v chap._n xx._n there_o can_v be_v no_o law_n against_o ingratitude_n ingratitude_n be_v so_o dangerous_a to_o itself_o and_o so_o detestable_a to_o other_o people_n that_o nature_n one_o will_v think_v have_v sufficient_o provide_v against_o it_o without_o need_n of_o any_o other_o law_n for_o every_o ungrateful_a man_n be_v his_o own_o enemy_n and_o it_o seem_v superfluous_a to_o compel_v a_o man_n to_o be_v kind_a to_o himself_o and_o to_o follow_v his_o own_o inclination_n this_o of_o all_o wickedness_n imaginable_a be_v certain_o the_o vice_n which_o do_v the_o most_o divide_v and_o distract_v humane_a nature_n without_o the_o exercise_n and_o the_o commerce_n of_o mutual_a office_n we_o can_v be_v neither_o happy_a nor_o safe_a for_o it_o be_v only_a society_n that_o secure_v we_o take_v we_o one_o by_o one_o and_o we_o be_v a_o prey_n even_o to_o brute_n as_o well_o as_o to_o one_o another_o nature_n have_v bring_v we_o into_o the_o world_n naked_a and_o unarm_v we_o have_v not_o 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