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have_v he_o hinder_v upon_o their_o account_n neither_o but_o in_o every_o case_n have_v it_o fair_o consider_v not_o how_o wealthy_a and_o great_a but_o how_o good_a and_o deserve_a a_o person_n he_o be_v liberality_n be_v the_o last_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o sort_n of_o liberality_n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o head_n with_o only_o one_o rule_n more_o which_o be_v never_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o do_v any_o one_o a_o kindness_n to_o venture_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v unjust_a in_o itself_o or_o injurious_a to_o a_o three_o person_n for_o no_o credit_n or_o esteem_n can_v be_v solid_a and_o durable_a unless_o build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o justice_n and_o honesty_n without_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v virtuous_a or_o commendable_a chap._n xxi_o two_o sort_n of_o that_o bounty_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o public_a nothing_o to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o member_n in_o particular_a which_o may_v any_o way_n damage_v the_o public_a in_o general_n 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multitude_n and_o no_o way_n a_o burden_n or_o grievance_n to_o the_o state_n and_z according_o both_o the_o public_a and_o all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o city_n receive_v benefit_n from_o it_o own_o it_o the_o first_o duty_n of_o those_o who_o be_v governor_n of_o a_o state_n to_o keep_v every_o man_n in_o the_o peaceful_a possession_n of_o what_o be_v his_o own_o but_o the_o principal_a thing_n for_o a_o governor_n to_o take_v care_n of_o be_v that_o each_o individual_a be_v keep_v in_o the_o quiet_a possession_n of_o his_o own_o and_o that_o private_a man_n be_v land_n be_v which_o will_v have_v be_v do_v by_o the_o two_o gracchi_n by_o their_o equal_a distribution_n of_o land_n dispossess_v of_o their_o land_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o take_v care_n of_o the_o public_a for_o nothing_o be_v more_o destructive_a to_o the_o peace_n of_o any_o kingdom_n than_o to_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a distribution_n of_o estate_n which_o be_v attempt_v by_o 3._o by_o luc._n marcius_n philippus_n 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rule_n of_o plato_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o those_o who_o govern_v the_o state_n the_o good_a of_o the_o govern_v aught_o to_o be_v their_o sole_a aim_n a_o excellent_a description_n of_o a_o good_a minister_n of_o state_n ambition_n very_o destructive_a in_o a_o government_n a_o good_a say_v of_o plato_n be_v to_o that_o purpose_n man_n shall_v carry_v themselves_o civil_o towards_o those_o who_o be_v of_o a_o opposite_a party_n in_o the_o state_n and_o not_o count_v they_o their_o enemy_n the_o example_n of_o scipio_n and_o metellus_n anger_n towards_o a_o adversary_n no_o part_n of_o courage_n affability_n etc._n etc._n requisite_a in_o a_o statesman_n severity_n and_o chastisement_n sometime_o necessary_a and_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v about_o '_o they_o nothing_o can_v be_v well_o do_v that_o be_v do_v in_o a_o passion_n ruler_n shall_v be_v like_o the_o law_n themselves_o those_o who_o design_n to_o be_v partaker_n in_o the_o government_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o 