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who_o although_o they_o return_v both_o into_o their_o country_n yet_o die_v they_o both_o far_o from_o their_o country_n drusus_n in_o germany_n and_o marcellinus_n in_o baion_n and_o tell_v i_o now_o be_v thou_o proud_a than_o tarqvinius_n or_o mighty_a than_o sylla_n yet_o the_o first_o of_o these_o die_v a_o banish_v man_n at_o cumae_n the_o other_o be_v a_o great_a lord_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n at_o puteoli_n what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o man_n of_o mean_a degree_n augustus_n caesar_n who_o be_v call_v father_n of_o his_o country_n die_v out_o of_o his_o country_n at_o nola_n in_o campania_n tiberius_n that_o be_v unlike_a in_o manner_n but_o equal_a in_o empire_n decease_a at_o misenum_n in_o campania_n vespasian_n and_o titus_n two_o most_o excellent_a prince_n as_o it_o well_o become_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n die_v in_o one_o village_n yet_o without_o of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n â–ª_o though_o not_o far_o but_o â—raian_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o world_n die_v in_o the_o east_n septimus_n severus_n come_v but_o of_o a_o base_a parentage_n in_o africa_n and_o have_v a_o proud_a empire_n at_o rome_n â–ª_o and_o be_v bury_v at_o york_n in_o england_n theodosius_n that_o be_v bear_v in_o spain_n and_o die_v at_o milan_n constantinople_n receive_v which_o city_n also_o have_v in_o it_o before_o the_o founder_n thereof_o be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n but_o bear_v in_o another_o place_n what_o shall_v i_o need_v to_o recite_v other_o lycurgus_n who_o flee_v from_o sparta_n creta_n receive_v which_o long_o before_o have_v see_v king_n saturn_n banish_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o fly_v from_o his_o son_n and_o hear_v how_o he_o hide_v himself_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o italy_n and_o be_v there_o bury_v a_o poor_a grave_n of_o bythinia_n cover_v hannibal_n the_o light_n of_o all_o africa_n theseus_n themistocles_n and_o solon_n the_o three_o diamond_n of_o all_o athens_n be_v so_o scatter_v by_o fortune_n that_o the_o first_o be_v bury_v in_o syria_n the_o second_o in_o persis_n and_o the_o three_o in_o cyprus_n in_o far_o unfit_a grave_n for_o so_o worthy_a carcase_n the_o day_n will_v soon_o fail_v i_o then_o matter_n if_o i_o shall_v stand_v to_o report_v every_o example_n but_o my_o purpose_n be_v not_o to_o weary_a thou_o with_o history_n but_o only_o to_o instruct_v thou_o sorrow_n i_o understand_v thy_o meaning_n and_o i_o confess_v that_o all_o these_o and_o as_o many_o more_o as_o thou_o can_v reckon_v die_v out_o of_o their_o country_n in_o deed_n but_o i_o deny_v that_o it_o be_v with_o their_o will_n but_o rather_o i_o suppose_v to_o their_o great_a grief_n reason_n whereby_o speak_v thou_o this_o but_o only_o for_o that_o all_o fool_n judge_v other_o like_o themselves_o and_o think_v that_o to_o be_v impossible_a for_o other_o to_o do_v which_o they_o themselves_o can_v not_o attain_v to_o and_o perhaps_o thou_o have_v hearken_v to_o the_o old_a proverb_n it_o be_v good_a to_o live_v abroad_o in_o strange_a country_n but_o ill_a to_o die_v there_o when_o as_o in_o deed_n they_o be_v both_o good_a so_o that_o they_o be_v orderly_a do_v with_o patient_a forbear_n and_o comeliness_n but_o both_o evil_n if_o they_o be_v ill_o handle_v lamentable_o and_o without_o discretion_n i_o will_v tell_v thou_o that_o which_o thou_o will_v marueyll_v at_o and_o be_v quite_o repugnant_a to_o the_o old_a proverb_n if_o there_o be_v any_o just_a occasion_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o cause_n i_o have_v rather_o impute_v the_o same_o to_o the_o live_n who_o perhaps_o in_o some_o respect_n it_o may_v concern_v then_o he_o that_o lie_v a_o die_a who_o have_v now_o no_o regard_n of_o any_o place_n see_v that_o he_o be_v upon_o depart_v from_o all_o place_n sorrow_n somewhat_o thou_o moove_v my_o mind_n nevertheless_o i_o be_o yet_o desirous_a to_o die_v in_o my_o country_n reason_n the_o will_n of_o man_n unless_o it_o be_v bridle_v by_o virtue_n and_o wisdom_n of_o itself_o be_v wild_a and_o unreclaym_v and_o if_o thou_o consider_v of_o the_o matter_n deep_o thou_o will_v confess_v that_o none_o of_o all_o this_o appertain_v unto_o thou_o see_v that_o thou_o thyself_o can_v remain_v here_o no_o long_o nor_o thy_o bone_n retain_v any_o sense_n after_o thy_o decease_n to_o discern_v where_o thou_o may_v have_v lie_v hard_a or_o soft_a and_o also_o unto_o that_o place_n whither_o thou_o depart_v which_o have_v be_v the_o short_a or_o easy_a way_n when_o anaxagoras_n lie_v a_o die_n in_o a_o far_o foreign_a country_n and_o his_o friend_n demand_v of_o he_o whether_o after_o his_o death_n he_o will_v be_v carry_v home_o into_o his_o own_o native_a soil_n he_o answer_v very_o fine_o say_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o need_v and_o he_o add_v the_o cause_n why_o for_o that_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n be_v of_o like_a distance_n