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Religio jurisprudentis, or, The lawyer's advice to his son in counsels, essays, and other miscellanies, calculated chiefly to prevent the miscarriages of youth, and for the Orthodox establishment of their morals in years of maturity / per Philanthropum.
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Hildesley, Mark.
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Wing H1980; ESTC R21640
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wife_n livia_n at_o his_o execution_n take_v his_o leave_n of_o she_o and_o the_o world_n together_o thus_o livia_n memor_fw-la sis_fw-la nostri_fw-la conjugii_fw-la vive_fw-la valeque_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v remember_v livia_n our_o thing_n conjugal_a live_v and_o prosper_v fare_v thou_o well_o it_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o it_o be_v so_o formidable_a and_o astonish_a and_o not_o itself_o which_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o deprivation_n of_o something_o which_o be_v as_o natural_a and_o as_o necessary_a for_o we_o to_o part_v with_o as_o to_o enjoy_v whoever_o lead_v a_o jurisprudent_a life_n need_v never_o dread_a never_o so_o sudden_a death_n it_o be_v for_o fool_n and_o guilty_a knave_n to_o be_v afraid_a of_o their_o own_o shadow_n and_o not_o for_o man_n of_o temper_n and_o discretion_n life_n be_v here_o a_o thing_n only_o considerable_a in_o order_n to_o somewhat_o better_a and_o future_a death_n be_v if_o right_o consider_v on_o at_o best_a but_o a_o transition_n to_o 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