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pretence_n of_o wisdom_n and_o prudence_n but_o indeed_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o it_o and_o show_v these_o also_o to_o be_v unprofitable_a and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o great_a mischief_n in_o the_o world_n than_o this_o wisdom_n false_o so_o name_v join_v with_o baseness_n and_o knavery_n from_o this_o have_v arisen_a innumerable_a case_n wherein_o profit_n be_v set_v up_o in_o opposition_n to_o honesty_n for_o where_o almost_o be_v there_o a_o man_n to_o be_v find_v that_o will_v scruple_n to_o injure_v and_o wrong_v any_o other_o if_o he_o can_v do_v it_o with_o secrecy_n and_o without_o fear_n of_o be_v punish_v chap._n xviii_o a_o example_n of_o a_o wickedness_n commit_v when_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o punishment_n it_o be_v a_o wickedness_n to_o be_v a_o receiver_n of_o ill-gotten_a good_n though_o you_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o the_o get_n '_o they_o it_o be_v dishonest_a to_o get_v estate_n by_o servile_a flattery_n separate_v profit_n from_o honesty_n the_o cause_n 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heir_n i_o nominate_v he_o say_v he_o lord_n of_o my_o sabine_a and_o picenian_a manor_n be_v it_o any_o way_n a_o just_a and_o reasonable_a thing_n and_o not_o rather_o a_o eternal_a blot_n upon_o those_o time_n that_o some_o principal_a citizen_n shall_v have_v a_o man_n estate_n and_o satrius_n the_o heir_n be_v put_v off_o bare_o with_o his_o name_n for_o if_o he_o be_v unjust_a that_o do_v keep_v off_o injury_n from_o any_o of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o defend_v and_o protect_v they_o as_o far_o as_o he_o be_v able_a as_o i_o have_v show_v already_o in_o the_o 7._o the_o chap._n 7._o first_o book_n what_o sort_n of_o man_n shall_v we_o take_v he_o to_o be_v who_o not_o only_o do_v not_o keep_v off_o a_o injury_n but_o rather_o on_o the_o contrary_a help_n to_o promote_v it_o nay_o i_o for_o my_o part_n be_o whole_o of_o opinion_n that_o estate_n which_o be_v leave_v man_n by_o true_a will_n if_o get_v by_o knavish_a and_o servile_a flattery_n not_o by_o a_o real_a but_o pretend_a friendship_n be_v scandalous_a and_o dishonest_a but_o in_o such_o kind_n of_o case_n it_o often_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o one_o thing_n seem_v profitable_a and_o another_o honest_a undoubted_o by_o a_o mistake_n for_o the_o same_o profitable_a same_o viz._n nature_n or_o right_a reason_n to_o which_o whatever_o be_v contrary_a can_v neither_o be_v honest_a nor_o profitable_a thing_n be_v the_o measure_n both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o which_o whoever_o perceive_v not_o will_v easy_o be_v lead_v into_o all_o sort_n of_o roguery_n for_o he_o that_o begin_v thus_o to_o argue_v with_o himself_o that_o indeed_o be_v honest_a but_o this_o be_v advantageous_a impudent_o divide_v by_o this_o gross_a mistake_n those_o thing_n which_o by_o nature_n be_v couple_v and_o unite_v which_o be_v the_o deadly_a root_n from_o which_o all_o fraud_n wickedness_n and_o villainy_n spring_v chap._n xix_o the_o carriage_n of_o a_o true_o honest_a man_n when_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o be_v dishonest_a so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v discover_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o