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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o 〈◊〉_d all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o affect_v for_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o it_o be_v waste_v 〈◊〉_d destroy_v who_o 〈◊〉_d have_v any_o pleasure_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v pericâ—…_n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ease_n and_o plentiful_o be_v withal_o ruin_v and_o undo_v on_o 2._o the_o contrary_a when_o it_o flourish_v the_o poor_a man_n feel_v no_o discommodity_n but_o fare_v the_o better_a if_o a_o country_n or_o commonwealth_n be_v affright_v and_o terrify_v say_v caesar_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o man_n therein_o be_v he_o never_o so_o stout_a or_o wary_a of_o himself_o but_o he_o will_v stumble_v and_o fall_v with_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o but_o in_o the_o welfare_n and_o flourish_a of_o the_o same_o the_o mean_a shall_v find_v wherewith_o to_o make_v himself_o merry_a therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v want_v in_o nothing_o that_o may_v redound_v to_o the_o honour_n land_n profit_n of_o our_o country_n cato_n vticensis_n well_o know_v how_o to_o put_v catonis_fw-la this_o in_o practice_n and_o withal_o to_o certify_v so_o much_o unto_o cicero_n who_o thank_v that_o grave_n and_o wise_a man_n for_o that_o in_o the_o senate_n he_o have_v defend_v fabia_n terentia_n cicero_n wife_n sister_n against_o pâ—…blius_n clodius_n who_o have_v accuse_v she_o false_o it_o be_v not_o unto_o i_o say_v cato_n that_o you_o ought_v to_o give_v thanks_n but_o rather_o to_o the_o commonwealth_n because_o all_o that_o i_o do_v say_v or_o câ—…unsell_n be_v for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o common_a good_a of_o my_o country_n agesilam_n say_v as_o much_o to_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n agesil_n which_o king_n admire_v the_o virtue_n of_o agesilaus_n after_o such_o time_n as_o the_o peace_n be_v conclude_v between_o he_o and_o the_o spartan_n he_o send_v unto_o he_o and_o request_v that_o he_o may_v join_v friendship_n and_o amity_n with_o he_o yea_o and_o 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