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shock_n thou_o will_v find_v nothing_o hard_o in_o it_o but_o opinion_n natural_a sufferance_n be_v equal_o hard_a unto_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n but_o as_o for_o poverty_n ignominy_n contumely_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n which_o be_v common_o esteem_v evil_n many_o bear_v they_o all_o with_o great_a patience_n &_o seem_v in_o a_o manner_n insensible_a in_o they_o wherefore_o if_o we_o be_v grieve_v sad_a and_o impatient_a in_o they_o this_o do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o from_o the_o bad_a opinion_n we_o have_v conceive_v of_o they_o why_o will_v thou_o deceive_v thyself_o with_o a_o false_a persuasion_n it_o be_v in_o thy_o own_o power_n to_o make_v all_o calamity_n easy_a by_o bear_v it_o patient_o no_o sorrow_n can_v be_v great_a unless_o opinion_n add_v something_o unto_o
the_o midst_n of_o his_o pain_n when_o he_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n s._n laurence_n rejoice_v and_o triumph_v over_o the_o tyrant_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o flame_n s._n apollonia_n a_o young_a virgin_n throw_v herself_o into_o the_o fire_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o she_o anaxarchus_n the_o philosopher_n be_v pound_v in_o a_o iron_n mortar_n laugh_v at_o his_o tormentor_n socrates_n take_v the_o poison_n which_o be_v bring_v he_o with_o a_o cheerful_a countenance_n and_o drink_v a_o health_n to_o critias_n why_o be_v thou_o afraid_a of_o fire_n and_o a_o troop_n of_o hangman_n that_o stand_v about_o thou_o ready_a to_o butcher_v thou_o death_n lie_v hide_v under_o all_o these_o preparation_n which_o be_v terrible_a only_o unto_o fool_n death_n lie_v hide_v which_o so_o many_o child_n and_o young_a virgin_n have_v embrace_v with_o joy_n consider_v the_o thing_n in_o themselves_o without_o all_o disguise_n and_o thou_o will_v see_v there_o be_v nothing_o terrible_a in_o they_o 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no_o permanent_a city_n in_o this_o world_n shall_v i_o die_v young_a and_o before_o my_o time_n no_o reasonable_a man_n shall_v complain_v that_o he_o be_v release_v out_o of_o prison_n too_o soon_o and_o before_o his_o time_n death_n banishment_n and_o sorrow_n be_v not_o pain_n to_o be_v fear_v but_o the_o tribute_n of_o our_o mortal_a condition_n it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o fear_v that_o which_o thou_o can_v not_o avoid_v 4._o be_v not_o too_o confident_a or_o bold_a and_o undertake_v nothing_o above_o thy_o force_n for_o no_o man_n be_v soon_o oppress_v than_o he_o that_o presume_v too_o much_o of_o himself_o our_o force_n be_v but_o weak_a without_o god_n help_n from_o who_o come_v all_o our_o power_n all_o our_o strength_n boldness_n ever_o proceed_v from_o too_o much_o esteem_n of_o our_o own_o strength_n from_o contempt_n of_o our_o adversary_n from_o a_o hasty_a wit_n and_o a_o mind_n not_o much_o accustom_v to_o the_o management_n of_o affair_n he_o that_o be_v more_o wise_a 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