good_a man._n a_o say_v of_o fimbria_n be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o lutatius_n pinthia_n to_o this_o purpose_n a_o proverb_n borrow_a from_o the_o country_n show_v that_o nothing_o dishonest_a how_o secret_a soever_o can_v be_v profitable_a if_o a_o good_a man_n therefore_o shall_v have_v such_o a_o power_n as_o that_o by_o snap_v of_o his_o finger_n he_o can_v slip_v his_o name_n cunning_o into_o rich_a people_n will_n he_o will_v never_o make_v use_n of_o it_o no_o not_o although_o he_o be_v full_o assure_v that_o no_o one_o living_n can_v either_o know_v or_o suspect_v it_o but_o give_v such_o a_o power_n to_o marcus_n crassus_n that_o by_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n he_o shall_v make_v himself_o heir_n where_o he_o real_o be_v not_o so_o and_o he_o will_v they_o will_v dance_v be_v esteem_v but_o a_o scandalous_a practice_n and_o unbecoming_a a_o sober_a and_o prudent_a person_n among_o the_o roman_n wherefore_o our_o author_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o oration_n for_o muraena_fw-la chap._n 6._o no_o body_n almost_o dance_v unless_o he_o be_v drink_v or_o mad_a and_o call_v it_o omnium_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la extremum_fw-la a_o vice_n that_o no_o one_o will_v be_v guilty_a of_o till_o he_o have_v utter_o abandon_v all_o virtue_n and_o umbram_fw-la luxuriae_fw-la that_o which_o follow_v riot_n and_o debauchery_n as_o the_o shadow_n do_v the_o body_n the_o meaning_n therefore_o of_o this_o place_n be_v that_o crassus_n will_v not_o stick_v at_o the_o base_a action_n if_o he_o can_v but_o fill_v his_o coffer_n by_o they_o dance_v i_o dare_v warrant_v you_o public_o in_o the_o marketplace_n but_o he_o that_o be_v honest_a and_o answer_n to_o our_o notion_n of_o a_o good_a man_n will_v
16._o profit_n the_o same_o with_o honesty_n 2_o 3._o 3_o 3_o 7_o 12_o etc._n etc._n move_v all_o man_n 3_o 8_o 28._o the_o appearance_n of_o it_o make_v man_n act_v contrary_a to_o duty_n 3_o 11._o ought_v to_o be_v reject_v ibid._n every_o thing_n honest_a profitable_a and_o every_o thing_n profitable_a honest_a 3_o 8._o promise_v not_o always_o oblige_v 1_o 10._o 3_o 24_o 25._o property_n its_o original_a 1_o 7._o prudence_n the_o duty_n result_v from_o 1_o 5._o consist_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n and_o be_v most_o natural_a to_o man_n 1_o 6._o of_o but_o little_a worth_n without_o justice_n 1_o 43._o different_a from_o craft_n 1_o 19_o 2_o 3._o 3_o 17._o a_o definition_n of_o it_o 1_o 43._o make_v man_n confide_v in_o we_o if_o join_v etc._n etc._n 2_o 9_o public_a officer_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o passion_n etc._n etc._n 1_o 20_o 25._o shall_v see_v that_o what_o they_o undertake_v be_v honest_a ibid._n remember_v plato_n two_o rule_n 1_o 25._o a_o description_n of_o a_o good_a one_o ibid._n shall_v be_v courteous_a affable_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n do_v the_o brave_a action_n 1_o 26._o shall_v guard_v their_o eye_n as_o well_o as_o hand_n 1_o 40._o not_o to_o be_v resist_v 1_o 41._o public_a and_o private_a life_n compare_v 1_o 21._o punishment_n rule_n to_o be_v observe_v about_o they_o 1_o 15._o if_o some_o escape_v they_o other_o grow_v more_o insolent_a 2_o 8._o pyrrho_fw-mi can_v give_v no_o rule_n about_o duty_n 1_o 2._o 2_o 2._o pyrrhus_n his_o speech_n upon_o give_v up_o the_o prisoner_n 1_o 12._o a_o