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its_o full_a vigour_n from_o thirty_o to_o five_o and_o thirty_o the_o soul_n from_o thirty_o to_o nine_o and_o forty_o and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o three_o age_n of_o man._n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o humour_n of_o noble_a men._n as_o to_o the_o humour_n of_o noble_a man_n most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v most_o covetous_a of_o honour_n who_o possess_v it_o for_o all_o man_n desire_v to_o add_v to_o the_o heap_n which_o they_o have_v now_o nobility_n be_v the_o honour_n due_a to_o aucestry_n therefore_o noble_a man_n be_v apt_a to_o despise_v those_o who_o be_v like_o their_o progenitor_n for_o remote_a renown_n be_v more_o venerable_a than_o honour_n new_o get_v and_o more_o fit_a to_o be_v boast_v of_o now_o noble_a proceed_v from_o the_o virtue_n of_o lineage_n generous_a be_v that_o which_o do_v not_o degenerate_a from_o nature_n which_o do_v not_o frequent_o happen_v to_o the_o noble_a but_o sometime_o they_o become_v person_n of_o mean_a and_o abject_a spirit_n for_o there_o be_v a_o fertility_n in_o the_o progeny_n of_o man_n as_o in_o the_o product_n of_o the_o earth_n sometime_o a_o fertile_a stock_n bear_v a_o race_n of_o illustrions_n person_n but_o then_o the_o stock_n be_v wear_v out_o the_o fruit_n degenerate_v and_o many_o time_n the_o offspring_n of_o sublime_a ancestry_n corrupt_v into_o cruelty_n and_o insaneness_n like_o those_o that_o descend_v from_o alcibiades_n and_o dionysius_n and_o mild_a genius_n sink_n into_o sloth_n and_o effeminacy_n like_o the_o descendant_n from_o conon_n pericles_n and_o sorates_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o humonr_n of_o the_o rich._n the_o humour_n that_o attend_v upon_o the_o rich_a be_v easy_a to_o be_v discern_v by_o all_o men._n for_o they_o be_v contumelious_a and_o excessive_o proud_a as_o be_v swell_v up_o with_o their_o wealth_n as_o if_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o to_o enjoy_v all_o the_o happiness_n in_o the_o world_n for_o wealth_n be_v a_o price_n whereby_o to_o value_v other_o men._n therefore_o they_o believe_v all_o thing_n vendible_a to_o themselves_o they_o be_v also_o voluptuous_a and_o profuse_o lavish_a the_o first_o to_o show_v their_o riches_n and_o make_v a_o ostentation_n of_o their_o felicity_n the_o latter_a because_o man_n love_v to_o gratify_v their_o darling_n humour_n and_o please_v themselves_o with_o what_o themselves_o admire_v believe_v that_o all_o other_o man_n admire_v what_o they_o do_v and_o in_o some_o respect_n it_o do_v they_o a_o kindness_n in_o regard_n there_o be_v many_o who_o want_v what_o other_o have_v and_o therefore_o simonides_n be_v ask_v by_o hierâ—'s_n queen_n whether_o it_o be_v best_a to_o be_v a_o rich_a or_o a_o wiseman_n reply_v i_o have_v see_v wise_a man_n wait_v at_o rich_a man_n door_n another_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o think_v themselves_o worthy_a to_o govern_v for_o they_o have_v that_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o which_o they_o believe_v themselves_o worthy_a to_o govern_v other_o and_o indeed_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o rich_a be_v the_o humour_n of_o the_o happy_a madman_n but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o custom_n of_o person_n new_o enrich_v and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v to_o wealth_n for_o as_o they_o be_v more_o wicked_a so_o be_v they_o more_o wicked_o wicked_a for_o the_o wealth_n of_o he_o that_o be_v new_o enrich_v be_v wild_a and_o untamed_a nor_o do_v they_o do_v injury_n through_o malice_n but_o either_o through_o contumely_n or_o intemperance_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o potent_a and_o fortunate_a in_o like_a manner_n the_o custom_n of_o man_n in_o power_n be_v plain_a to_o be_v discover_v for_o they_o be_v partly_o the_o same_o with_o rich_a man_n partly_o better_o for_o man_n in_o power_n be_v more_o ambitious_a and_o more_o strenuous_a because_o they_o covet_v to_o execute_v what_o their_o power_n authorise_v they_o to_o act_v also_o they_o be_v more_o diligent_a as_o be_v constrain_v to_o take_v care_n of_o what_o 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