the_o gnat._n ep._n 87._o to_o aristenetus_n '_o it_o be_v no_o troublesome_a thing_n to_o i_o to_o think_v that_o i_o be_o a_o old_a man_n i_o be_o not_o yet_o nor_o ever_o shall_v i_o be_v too_o old_a to_o hold_v the_o reins_o of_o government_n and_o make_v my_o enemy_n tremble_v but_o those_o fright_v you_o be_v in_o upon_o my_o account_n be_v very_o troublesome_a to_o i_o fate_n will_v take_v its_o course_n nor_o can_v all_o aristenetus_n his_o fear_n put_v a_o stop_n to_o it_o and_o therefore_o to_o give_v you_o my_o sense_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o poet_n since_o fear_n do_v not_o prevent_v our_o fate_n but_o double_a every_o â—ll_a i_o will_v rather_o feel_v before_o i_o fear_v than_o fear_v before_o i_o feel_v ep._n 88_o to_o the_o himaereans_n v._o ep._n 93_o 108_o 121._o you_o have_v sufficient_o declare_v your_o inclination_n and_o fair_o give_v i_o to_o understand_v that_o you_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o matter_n indifferent_a to_o you_o whether_o phalaris_n be_v your_o enemy_n or_o your_o friend_n heaven_n be_v praise_v that_o put_v it_o into_o your_o mind_n to_o make_v so_o plain_a a_o discovery_n of_o yourselves_o have_v receive_v this_o assurance_n of_o its_o favour_n i_o doubt_v not_o of_o my_o after_o success_n conon_n as_o i_o write_v to_o you_o in_o my_o last_o i_o order_v to_o be_v forthwith_o put_v to_o death_n as_o know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o very_a villain_n oxon._n and_o a_o ringleader_n of_o all_o mischief_n among_o you_o and_o withal_o that_o he_o have_v neither_o parent_n nor_o relation_n in_o your_o city_n so_o oxon._n that_o it_o be_v pure_o upon_o his_o own_o account_n and_o you_o that_o he_o suffer_v nor_o in_o his_o death_n do_v i_o punish_v any_o innocent_a person_n to_o drepidâ—s_v i_o have_v pay_v the_o regard_n he_o deserve_v and_o remit_v he_o safe_a to_o your_o hand_n a_o honest_a man_n and_o one_o that_o have_v neither_o do_v you_o nor_o design_v i_o any_o hurt_v how_o to_o dispose_v of_o stesichorus_n i_o shall_v take_v time_n to_o consider_v ep._n 89._o to_o neolaidas_n i_o do_v not_o design_n you_o any_o hurt_n for_o i_o find_v that_o your_o good_a action_n be_v more_o than_o your_o bad._n to_o the_o number_n of_o your_o good_a far_o add_v the_o not_o force_v i_o upon_o harsh_a thought_n concern_v you_o than_o i_o will_v willing_o admit_v ep._n 90._o to_o mnesicles_n i_o hearty_o congratulate_v your_o happiness_n when_o i_o hear_v that_o you_o have_v a_o daughter_n bear_v to_o you_o though_o i_o know_v how_o desirous_a you_o be_v of_o a_o son_n and_o i_o believe_v you_o yourself_o will_v be_v well_o please_v with_o what_o you_o have_v when_o you_o shall_v find_v what_o a_o gainer_n you_o be_v by_o the_o loss_n of_o your_o wish_n in_o have_v a_o girl_n instead_o of_o a_o boy_n for_o daughter_n be_v natural_o more_o tender_o affect_v towards_o their_o parent_n than_o son_n i_o shall_v think_v my_o present_n meet_v with_o a_o kind_a reception_n at_o your_o hand_n when_o you_o shall_v not_o only_o ready_o entertain_v what_o i_o send_v but_o let_v i_o know_v what_o you_o want_v and_o now_o i_o be_o sure_a you_o will_v every_o day_n find_v yourself_o in_o a_o want_a condition_n for_o daughter_n be_v chargeable_a ep._n 91._o to_o alcander_n i_o imagine_v that_o without_o my_o tell_n you_o so_o neither_o you_o nor_o any_o man_n else_o suppose_v i_o a_o man_n that_o can_v be_v frighten_v with_o word_n only_o and_o as_o little_a let_v i_o tell_v you_o by_o more_o than_o word_n only_o i_o can_v with_o the_o same_o indifference_n hear_v that_o man_n act_n against_o i_o as_o i_o can_v that_o they_o talk_v against_o i_o i_o very_o well_o know_v what_o a_o thing_n war_n be_v and_o therefore_o never_o undertake_v one_o without_o both_o a_o cause_n to_o justify_v it_o and_o strength_n to_o go_v through_o with_o it_o the_o difference_n of_o time_n the_o doubtfulness_n of_o event_n the_o suddenness_n of_o change_n and_o the_o fickleness_n of_o fortune_n i_o be_o fit_a to_o