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the_o contrary_n not_o regard_v chapter_n 12._o that_o in_o the_o court_n of_o prince_n all_o say_v we_o will_v do_v it_o but_o they_o do_v it_o not_o chapter_n 13._o that_o there_o be_v a_o small_a number_n of_o they_o that_o be_v good_a in_o the_o court_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o good_a in_o the_o common_a wealth_n chapter_n 14._o of_o many_o affair_n in_o the_o court_n and_o that_o there_o be_v better_a husbandman_n than_o common_o be_v of_o courtier_n chapter_n 15._o that_o among_o courtier_n be_v neither_o keep_v amity_n nor_o faithfulness_n and_o how_o much_o the_o court_n be_v full_a of_o traveyle_n of_o envy_n and_o rancour_n chapter_n 16._o by_o how_o much_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o the_o court_n of_o the_o time_n past_a be_v more_o perfect_a than_o the_o court_n of_o the_o time_n present_a chapter_n 17._o of_o
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country_n &_o travail_v throughout_o all_o asia_n for_o to_o go_v to_o see_v the_o philosopher_n hyarchis_n in_o ynde_n teach_v abraham_n in_o like_a manner_n forsake_v his_o own_o country_n and_o kindred_n genes_n 12.1_o moses_n regard_v not_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o stateliness_n of_o pharaos_n court_n exod._n 2.15_o exod._n 10.28_o ambition_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v as_o these_o example_n teach_v aristotle_n leave_v the_o familiarity_n he_o have_v with_o alexander_n return_v to_o his_o own_o house_n for_o to_o read_v philosophy_n nicodius_n nothing_o exteme_v the_o treasure_n that_o the_o great_a king_n cyrus_n give_v he_o for_o to_o follow_v he_o in_o the_o war_n the_o philosopher_n anatillus_n refuse_v three_o time_n the_o principality_n of_o athenes_n say_v he_o have_v rather_o be_v servant_n to_o the_o good_a than_o a_o chastiser_n of_o the_o evil_a cecilius_n metellus_n a_o valiant_a capitaine_fw-fr roman_n neither_o will_v accept_v the_o estate_n of_o dictator_n that_o to_o he_o be_v give_v nor_o the_o office_n of_o consul_n that_o to_o he_o be_v offer_v say_v 16.19_o proverbe_n chap._n 16.19_o that_o he_o will_v eat_v in_o rest_n that_o which_o with_o great_a travail_n he_o have_v get_v in_o the_o war_n themperour_n dyoclesian_n as_o it_o be_v manifest_a forsake_v with_o his_o free_a will_v the_o empire_n for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o to_o flee_v the_o brute_n of_o the_o common_a speech_n and_o to_o live_v in_o rest_n at_o home_n worthy_a be_v he_o to_o be_v praise_v that_o have_v the_o heart_n to_o care_v little_a for_o a_o empire_n or_o a_o realm_n 16.32_o proverbe_n chap._n 16.32_o but_o yet_o more_o be_v he_o worthy_a that_o can_v set_v light_n by_o himself_o and_o not_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o his_o own_o will_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n in_o this_o world_n but_o that_o he_o be_v more_o in_o love_n with_o that_o he_o desire_v then_o with_o that_o he_o have_v satisfy_v covetous_a man_n never_o satisfy_v but_o how_o covetous_a or_o ambitious_a so_o ever_o any_o man_n be_v if_o he_o travail_v x._o day_n for_o that_o which_o he_o have_v he_o will_v bestow_v a_o hundred_o to_o obtain_v that_o which_o he_o desire_v estate_n most_o man_n mislike_v of_o their_o estate_n because_o that_o we_o do_v not_o bestow_v our_o labour_n as_o we_o shall_v but_o we_o bestow_v it_o after_o our_o desire_n if_o we_o do_v travaill_n if_o we_o be_v trouble_v if_o we_o can_v sleep_v it_o be_v not_o for_o necessity_n but_o for_o to_o satisfy_v our_o will_n and_o appetite_n and_o that_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o we_o not_o content_v ourselves_o with_o that_o we_o can_v do_v procure_v to_o can_v that_o that_o we_o desire_v o_o how_o many_o have_v we_o see_v in_o the_o court_n of_o prince_n destruction_n will_n have_v over_o throw_v mighty_a man_n and_o bring_v they_o from_o prince_n court_n to_o destruction_n to_o who_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o they_o that_o they_o have_v be_v no_o lord_n of_o their_o will_n and_o less_o of_o their_o desire_n 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great_a a_o gurmander_n but_o that_o my_o bring_v up_o be_v to_o delicate_a what_o be_v the_o cause_n i_o have_v not_o depart_v with_o my_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a but_o the_o excessyve_a love_n i_o have_v to_o my_o riches_n who_o give_v leave_v to_o my_o flesh_n to_o rise_v against_o my_o foolish_a desire_n if_o my_o hart_n have_v not_o be_v fix_v in_o voluptuous_a pleasure_n o_o my_o soul_n of_o all_o this_o damage_n and_o open_a fault_n to_o who_o do_v you_o lay_v the_o blame_n but_o to_o my_o own_o sensuality_n great_a folly_n it_o be_v the_o thief_n be_v within_o the_o house_n to_o seek_v for_o he_o without_o even_o so_o it_o be_v with_o we_o a_o manifest_a fault_n of_o experience_n when_o see_v in_o we_o the_o blame_n and_o yet_o charge_v another_o with_o the_o occasion_n quietness_n reformation_n of_o our_o fault_n bring_v quietness_n by_o this_o we_o ought_v to_o perceyve_v that_o we_o shall_v never_o cease_v to_o complain_v until_o the_o time_n we_o begin_v to_o 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