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the_o success_n and_o therefore_o he_o do_v not_o present_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o prevail_a party_n and_o adore_v it_o nor_o deny_v those_o measure_n of_o charity_n to_o the_o adverse_a party_n which_o he_o use_v to_o deal_v to_o they_o in_o distress_n possible_o he_o think_v they_o not_o less_o innocent_a than_o the_o former_a though_o less_o fortunate_a and_o therefore_o esteem_v they_o much_o at_o one_o in_o their_o merit_n or_o rather_o demerit_n only_o the_o distress_a stand_v more_o in_o need_n of_o his_o charity_n than_o the_o victor_n and_o therefore_o they_o have_v more_o of_o it_o again_o when_o he_o see_v the_o rage_n and_o fury_n and_o proscription_n and_o condemnation_n that_o the_o conquer_a party_n use_v against_o those_o that_o have_v be_v engage_v on_o the_o other_o side_n though_o he_o hate_v and_o detest_a that_o cruelty_n and_o fierceness_n that_o he_o see_v exercise_v by_o citizen_n of_o the_o same_o commonwealth_n and_o city_n against_o their_o fellow-citizen_n as_o breach_n not_o only_o of_o the_o bond_n of_o civil_a society_n but_o as_o invasion_n upon_o humanity_n itself_o yet_o he_o still_o govern_v himself_o with_o that_o moderation_n as_o not_o to_o fall_v foul_a upon_o the_o victor_n with_o public_a invective_n and_o phillippique_n for_o he_o well_o know_v that_o will_v but_o irritate_fw-la and_o provoke_v their_o rage_n and_o possible_o disable_v he_o to_o do_v those_o office_n of_o kindness_n for_o his_o friend_n that_o fall_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o victor_n and_o beside_o experience_n of_o the_o vicissitude_n of_o success_n in_o adverse_a faction_n have_v well_o assure_v he_o that_o it_o be_v the_o common_a method_n of_o which_o soever_o faction_n prevail_v to_o use_v all_o extremity_n against_o the_o other_o and_o although_o this_o cruel_a custom_n do_v no_o way_n justify_v the_o thing_n they_o do_v nor_o render_v they_o excusable_a in_o the_o judgement_n of_o atticus_n yet_o it_o give_v a_o little_a allay_n to_o the_o censure_n of_o their_o severity_n that_o have_v the_o other_o faction_n prevail_v they_o will_v have_v do_v no_o less_o by_o they_o and_o this_o moderation_n of_o atticus_n give_v he_o great_a security_n in_o troublesome_a time_n procure_v he_o friend_n keep_v he_o considerate_a and_o circumspect_a in_o all_o he_o do_v that_o he_o never_o overshoot_v himself_o with_o folly_n passion_n or_o precipitancy_n in_o word_n or_o action_n chap._n fourteen_o cancern_v the_o four_o expedient_a conduce_v to_o the_o safety_n of_o atticus_n his_o constancy_n if_o i_o shall_v follow_v atticus_n through_o all_o those_o expression_n of_o his_o prudence_n and_o wisdom_n join_v with_o singular_a virtue_n and_o goodness_n my_o observation_n will_v be_v too_o voluminous_a the_o truth_n be_v there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o part_n or_o passage_n of_o his_o life_n but_o deserve_v remark_n my_o author_n true_o say_v difficile_fw-la est_fw-la omne_fw-la dicere_fw-la &_o non_fw-la necessaria_fw-la i_o shall_v therefore_o conclude_v all_o with_o this_o one_o observation_n more_o namely_o his_o constancy_n 1._o he_o be_v constant_a to_o his_o friend_n even_o in_o their_o low_a and_o most_o desperate_a condition_n he_o ever_o retain_v his_o love_n to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v not_o a_o complemental_a love_n but_o such_o as_o express_v itself_o in_o real_a indication_n relieve_v they_o in_o their_o extremity_n engage_v all_o his_o endeavour_n and_o interest_n for_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o danger_n and_o never_o give_v over_o his_o endeavour_n till_o he_o effect_v what_o be_v possible_a for_o their_o good_a and_o safety_n 2._o he_o be_v constant_a to_o his_o mode_n and_o fashion_n of_o life_n he_o live_v in_o the_o same_o house_n without_o any_o considerable_a alteration_n keep_v the_o same_o equipage_n not_o withstand_v the_o increase_n and_o access_n of_o his_o fortune_n the_o same_o rule_n and_o observance_n in_o his_o household_n his_o entertainment_n his_o housekeep_n pari_fw-la fastigio_fw-la stetit_fw-la in_o utraque_fw-la fortuna_fw-la 3._o he_o be_v constant_a to_o his_o principle_n what_o he_o once_o be_v he_o always_o be_v and_o what_o he_o once_o practise_v he_o always_o practise_v he_o use_v the_o same_o moderation_n and_o equality_n the_o same_o justice_n and_o integrity_n the_o same_o quietness_n and_o evenness_n of_o mind_n the_o same_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n the_o same_o piety_n and_o honour_n to_o his_o parent_n the_o same_o humility_n and_o affability_n the_o same_o gravity_n and_o decency_n the_o same_o compassion_n to_o the_o afflict_a the_o same_o bounty_n and_o liberality_n to_o all_o and_o no_o variation_n of_o success_n or_o fortune_n no_o dislike_n or_o distaste_n of_o other_o man_n no_o hope_n no_o fear_n no_o persuasion_n no_o sinister_a end_n or_o design_n conld_v shake_v he_o from_o his_o principle_n or_o unsettle_v he_o from_o his_o basis_n of_o honour_n or_o virtue_n upon_o which_o he_o stand_v fix_v square_a and_o unmoveable_a and_o therefore_o when_o anthony_n be_v in_o