teach_v than_o to_o be_v teach_v nor_o can_v any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n have_v great_a reason_n to_o depend_v upon_o himself_o than_o i_o have_v but_o i_o depend_v more_o upon_o the_o 〈◊〉_d blessing_n of_o heaven_n the_o 3._o assurance_n of_o who_o favour_n my_o constant_a success_n have_v give_v i_o and_o to_o the_o same_o goodness_n i_o still_o 〈◊〉_d trust_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v begin_v with_o i_o without_o be_v himself_o a_o loser_n by_o the_o adventure_n for_o if_o i_o may_v judge_v of_o 3._o what_o be_v to_o come_v by_o what_o be_v past_a i_o have_v reason_n to_o expect_v to_o see_v all_o my_o enemy_n under_o my_o foot_n ep._n 92._o to_o stesichorus_n i_o hear_v that_o you_o have_v be_v at_o aluntium_n and_o at_o alaesa_n go_v and_o send_v about_o from_o city_n to_o city_n to_o collect_v money_n and_o raise_v soldier_n and_o that_o all_o these_o preparation_n be_v against_o i_o fie_o stesichorus_n a_o old_a a_o man_n as_o you_o be_v never_o have_v do_v with_o politic_n be_v it_o not_o time_n for_o you_o to_o give_v over_o busy_v your_o head_n with_o state_n affair_n have_v you_o no_o regard_n to_o those_o sacred_a deity_n who_o peculiar_a adorer_n you_o profess_v yourself_o no_o more_o wit_n than_o to_o pick_v quarrel_n with_o they_o that_o be_v above_o your_o match_n and_o make_v the_o muse_n the_o tool_n to_o your_o folly_n have_v you_o no_o compassion_n on_o your_o son_n now_o almost_o man_n on_o your_o native_a country_n while_o like_o a_o rash_a man_n or_o rather_o dote_v old_a fool_n by_o raise_v money_n and_o levy_v a_o army_n against_o phalaris_n you_o draw_v upon_o they_o a_o enemy_n that_o will_v in_o the_o end_n most_o certain_o 〈◊〉_d root_n and_o branch_n confound_v they_o and_o i_o hear_v you_o be_v at_o this_o very_a time_n write_v the_o return_v of_o the_o greek_n and_o therein_o show_v very_o pertinent_o the_o mistake_v of_o which_o some_o of_o the_o hero_n be_v guilty_a but_o how_o you_o yourself_o shall_v return_v from_o alaesa_n to_o himera_n that_o you_o think_v not_o of_o but_o assure_v yourself_o you_o will_v meet_v with_o cepharidan_n rock_n float_v island_n a_o devour_a charybdis_n and_o a_o nauplian_a fleet_n in_o your_o way_n nor_o shall_v you_o escape_v i_o no_o not_o tho_o as_o you_o poet_n have_v it_o a_o god_n shall_v descend_v to_o wrap_v you_o up_o in_o a_o cloud_n and_o snatch_v you_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n ep._n 93._o to_o the_o himeraean_n v._o ep._n 88_o 92_o 108_o 109._o i_o have_v dismiss_v stesichorus_n o_o you_o himeraean_n and_o forgive_v he_o all_o his_o practice_n against_o i_o not_o upon_o your_o petition_v for_o his_o life_n that_o shall_v have_v procure_v he_o more_o death_n than_o one_o but_o out_o of_o the_o veneration_n i_o bear_v both_o to_o those_o sacred_a deity_n in_o particular_a who_o inspire_a prophet_n he_o be_v and_o to_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o himeraean_a god_n and_o hero_n for_o i_o have_v no_o cause_n of_o quarrel_n against_o they_o though_o much_o against_o you_o how_o studious_o he_o pursue_v my_o ruin_n you_o yourselves_o know_v but_o i_o dare_v violence_n not_o join_v a_o person_n so_o sacred_a by_o his_o profession_n so_o venerable_a for_o his_o wisdom_n in_o the_o same_o fate_n with_o that_o execrable_a villain_n that_o infamous_a debauchee_n conon_n nor_o suffer_v the_o devote_a client_n of_o the_o muse_n to_o die_v by_o my_o hand_n how_o much_o rather_o do_v i_o wish_v that_o it_o lay_v in_o my_o power_n to_o rescue_v such_o person_n from_o the_o stroke_n of_o fate_n so_o shall_v they_o never_o die_v and_o let_v i_o conjure_v you_o you_o himeraean_n no_o more_o to_o twist_n stesichorus_n into_o your_o break_a interest_n nor_o push_v he_o upon_o those_o desperate_a attempt_n so_o disagreeable_a to_o his_o spirit_n and_o unbecoming_a his_o profession_n for_o what_o have_v poet_n to_o do_v with_o politic_n nor_o do_v he_o as_o i_o be_o inform_v by_o those_o that_o have_v be_v at_o alaesa_n