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29._o 96._o goodwil_a and_o hearty_a frendlynesse_n among_o good_a man_n 23._o more_o to_o be_v regard_v then_o profit_n ibid._n to_o be_v desire_v 27._o 42._o gorgias_n leontinus_n his_o worthy_a oldage_n 51._o 56._o graffinge_a 72._o grape_n 72._o 73._o gravity_n 50._o 77._o 99_o grant_v a_o unlawful_a suit_n as_o great_a a_o offence_n as_o to_o request_v it_o 18._o grave_a hair_n bring_v not_o straightway_n authority_n and_o estimation_n 77._o grief_n of_o mind_n incident_a to_o wiseman_n 21._o gross_a error_n to_o think_v the_o soul_n to_o die_v together_o with_o the_o body_n 6._o h_o hannibal_n 13._o 84._o happy_a life_n 35._o harmony_n in_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o celestial_a body_n 127._o hawkinge_v 74._o heavenly_a thing_n only_o to_o be_v desire_v 129._o heavye_a thing_n sway_v downwarde_a 127_o hesiodus_n 56._o 73._o homer_n 56._o 122._o honest_a man_n obey_v law_n not_o for_o fear_n but_o for_o love_n of_o virtue_n 110._o honour_n wealth_n and_o riches_n change_v manner_n 24._o how_o true_o to_o be_v get_v 130._o horatius_n cocles_n a_o valiant_a gentleman_n 97._o household_n stuff_n 96._o housholder_n 63._o hunt_v 74._o husbandry_n 71._o 73._o in_o old_a time_n the_o delight_n and_o life_n of_o noble_a man_n ibid._n a_o bless_a kind_n of_o life_n 74._o both_o necessary_a &_o profitable_a 74._o 76._o i_o il_fw-fr rule_v another_o who_o can_v rule_v himself_o 109._o image_n of_o minerva_n 92._o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n 6._o 85._o inferior_n must_v not_o repine_v at_o their_o superior_n 31_o instruct_v of_o youth_n a_o excellent_a and_o worthy_a function_n 59_o joy_n of_o friend_n at_o their_o meet_v 122._o isocrates_n his_o lusty_a old_a age_n 52._o jupiter_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o planet_n in_o what_o time_n he_o full_o run_v his_o course_n 126._o judge_n 113._o justice_n the_o link_n or_o bond_n of_o all_o city_n 106._o king_n kill_v himself_o a_o thing_n wicked_a and_o horrible_a 83._o kinffolke_n 124._o knight_n which_o die_v for_o for_o the_o honour_n &_o safeguard_n of_o their_o country_n 84._o knowledge_n 59_o 86._o l_o lacedæmonians_n 54._o most_o of_o all_o other_o honour_a oldage_n 78._o lack_v of_o health_n 62._o 69._o lack_v of_o wealth_n 116._o 117._o laelius_n &_o scipio_n ij_o faithful_a &_o perfect_a friend_n 2._o 7._o 14._o 43._o a_o very_a wiseman_n 3._o 46._o lamentation_n for_o the_o death_n of_o friend_n 5._o 6._o lampraye_fw-fr 112_o law_n call_v gabinia_n &_o cassia_n what_o it_o be_v 19_o law_n call_v cincia_n what_o it_o be_v 50._o law_n call_v voconia_n what_o it_o be_v 42._o learn_v and_o liberal_a artes._n 59_o 92._o comfort_v and_o arm_v a_o man_n against_o all_o extremity_n and_o assay_n 100_o learned_a man_n fit_a to_o decide_v controversy_n 103_o legacy_n 52._o 115._o legion_n 116._o liberty_n what_o it_o be_v 109._o life_n which_o be_v only_o &_o true_o worthy_a to_o be_v so_o call_v 85._o in_o this_o world_n full_a of_o misery_n &_o trouble_n 88_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v life_n 124._o compare_v to_o a_o lodge_v or_o inn_n for_o a_o small_a while_n 89._o life_n content_v the_o rych_a life_n 115._o 120._o likeness_n of_o manner_n and_o delight_n cause_v friendship_n 22._o like_a delight_v and_o draw_v to_o like_v 43._o 48._o love._n 13._o confirm_v by_o benefit_n and_o mutual_a courtesy_n 14._o what_o it_o be_v 42._o love_n to_o our_o parent_n â—1_n 125._o love_n to_o our_o country_n 125._o love_n towards_o our_o friend_n be_v against_o their_o profit_n be_v fond_a and_o foolish_a 32._o be_v take_v away_v all_o pleasantness_n of_o this_o life_n be_v take_v away_v 34._o livius_fw-la andronicus_n 70._o livelode_n 119._o lucre._n 115._o lombardy_n sometime_o call_v gallia_n cisalpina_n 51._o lust_n 66._o 101._o 102._o 109._o 111._o 116._o lycopum_fw-la 120._o lysander_n 75._o 78._o m_o magistrate_n 103._o 106._o 124._o magnanimity_n 98._o man_n virtuous_a and_o worthy_a not_o bear_v in_o vain_a 89._o man_n be_v his_o mind_n 130._o man_n most_o happy_a who_o 99_o 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