deserter_n offer_v to_o poison_n he_o 1_o 13._o 3_o 22._o pythagoras_n 1_o 17_o 30._o pythias_n a_o banker_n etc._n etc._n 3_o 14._o r._n rashness_n in_o give_v up_o our_o assent_n to_o be_v avoid_v 1_o 6._o 2_o 2._o in_o our_o action_n 1_o 29._o reason_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o govern_v faculty_n in_o man_n 1_o 28._o rebuke_n in_o friendship_n 1_o 17_o see_v chide_v regularity_n see_v uniformity_n regulus_n take_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n etc._n etc._n 1_o 3._o 3_o 26_o etc._n etc._n relation_n shall_v be_v consider_v before_o other_o people_n 1_o 14_o 16._o republic_n cicero_n write_v six_o book_n about_o it_o 2_o 17._o respect_n shall_v be_v have_v for_o all_o man_n 1_o 28._o especial_o those_o we_o converse_v with_o 1_o 35_o 36_o 38._o retire_a people_n do_v very_o noble_a thing_n 1_o 26._o see_v life_n revenge_n must_v be_v keep_v within_o bound_n 1_o 11._o rhetoric_n master_n overrun_v all_o 1_o 36._o riches_n why_o desire_v 1_o 8._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o get_v unless_o one_o know_v how_o to_o use_v they_o 2_o 12._o neither_o to_o be_v keep_v too_o close_o nor_o too_o open_a 2_o 15._o the_o best_a fruit_n of_o they_o 2_o 16._o be_v too_o much_o respect_v 2_o 20._o to_o be_v get_v not_o for_o ourselves_o alone_o etc._n etc._n 3_o 15._o aren't_a profitable_a if_o accompany_v with_o infamy_n 3_o 22._o see_v avarice_n liberality_n romans_z famous_a for_o courage_n 1_o 18._o their_o ancient_a justice_n and_o kindness_n to_o ally_n when_o change_v 2_o 8._o ruin_v by_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n ibid._n romulus_n do_v ill_a in_o kill_v remus_n 3_o 10._o roscius_n amerinus_n defend_v by_o cicero_n 2_o 14._o rule_v the_o desire_n of_o it_o natural_a to_o man_n 1_o 4._o general_a rule_n or_o measure_n 3_o 5._o rutilius_n have_v the_o name_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n etc._n etc._n 2_o 13._o scholar_n of_o panaetius_n 3_o 2._o s._n salamis_n famous_a for_o a_o victory_n 1_o 22._o salmacis_n 1_o 18._o scaevola_n give_v more_o than_o be_v ask_v for_o a_o estate_n 3_o 15._o pontifex_fw-la max._n 3_o 17._o sceptic_n their_o opinion_n 2_o 2._o secrecy_n nothing_o to_o be_v commit_v out_o of_o hope_n of_o it_o 3_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n self-love_n keep_v man_n from_o see_v their_o duty_n 1_o 9_o nature_n allow_v a_o man_n to_o love_n himself_o first_o 3_o 5_o 10._o but_o not_o to_o injure_v other_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o self_n ibid._n 3_o 6._o seller_n bind_v to_o tell_v the_o fault_n of_o his_o good_n 3_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n shall_v use_v no_o art_n to_o enhance_v their_o price_n 3_o 15._o serious_n thing_n to_o be_v handle_v serious_o 1_o 37_o 40._o show_v to_o the_o people_n how_o far_o allowable_a 2_o 16_o 17._o sincerity_n agreeable_a to_o man_n nature_n 1_o 4._o sing_v open_o a_o great_a rudeness_n 1_o 40._o slave_n how_o to_o be_v deal_v with_o 1_o 13._o 2_o 7._o trick_n in_o sell_v they_o punish_v 3_o 17._o society_n the_o principle_n sort_n and_o degree_n of_o it_o 1_o 16_o 17._o nothing_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v more_o concern_v for_o 1_o 43._o man_n by_o nature_n sociable_a 1_o 44._o necessity_n not_o the_o motive_n to_o society_n ibid._n duty_n of_o it_o of_o several_a degree_n in_o what_o order_n to_o be_v perform_v 1_o 43._o universal_a