voluntary_o intrude_v himself_o but_o unable_a to_o withstand_v your_o imporunity_n be_v force_v to_o comply_v with_o your_o folly_n put_v not_o the_o like_a violence_n upon_o he_o for_o the_o future_a but_o make_v choice_n of_o more_o proper_a tool_n for_o the_o work_n you_o have_v to_o employ_v they_o upon_o let_v stesichorus_n alone_o and_o leave_v he_o to_o his_o muse_n and_o lyre_n create_v not_o to_o i_o any_o more_o enemy_n like_o he_o or_o if_o you_o do_v they_o be_v not_o sure_a of_o meet_v with_o the_o like_a treatment_n but_o if_o you_o must_v of_o necessity_n have_v some_o or_o other_o to_o head_n the_o cause_n against_o i_o choose_v out_o from_o among_o yourselves_o some_o such_o person_n who_o when_o they_o fall_v into_o my_o hand_n
the_o person_n for_o who_o you_o think_v yourself_o oblige_v to_o thank_v i_o and_o by_o who_o you_o have_v the_o happiness_n for_o so_o you_o call_v it_o of_o that_o relation_n to_o our_o family_n with_o which_o you_o seem_v so_o well_o satisfy_v ep._n 26._o to_o ariphrades_n the_o juvenile_a audacity_n and_o heedlessness_n of_o young_a person_n their_o adventurous_a and_o inconsiderate_a attempt_n have_v often_o prove_v fatal_a to_o they_o in_o both_o these_o respect_v your_o son_n have_v render_v himself_o very_o obnoxious_a yet_o though_o sufficient_o provoke_v by_o his_o insolent_a behaviour_n towards_o i_o i_o have_v hitherto_o spare_v he_o but_o it_o be_v for_o your_o sake_n not_o his_o own_o that_o i_o have_v do_v so_o for_o as_o for_o you_o yourself_o every_o one_o give_v you_o the_o character_n of_o a_o right_n honest_a man_n which_o make_v i_o unwilling_a to_o punish_v the_o offence_n of_o the_o son_n upon_o the_o innocent_a father_n for_o though_o he_o be_v a_o very_a rascal_n yet_o be_v a_o only_a son_n and_o the_o last_o stay_v of_o your_o family_n you_o can_v but_o retain_v a_o fondness_n for_o he_o the_o affection_n of_o a_o father_n be_v too_o strong_a to_o be_v overrule_v by_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o son_n but_o if_o he_o do_v not_o mend_v his_o manner_n but_o continue_v to_o show_v himself_o equal_o disobedient_a to_o his_o parent_n and_o disloyal_a to_o his_o prince_n you_o must_v not_o think_v it_o strange_a if_o i_o call_v he_o to_o a_o account_n for_o both_o of_o we_o and_o give_v he_o that_o correction_n which_o his_o behaviour_n both_o to_o you_o and_o i_o require_v and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o when_o he_o come_v to_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o it_o which_o if_o he_o go_v on_o as_o he_o begin_v i_o assure_v he_o he_o shall_v pretend_v to_o be_v surprise_v show_v he_o these_o line_n and_o let_v he_o take_v what_o be_v write_v to_o you_o as_o mean_v to_o he_o farewell_o ep._n 27._o to_o antimachus_n if_o you_o have_v wherewithal_o to_o pay_v your_o debt_n and_o do_v not_o do_v it_o you_o wrong_v i_o and_o that_o willing_o but_o if_o you_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o though_o even_o so_o you_o wrong_v i_o yet_o it_o be_v against_o your_o will_n that_o you_o do_v so_o a_o reasonable_a man_n will_v forgive_v you_o it_o but_o when_o i_o say_v forgive_v it_o mistake_v i_o not_o he_o that_o forgive_v the_o time_n of_o payment_n do_v not_o forgo_v all_o hope_n of_o ever_o have_v his_o own_o again_o ep._n 28._o to_o aristomenes_n my_o have_v receive_v several_a wound_n in_o the_o late_a engagement_n be_v not_o a_o matter_n require_v your_o condolement_n i_o thank_v you_o however_o and_o take_v it_o as_o a_o proof_n of_o the_o affection_n you_o bear_v i_o but_o so_o far_o be_o i_o from_o account_v such_o casualty_n a_o misfortune_n though_o i_o be_v within_o a_o hair_n breadth_n of_o die_v upon_o the_o spot_n that_o i_o can_v be_v well_o content_a even_o before_o the_o term_n that_o fate_n have_v set_v i_o be_v it_o never_o so_o long_a a_o one_o to_o give_v up_o my_o life_n in_o the_o field_n of_o war._n for_o what_o great_a wish_n can_v a_o generous_a soul_n make_v than_o to_o breath_n out_o his_o last_o in_o the_o