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death_n by_o sit_v up_o with_o a_o sick_a wife_n that_o he_o do_v not_o love_n x_o vanity_n make_v a_o man_n find_v his_o pleasure_n and_o satisfaction_n in_o speak_v either_o well_o or_o ill_o of_o himself_o a_o modest_a man_n never_o speak_v of_o himself_o xi_o nothing_o so_o much_o betray_v how_o ridiculous_a and_o shameful_a a_o vice_n vanity_n be_v as_o it_o be_v not_o dare_v to_o show_v its_o self_n but_o under_o the_o appearance_n of_o its_o contrary_n xii_o vanity_n and_o the_o good_a opinion_n we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o make_v we_o often_o think_v that_o other_o people_n be_v proud_a and_o slight_a we_o when_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n a_o modest_a person_n be_v never_o trouble_v with_o those_o nicety_n virtue_n vice_n i._o great_a vice_n be_v disguise_v under_o the_o resemblance_n of_o eminent_a virtue_n ii_o what_o we_o take_v for_o virtue_n be_v frequent_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o concurrence_n of_o several_a action_n and_o interest_n gather_v and_o bring_v 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true_o good_a than_o his_o desire_v to_o be_v constant_o under_o the_o observation_n of_o good_a men._n fourteen_o though_o man_n be_v never_o so_o wicked_a yet_o they_o have_v not_o the_o confidence_n to_o profess_v themselves_o enemy_n to_o virtue_n and_o when_o they_o persecute_v it_o they_o either_o pretend_v not_o to_o think_v it_o real_a or_o forge_v some_o fault_n to_o lay_v they_o to_o its_o charge_n xv._o some_o good_a quality_n degenerate_a into_o vice_n when_o natural_a and_o other_o again_o be_v never_o perfect_a when_o acquire_v as_o for_o instance_n a_o man_n shall_v learn_v good-husbandry_n in_o his_o estate_n and_o his_o confidence_n from_o reason_n and_o experience_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n courage_n and_o good-nature_n must_v be_v innate_a with_o we_o or_o else_o we_o can_v never_o have_v they_o in_o any_o good_a degree_n xvi_o our_o quality_n be_v doubtful_a and_o uncertain_a and_o apt_a to_o be_v either_o good_a or_o evil_a according_a to_o our_o 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