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ephaestion_n that_o the_o one_o love_v the_o king_n the_o other_z alexander_z the_o love_n which_o man_n have_v for_o we_o be_v a_o snare_n wherein_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v catch_v and_o even_o when_o a_o person_n have_v no_o quality_n to_o recommend_v he_o if_o by_o his_o perseverance_n and_o continual_a application_n he_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o he_o love_v we_o and_o be_v whole_o at_o our_o service_n ama_fw-la ut_fw-la amêris_fw-la ama_fw-la we_o can_v hardly_o deny_v he_o our_o affection_n this_o compassion_n extend_v itself_o even_o to_o beast_n in_o holland_n i_o see_v a_o mastiff_n make_v his_o fortune_n this_o poor_a dog_n single_v out_o the_o late_a prince_n of_o orange_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o army_n before_o maestricht_n and_o notwithstanding_o that_o the_o guard_n often_o beat_v he_o away_o yet_o he_o always_o return_v to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tent_n and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o prince_n come_v out_o this_o animal_n leap_v for_o joy_n fan_v upon_o he_o 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fortune_n of_o the_o world_n depend_v on_o a_o sound_n and_o a_o vapour_n a_o defamation_n cunning_o insinuate_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v sufficient_a to_o overthrow_v this_o huge_a structure_n which_o he_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n the_o exhalation_n and_o vapour_n of_o wine_n ascend_v to_o the_o brain_n be_v of_o force_n enough_o to_o confound_v all_o the_o species_n of_o imagination_n and_o make_v he_o abhor_v that_o which_o he_o love_v before_o what_o i_o assert_v proceed_v from_o the_o universal_a cause_n of_o our_o nature_n which_o the_o philosopher_n term_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n and_o rest_n pleasure_n themselves_o be_v no_o pleasure_n but_o because_o of_o their_o variety_n they_o change_v and_o succeed_v one_o another_o chiron_z be_v weary_a of_o be_v god_n of_o the_o poet_n because_o all_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o polycrates_n complain_v that_o he_o have_v be_v too_o long_o happy_a those_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o violent_a passion_n do_v not_o remain_v long_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n common_o they_o be_v as_o easy_o incline_v to_o hate_v as_o to_o love_v time_n blot_v out_o of_o our_o memory_n the_o idea_n which_o our_o sense_n have_v present_v for_o the_o form_v our_o ratiocination_n and_o passion_n and_o there_o be_v no_o friendship_n so_o dear_a that_o a_o long_a habit_n will_v not_o at_o last_o render_v importunate_a it_o be_v like_a to_o flambo_n the_o wax_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o fire_n take_v and_o the_o flame_n vanish_v when_o that_o matter_n be_v consume_v as_o conversation_n contract_v friendship_n so_o it_o like_v wise_a dissolve_v they_o man_n be_v natural_o weary_a one_o of_o another_o and_o this_o axiom_n be_v true_a in_o all_o respect_n aristot_n ab_fw-la assuetis_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a passio_fw-la aristot_n that_o custom_n destroy_v passion_n from_o hence_o i_o make_v this_o inference_n that_o a_o ceurtier_n ought_v to_o look_v upon_o 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gratiis_fw-la horat._n but_o it_o be_v distasteful_a to_o keep_v a_o continual_a guard_n over_o himself_o and_o a_o very_a long_a habit_n be_v requisite_a to_o subdue_v those_o passion_n which_o be_v innate_a it_o be_v not_o therefore_o without_o ground_n that_o the_o ancient_n so_o often_o say_v they_o may_v rejoice_v that_o be_v well_o bear_v if_o i_o may_v have_v my_o choice_n i_o will_v choose_v this_o rich_a present_a of_o nature_n before_o all_o the_o recompense_n of_o philosophy_n a_o good_a disposition_n be_v ever_o peaceable_a in_o itself_o and_o agreeable_a to_o other_o it_o perform_v good_a without_o constraint_n and_o resist_v evil_a without_o trouble_n chap._n viii_o the_o method_n of_o live_v with_o our_o friend_n at_o court_n i_o be_o very_o sensible_a that_o neither_o the_o prudence_n nor_o the_o gift_n of_o natural_a qualification_n of_o which_o we_o have_v already_o treat_v can_v promise_v continual_a happiness_n to_o a_o courtier_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o court_n 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