bed_n of_o honour_n and_o dye_v fight_v for_o glory_n and_o victory_n ep._n 29._o to_o xenopithe_n v._o ep._n 139_o i_o value_v not_o what_o ignorant_a person_n and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v a_o true_a judgement_n of_o thing_n say_v or_o think_v concern_v i_o they_o may_v accuse_v i_o of_o some_o thing_n from_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o pretend_v to_o vindicate_v myself_o but_o this_o i_o know_v that_o when_o other_o man_n venture_v upon_o unjustifiable_a action_n it_o be_v of_o their_o own_o choice_n and_o malice_n that_o they_o do_v so_o if_o i_o transgress_v it_o be_v necessity_n who_o power_n be_v above_o the_o god_n that_o force_v i_o to_o it_o the_o only_a difference_n be_v this_o that_o as_o i_o be_o absolute_a and_o have_v the_o law_n in_o my_o hand_n what_o i_o do_v i_o own_o and_o stand_v to_o but_o you_o private_a person_n as_o you_o be_v under_o command_n and_o in_o fear_n of_o be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n instead_o of_o plain_o show_v yourselves_o to_o be_v what_o you_o be_v be_v force_v to_o take_v shelter_n in_o dissimulation_n and_o denial_n ep._n 30._o to_o the_o catanaean_n those_o prisoner_n of_o you_o that_o be_v fall_v into_o my_o hand_n when_o they_o have_v not_o the_o least_o grain_n of_o hope_n leave_v i_o have_v give_v they_o their_o life_n and_o that_o because_o i_o know_v you_o do_v not_o much_o care_n for_o they_o nor_o matter_n it_o whether_o they_o live_v or_o die_v for_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o think_v i_o the_o less_o your_o enemy_n for_o this_o or_o that_o i_o begin_v to_o forget_v old_a score_n i_o shall_v be_v a_o very_a forgetful_a man_n indeed_o if_o ever_o i_o leave_v you_o till_o i_o have_v make_v you_o feel_v the_o weight_n of_o my_o displeasure_n and_o that_o in_o full_a proportion_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o what_o that_o be_v if_o you_o know_v not_o i_o shall_v not_o tell_v you_o the_o time_n be_v come_v when_o your_o suffering_n shall_v call_v to_o mind_v your_o deserve_n ep._n 31._o to_o stesichorus_n his_o daughter_n v._o ep._n 15._o 85._o as_o for_o the_o tauromenites_n on_o who_o behalf_n according_a to_o the_o last_o command_n as_o you_o tell_v i_o of_o your_o die_a father_n you_o have_v write_v to_o i_o they_o do_v not_o deserve_v the_o least_o mercy_n at_o my_o hand_n who_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o provocation_n in_o the_o world_n begin_v a_o unjust_a war_n upon_o i_o but_o i_o will_v not_o measure_v my_o respect_n to_o stesichorus_n by_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o tauromenites_n they_o shall_v according_a to_o your_o letter_n have_v the_o ransom-money_n which_o they_o pay_v for_o their_o prisoner_n return_v to_o they_o nor_o do_v i_o in_o this_o only_o ready_o obey_v when_o stesichorus_n command_v but_o there_o can_v not_o have_v be_v that_o thing_n which_o he_o shall_v have_v ask_v of_o i_o in_o vain_a for_o though_o dead_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n who_o think_v say_v die_v and_o be_v bury_v the_o same_o thing_n he_o shall_v always_o be_v alive_a to_o i_o nor_o shall_v my_o passion_n against_o the_o tauromenites_n so_o far_o transport_v i_o as_o to_o suffer_v stesichorus_n to_o be_v deny_v any_o thing_n that_o phalaris_n can_v grant_n a_o deference_n due_a to_o he_o from_o all_o the_o world_n but_o more_o especial_o from_o i_o who_o out_o of_o the_o vast_a multitude_n of_o man_n my_o occasion_n have_v lead_v i_o to_o know_v and_o observe_v have_v never_o yet_o meet_v with_o so_o illuminate_v a_o soul_n i_o have_v therefore_o order_v they_o their_o money_n again_o and_o in_o so_o do_v i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o memory_n of_o your_o father_n so_o much_o honour_v by_o i_o as_o i_o think_v myself_o honour_v by_o answer_v his_o desire_n ep._n 32._o to_o critophemus_fw-la the_o large_a encomium_n which_o you_o and_o my_o other_o friend_n 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