society_n of_o what_o nature_n 3_o 12._o socrates_n facetious_a and_o droll_a 1_o 30._o of_o extraordinary_a virtue_n 1_o 41._o his_o short_a cut_n to_o glory_n 2_o 12_o 13._o use_v to_o curse_v those_o that_o separate_a profit_n and_o honesty_n 3_o 3._o solon_n athenian_a lawgiver_n 1_o 22._o his_o craft_n 1_o 30._o son_n shall_v live_v as_o become_v the_o name_n of_o their_o ancestor_n 1_o 22_o 23._o dont_fw-fr bath_n with_o their_o father_n 1_o 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o 43._o sophocles_n the_o tragedian_n 1_o 40._o soul_n function_n more_o noble_a than_o the_o body_n 2_o 13._o speech_n see_v discourse_n state_n how_o to_o be_v support_v 2_o 7_o 8._o 3_o 22._o style_n of_o eloquence_n and_o philosophy_v to_o be_v both_o cultivate_v 1_o 1._o stoic_n cicero_n follow_v they_o in_o this_o book_n 1_o 2._o great_a admirer_n of_o derivation_n 1_o 8._o their_o chief_a good_a etc._n etc._n 3_o 3._o stranger_n duty_n in_o a_o place_n 1_o 34._o a_o difference_n to_o be_v make_v between_o they_o 1_o 41._o shall_v not_o be_v forbid_v a_o city_n 3_o 11._o study_v not_o to_o be_v spend_v upon_o obscure_a and_o difficult_a subject_n 1_o 7._o the_o end_n of_o it_o ibid._n shall_v give_v place_n to_o action_n 1_o 4_o 6_o 43_o 44_o 45._o subject_a of_o a_o discourse_n must_v be_v first_o explain_v 1_o 2._o different_a subject_n require_v different_a way_n of_o expression_n 2_o 10._o subject_n of_o common_a discourse_n 1_o 37._o sulpitius_n a_o astronomer_n 1_o 6._o a_o orator_n accuse_v norbanus_n 2_o 14._o summum_fw-la jus_o summam_fw-la injuria_fw-la 1_o 10._o swear_v upon_o one_o conscience_n 3_o 19_o my_o tongue_n swear_v but_o etc._n etc._n 3_o 29._o sylla_n lucius_n inhuman_a victory_n 2_o 8._o sylla_n pub._n kinsman_n to_o the_o former_a ibid._n t._n take_v away_o what_o be_v another_o a_o breach_n of_o justice_n 1_o 7._o most_o contrary_a to_o nature_n 3_o 5_o 6._o take_v away_o from_o one_o and_o give_v to_o another_o no_o liberality_n 1_o 14._o no_o good_a man_n will_v take_v from_o another_o to_o enrich_v himself_o 3_o 19_o talk_v see_v discourse_n tax_n the_o people_n not_o to_o be_v burden_v with_o they_o 2_o 21._o tax-gatherers_a hate_a 1_o 42._o ten_o man_n send_v by_o hannibal_n to_o rome_n etc._n etc._n 1_o 13._o 3_o 32._o temperance_n 1_o 5._o the_o duty_n of_o it_o must_v not_o always_o give_v place_n to_o those_o of_o justice_n 1_o 45._o and_o sobriety_n adorn_v a_o young_a man_n 2_o 13._o nothing_o profitable_a that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o 3_o 33._o ten_o pay_v to_o the_o god_n 2_o 17._o terence_n chremes_n 1_o 9_o thebes_n wife_n of_o tyrant_n alexander_n 2_o 7._o themistocles_n 1_o 22._o his_o opinion_n about_o marry_v a_o daughter_n 2_o 20._o his_o proposal_n to_o the_o athenian_n 3_o 11._o theophrastus_n 1_o 1._o his_o book_n about_o riches_n 2_o 16._o praise_n hospitality_n 2_o 18._o theseus_n wish_n grant_v by_o neptune_n 1_o 10._o 3._o 25._o thief_n can_v subsist_v without_o justice_n 2._o 11._o think_v the_o end_n of_o it_o 1_o 6._o a_o good_a man_n will_v think_v what_o he_o be_v ashamed_a shall_v be_v know_v 3_o 19_o thracian_n brand_v 2_o 7._o time_n and_o place_n make_v action_n good_a or_o bad_a 1_o 40._o trade_n which_o creditable_a etc._n etc._n 1_o 42._o tradesman_n shall_v avoid_v lie_v 1_o 42._o be_v just_a 2._o 11._o treachery_n etc._n etc._n contrary_a to_o reason_n 3_o 17._o truce_n for_o thirty_o day_n 1_o 