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old_a age_n there_o be_v page_n 22._o chapter_n 5._o the_o springhead_n of_o old_a age_n and_o the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o it_o page_n 28._o chapter_n 6._o of_o the_o climacterical_a year_n page_n 41._o chapter_n 7._o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o old_a age_n advise_o discuss_v page_n 44_o chapter_n 8._o four_o cause_n propound_v by_o cicero_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o old_a age_n reduce_v to_o two_o to_o wit_n the_o misery_n of_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o mind_n page_n 48._o chapter_n 9_o a_o more_o special_a catalogue_n or_o number_v up_o of_o some_o misery_n in_o old_a man_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o body_n page_n 53._o chapter_n 10._o the_o misery_n of_o old_a man_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o mind_n page_n 63._o chapter_n 11._o of_o the_o cause_n that_o old_a age_n be_v burdensome_a and_o tedious_a to_o old_a man_n page_n 82._o chapter_n 12._o of_o the_o benefit_n or_o good_a of_o old_a age_n page_n 86._o chapter_n 13._o of_o the_o profit_n which_o wise_a 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press_v ready_a and_o prepare_v in_o all_o event_n also_o as_o saint_n cyprian_n say_v to_o the_o people_n of_o thibara_n we_o wear_v not_o enroll_v by_o baptism_n among_o christian_a soldier_n to_o think_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v nothing_o else_o in_o the_o world_n than_o there_o to_o seek_v and_o hunt_v after_o our_o pleasure_n and_o ease_n turn_v our_o back_n to_o conflict_n wound_n death_n saint_n augustine_n write_v in_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o his_o thirteen_o book_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la that_o faith_n will_v utter_o be_v weaken_v if_o present_o after_o our_o baptism_n we_o shall_v become_v immortal_a and_o shall_v be_v crown_v before_o we_o have_v fight_v 2._o let_v we_o see_v in_o the_o second_o place_n what_o death_n be_v how_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v and_o how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v fear_v and_o contemn_v life_n and_o death_n according_a to_o aristotle_n be_v common_a accident_n to_o all_o live_a creature_n for_o that_o the_o reason_n of_o 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