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nâ—…gotijs_fw-la reipub_fw-la venturum_fw-la yet_o such_o have_v be_v the_o deprave_a humour_n of_o former_a time_n that_o the_o best_a obseruor_n and_o relator_n have_v purchase_v little_a save_o envy_n for_o their_o labour_n no_o the_o very_o chief_a historian_n have_v oppose_v themselves_o one_o against_o another_o titus_n livius_n be_v so_o violent_a against_o poor_a sallust_n as_o themselves_o seneca_n observe_v as_o he_o object_v that_o certain_a thing_n transcribe_v by_o sallust_n out_o of_o thucydides_n though_o elegant_o apply_v yet_o by_o he_o deprave_a and_o corrupt_v which_o aurelius_n fuscus_n also_o note_v to_o be_v do_v as_o it_o be_v of_o set_a purpose_n by_o sallust_n to_o derogate_v from_o the_o excellency_n of_o thucydides_n write_n a_o mere_a detraction_n to_o such_o a_o worthy_a author_n but_o what_o work_v merit_v emulation_n have_v not_o ever_o have_v envy_n for_o their_o attendant_n i_o concâ—…ive_v the_o reason_n to_o proceed_v from_o that_o of_o hesiod_n who_o 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we_o that_o be_v man_n do_v with_o great_a appetite_n covet_v they_o as_o likewise_o to_o be_v interress_v in_o their_o event_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a through_o the_o shortness_n of_o man_n life_n otherwise_o to_o abridge_v the_o succession_n of_o time_n by_o the_o limit_n of_o our_o forgetful_a memory_n or_o to_o see_v the_o prosperous_a fortune_n success_n and_o end_n of_o empire_n or_o manifest_o to_o conceive_v the_o cause_n of_o evil_n either_o private_a or_o public_a or_o in_o every_o hard_a and_o difficult_a assay_n to_o have_v a_o precedent_n before_o our_o eye_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v tâ—…yed_v before_o we_o or_o which_o be_v in_o hazard_n before_o they_o be_v attempt_v by_o we_o and_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v all_o in_o one_o word_n to_o judge_v of_o thing_n present_a by_o thing_n past_a which_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o discreet_o to_o foresee_v of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v by_o all_o succeed_a event_n but_o it_o become_v we_o to_o 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similitâ—…de_n banquet_n replenish_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o dainty_n one_o thing_n seem_v delightful_a to_o one_o which_o be_v distasteful_a to_o another_o sew_z thing_n be_v like_v of_o all_o every_o one_o be_v best_o pleasâ—…d_v with_o his_o own_o though_o all_o dish_n be_v alike_o to_o the_o glutton_n and_o as_o every_o one_o appetite_n be_v so_o be_v he_o affect_v yet_o there_o be_v a_o mean_a which_o nature_n have_v ordainâ—…d_v and_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o nourishment_n which_o in_o itself_o be_v mere_o simple_a and_o uncorrupted_a and_o best_a agree_v with_o our_o body_n from_o which_o whosoeuâ—…r_n depart_v so_o as_o he_o cram_v himself_o above_o the_o bound_n or_o determination_n of_o nature_n will_v find_v more_o in_o conveniency_n then_o profit_n in_o it_o so_o in_o this_o diversity_n of_o man_n life_n though_o theâ—…e_o be_v a_o thousand_o form_n and_o a_o thousand_o purpose_n and_o as_o every_o one_o be_v resolve_v in_o mind_n and_o judgement_n so_o he_o judge_v of_o 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thing_n vain_o transport_v they_o to_o every_o brave_a and_o eminent_a image_n forgetful_a how_o glorious_a and_o remarkable_a example_n be_v produce_v by_o writer_n not_o only_o to_o follow_v virtue_n and_o contemn_v honour_n offer_v we_o but_o if_o a_o competitor_n be_v admit_v we_o to_o countermand_v the_o authority_n of_o our_o honour_n to_o endure_v he_o with_o patience_n yet_o though_o none_o but_o fool_n will_v purpose_v to_o aspire_v to_o such_o merit_a excellence_n without_o the_o like_a merit_a virtue_n we_o see_v many_o man_n by_o the_o very_a read_n of_o excellent_a thing_n to_o taste_v in_o themselves_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o excellency_n arrogate_a much_o to_o themselves_o and_o resemble_v those_o tragedian_n who_o imitate_v the_o state_n of_o such_o person_n they_o represent_v after_o they_o have_v put_v off_o their_o habit_n there_o be_v also_o but_o of_o these_o there_o be_v but_o a_o few_o â—…hom_v new_a
and_o unaccustomed_a thing_n do_v delight_n man_n â—…f_o vulgar_a apprehension_n who_o hear_v the_o state_n of_o emperor_n for_o the_o most_o part_n more_o esteem_v the_o purple_a than_o the_o man_n the_o picture_n theâ—…_n the_o work_n so_o effectual_a imaginiâ—…s_n a_o force_n do_v history_n exercise_n and_o imprint_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o reader_n now_o it_o be_v the_o scope_n and_o draught_n of_o all_o history_n to_o excite_v man_n sloth_n and_o to_o arm_v he_o against_o all_o danger_n aâ—…d_o whereas_o the_o force_n of_o example_n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v imagine_v more_o powerful_a to_o persuade_v tend_v especial_o to_o that_o end_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o by_o the_o security_n of_o man_n who_o think_v other_o man_n harm_n little_a or_o nothing_o to_o concern_v they_o such_o thing_n as_o in_o themselves_o be_v memorable_a and_o worthy_a obseruatioâ—…_n be_v read_v and_o hear_v with_o a_o deaf_a and_o careless_a â—…are_n to_o brief_a there_o be_v some_o also_o which_o onâ—…_n will_v hardly_o think_v offend_v in_o a_o more_o severe_a and_o critic_n kind_a of_o read_v as_o if_o thing_n shall_v not_o be_v write_v as_o they_o be_v do_v but_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v do_v whereâ—…ore_o partly_o by_o this_o curioâ—…ity_n partly_o by_o that_o secuâ—…ity_n the_o very_a surfeit_n of_o confuse_a and_o rash_a read_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o in_o a_o body_n pester_v with_o corrupt_a humour_n that_o a_o certain_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o ill_a disposion_n of_o judgement_n and_o opinion_n which_o ought_v especial_o to_o be_v sound_a and_o sincere_a in_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o bad_a temperature_n convert_n all_o food_n into_o ill_a humour_n use_v to_o be_v contract_v in_o we_o and_o as_o meat_n avail_v such_o as_o be_v distemper_v nothing_o so_o no_o prosite_a at_o all_o by_o these_o mean_n be_v minister_v to_o our_o read_n i_o suppose_v thou_o sâ—…_n est_fw-fr how_o 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