10._o trust_v how_o man_n be_v induce_v to_o trust_v we_o 2_o 9_o trust_n not_o always_o to_o be_v restore_v 3_o 25._o truth_n the_o love_n of_o it_o natural_a to_o man_n 1_o 4_o 30._o two_o fault_n in_o search_n of_o it_o to_o be_v avoid_v 1_o 6._o tyrant_n general_o come_v to_o ill_a end_n 2_o 7._o to_o kill_v they_o count_v glorious_a among_o the_o roman_n 3_o 4._o be_v enemy_n of_o human_a society_n 3_o 6._o lead_v miserable_a life_n 3_o 21._o u._n v._n victual_n pleasure_n shall_v not_o be_v regard_v in_o it_o 1_o 30._o viriathus_n the_o lysitanian_a robber_n 2_o 11._o virtue_n alone_a or_o at_o least_o chief_o desirable_a 1_o 2._o 3_o 7._o virtue_n all_o connect_v 1_o 5._o 2_o 10._o force_v we_o to_o love_v the_o person_n that_o possess_v it_o 1_o 17._o 2_o 9_o it_o be_v principal_a office_n to_o procure_v the_o love_n of_o man_n 2_o 5._o consist_v in_o three_o thing_n ibid._n move_v man_n admiration_n 2_o 10._o when_o it_o appear_v with_o great_a splendour_n ibid._n scorn_v affinity_n with_o pleasure_n 3_o 33._o see_v honesty_n ulysses_n of_o a_o temper_n to_o undergo_v any_o thing_n 1_o 31._o will_v have_v avoid_v the_o war_n 3_o 26._o unable_a those_o who_o be_v unable_a to_o exercise_v some_o virtue_n shall_v take_v the_o more_o care_n to_o get_v other_o 1_o 33._o ungrateful_a man_n hate_v by_o all_o 2_o 18._o uniformity_n of_o life_n whence_o it_o arise_v 1_o 31_o 40._o be_v most_o become_a ibid._n unjust_a those_o who_o spend_v their_o life_n in_o contemplation_n be_v so_o 1_o 9_o and_o those_o who_o mind_n no_o body_n business_n but_o their_o own_o ibid._n voice_n shall_v be_v clear_a and_o harmonious_a etc._n etc._n 1_o 37._o voluntary_a no_o true_a virtue_n that_o be_v not_o so_o 1_o 9_o usurer_n hate_v 1_o 42._o cato_n opinion_n of_o usery_n 2_o 25._o w._n want_v we_o shall_v be_v most_o liberal_a to_o those_o that_o want_v most_o etc._n etc._n 1_o 15._o 2_o 18._o war_n law_n of_o it_o to_o be_v observe_v 1_o 11._o 3_o 29._o may_v be_v undertake_v but_o it_o must_v be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o peace_n 1_o 11_o 23._o the_o management_n of_o it_o less_o glorious_a than_o civil_a prudence_n 1_o 22._o courage_n in_o it_o recommend_v a_o young_a man_n 2_o 13._o way_n two_o of_o pleasure_n and_o virtue_n 1_o 32._o wicked_a to_o be_v so_o never_o profitable_a 3_o 15._o will_v forge_v of_o minut._n basilus_n etc._n etc._n 3_o 18._o wing_n of_o horse_n 2_o 13._o wisdom_n which_o the_o chief_a 1_o 43._o the_o desinition_n and_o commendation_n of_o it_o 2_o 2._o to_o be_v often_o with_o wise_a man_n recommend_v a_o young_a man_n 2_o 13._o a_o wise_a man_n not_o wise_a for_o himself_o good_a for_o nothing_o 3_o 15_o workhouse_n can_v have_v nothing_o gentile_a in_o it_o 1_o 42._o world_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o be_v well_o think_v of_o by_o all_o the_o world_n 1_o 28._o x._o xanthippus_n the_o lacedaemonian_a 3_o 26._o xenocrates_n the_o severe_a philosopher_n 1_o 30._o xenophon_n o_o economic_n translate_v by_o cicero_n 2_o 24._o y._n young_a man_n the_o duty_n of_o they_o 1_o 34._o how_o they_o shall_v make_v '_o emselve_n take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o world_n 2_o 13._o be_v not_o envy_v but_o rather_o encourage_v ibid._n z._n zeno_n hold_v virtue_n to_o be_v the_o only_a good_a 3_o 8._o print_a by_o w._n onley_n in_o bond_n be_v stable_n adjoin_v to_o symond_n be_v inn_n in_o chancery-lane_n mdcxcix_o