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the_o oak_n and_o think_v with_o his_o hand_n to_o pull_v one_o from_o the_o other_o but_o the_o wedge_n fall_v out_o the_o oak_n close_v again_o and_o there_o keep_v he_o till_o with_o all_o the_o palm_n and_o victory_n he_o have_v win_v the_o wild_a beast_n come_v and_o devour_v he_o 10._o polydamas_n also_o the_o wrestler_n be_v force_v by_o stress_n of_o weather_n to_o shelter_v himself_o in_o a_o cave_n which_o be_v weaken_v and_o ready_a to_o fall_v while_o his_o companion_n run_v away_o he_o only_o stand_v still_o think_v to_o have_v uphold_v the_o weight_n with_o his_o shoulder_n but_o be_v oppress_v with_o a_o weight_n more_o powerful_a than_o humane_a strength_n the_o shelter_n which_o he_o seek_v from_o the_o shower_n bâ—â—â—me_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o own_o mad_a â—ate_z these_o example_n may_v teâ—ch_v we_o that_o vigour_n of_o mind_n and_o vast_a strength_n of_o body_n be_v not_o always_o companion_n nature_n not_o afford_v two_o such_o great_a benefit_n together_o that_o the_o same_o person_n shall_v at_o once_o be_v the_o most_o strong_a and_o the_o most_o wise_a chap._n xiii_o of_o desire_n of_o life_n roman_n 1._o mu._n aquilius_n consular_a legate_n 2._o cn._n carbo_n thrice_o consul_n 3._o d._n junius_n brutus_n procensul_n foreigner_n 1._o xerxes_n king_n of_o persia._n 2._o massinissa_n king_n of_o the_o numidian_n 3._o alexander_n king_n of_o the_o pherean_o 4._o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n now_o because_o we_o have_v touch_v upon_o some_o casual_a some_o courageous_a some_o rash_a termination_n of_o life_n we_o may_v now_o add_v some_o that_o be_v low-spirited_a and_o esseminate_a that_o by_o the_o comparison_n it_o may_v appear_v how_o death_n may_v be_v sometime_o not_o only_o more_o stout_o but_o more_o prudent_o desire_v 1._o mu._n aquilius_n when_o he_o may_v have_v brave_o die_v choose_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o ignominious_a slave_n to_o mithridates_n whether_o shall_v we_o say_v the_o best_a deserve_v the_o pontic_a punishment_n or_o the_o roman_a empire_n since_o he_o permit_v private_a ignominy_n to_o be_v the_o public_a shame_n 2._o cn._n carbo_n be_v a_o greaâ—_n blot_v to_o the_o latin_a annal_n who_o in_o his_o three_o consulship_n be_v send_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o sicily_n by_o pompey_n humble_o and_o with_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n beg_v of_o the_o soldier_n that_o he_o may_v have_v time_n to_o ease_v himself_o before_o he_o suffer_v that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v that_o miserable_a moment_n of_o a_o pitiful_a life_n and_o so_o long_o be_v delay_v till_o his_o head_n be_v sordid_o cut_v off_o as_o he_o sit_v the_o word_n relate_v so_o much_o pusillanimity_n be_v at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o neither_o friendly_a to_o silence_n because_o they_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v conceal_v nor_o familiar_a to_o rehearsal_n when_o the_o subject_a nauseate_n 2._o brutus_z with_o how_o much_o shame_n do_v he_o buy_v a_o unhappy_a and_o small_a moment_n of_o life_n for_o be_v take_v by_o furius_n who_o antonius_n have_v send_v to_o apprehend_v he_o not_o only_o withdraw_v his_o neck_n from_o the_o sword_n but_o be_v admonish_v to_o hold_v still_o he_o swear_v in_o these_o word_n as_o i_o live_v i_o will_v hold_v it_o forth_o o_o contemptible_a delay_n of_o fate_n o_o stolid_a and_o silly_a oath_n but_o thâ—se_a be_v thy_o delirium_n out_o of_o a_o immoderate_a desire_n of_o the_o sweet_n of_o life_n expel_v that_o measure_n of_o reason_n which_o teach_v to_o love_v life_n yet_o not_o to_o fear_v death_n foreigner_n 1._o thou_o the_o same_o sweetness_n of_o life_n do_v compel_v xerxes_n to_o shed_v tear_n for_o the_o arm_a youth_n of_o all_o asiâ—_n of_o which_o there_o will_v be_v none_o remain_v in_o less_o than_o a_o hundred_o year_n who_o thereby_o seem_v to_o i_o