from_o all_o place_n which_o answer_n serve_v as_o well_o for_o they_o that_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n as_o for_o those_o that_o go_v up_o to_o heaven_n sorrow_n i_o will_v god_o i_o may_v die_v at_o home_n reason_n if_o thou_o be_v there_o perhaps_o thou_o will_v wish_v thyself_o in_o another_o place_n persuade_v thyself_o so_o learn_v to_o do_v that_o die_a which_o thou_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v live_n a_o hard_a matter_n it_o be_v for_o you_o oh_o you_o mortal_a man_n to_o bear_v yourselves_o upright_o you_o be_v so_o dainty_a and_o faultfynd_a evermore_o make_v none_o account_v of_o that_o which_o you_o have_v and_o always_o judge_v best_o of_o that_o which_o you_o want_v sorrow_n oh_o that_o i_o may_v die_v at_o home_n reason_n peradventure_o thou_o shall_v see_v many_o thing_n there_o that_o will_v make_v thy_o death_n more_o grievous_a unto_o thou_o for_o which_o cause_n think_v that_o thou_o be_v remove_v to_o the_o intent_n that_o all_o other_o care_n be_v set_v apart_o thou_o may_v only_o think_v upon_o god_o and_o thy_o own_o soul_n of_o one_o that_o die_v in_o sinne._n the_o cxxuj._n dialogue_n sorrow_n i_o oye_v in_o sin_n reason_n this_o be_v neither_o nature_n nor_o fortune_n but_o thy_o own_o fault_n sorrow_n i_o die_v in_o sin_n reason_n first_o who_o enforce_v thou_o to_o commit_v sin_n and_o next_o who_o forbid_v thou_o to_o bewail_v it_o when_o it_o be_v commit_v and_o last_o of_o all_o who_o let_v thou_o from_o repent_v though_o it_o be_v late_o first_o for_o unto_o the_o last_o gasp_n the_o spirit_n and_o mind_n be_v free_a sorrow_n while_o i_o be_o die_v i_o carry_v my_o sin_n with_o i_o reason_n beware_v thou_o do_v not_o so_o lay_v down_o that_o venomous_a and_o deadly_a carriage_n while_o thou_o have_v time_n and_o there_o be_v one_o that_o will_v take_v it_o away_o and_o blot_n it_o out_o accord_v as_o it_o be_v write_v and_o will_v cast_v it_o behind_o his_o back_n into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o will_v abandon_v it_o as_o far_o from_o thou_o as_o the_o east_n be_v distant_a from_o the_o west_n if_o thou_o neglect_v this_o hour_n when_o it_o be_v once_o past_a it_o will_v never_o return_v again_o with_o quality_n although_o it_o be_v common_a to_o all_o hour_n that_o always_o they_o pass_v away_o and_o never_o return_v yet_o many_o time_n that_o which_o have_v be_v omit_v in_o one_o hour_n may_v be_v perhaps_o recover_v in_o another_o but_o yet_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o last_o hour_n of_o a_o man_n life_n be_v irrecurable_a and_o therefore_o as_o some_o report_n it_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o secret_a disputation_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o error_n of_o this_o life_n be_v as_o it_o be_v soft_a fall_n upon_o the_o plain_a ground_n after_o which_o a_o man_n may_v soon_o rise_v up_o again_o but_o the_o sin_n unto_o death_n be_v compare_v unto_o a_o grievous_a fall_n from_o some_o high_a and_o craggy_a place_n after_o which_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o arise_v any_o more_o the_o hurt_n therein_o take_v be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v salve_v wherefore_o help_v thyself_o now_o while_o thou_o may_v and_o call_v to_o remembrance_n not_o only_o what_o your_o own_o writer_n say_v but_o also_o what_o cicero_n counsel_v who_o in_o his_o work_n de_fw-fr divinatione_fw-la of_o divination_n dispute_v of_o those_o that_o be_v die_v do_v thou_o chief_o quoth_v he_o study_n to_o win_v commendation_n and_o think_v that_o they_o which_o have_v live_v otherwise_o then_o they_o ought_v do_v most_o bitter_o repent_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n what_o i_o pray_v thou_o can_v be_v utter_v by_o any_o man_n more_o religious_o or_o profitable_o if_o so_o be_v that_o be_v follow_v which_o be_v command_v and_o thou_o repent_v thou_o though_o it_o be_v late_o first_o a_o difficult_a and_o dangerous_a matter_n it_o be_v true_o to_o
schoolmaster_n eod._n of_o a_o notable_a scholar_n folio_n 104._o of_o a_o good_a father_n folio_n 105._o of_o a_o most_o love_v mother_n eod._n of_o good_a brethren_n and_o love_v and_o fair_a sister_n folio_n 106._o of_o a_o good_a lord_n folio_n 107._o of_o the_o clearness_n of_o the_o air_n folio_n 109._o of_o fortunate_a sail_a eod._n of_o wish_a arrive_v at_o the_o haune_n folio_n 110._o of_o come_n forth_o of_o prison_n eod._n of_o a_o quiet_a state._n folio_n 111._o of_o power_n folio_n 113._o of_o glory_n folio_n 114._o of_o benefit_n bestow_v upon_o many_o folio_n 115._o of_o love_n of_o the_o people_n folio_n 116._o of_o invade_v a_o tyranny_n folio_n 117._o of_o a_o kingdom_n and_o empire_n folio_n 119._o of_o a_o furnish_a army_n folio_n 123._o of_o a_o well_o apppoynted_a navy_n folio_n 124._o of_o engine_n and_o artillery_n folio_n 125._o of_o treasure_n lay_v up_o in_o store_n folio_n 126._o of_o revenge_n eod._n of_o hope_n to_o wynne_n folio_n 129._o of_o victory_n eod._n of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o enemy_n folio_n 130._o of_o hope_n of_o peace_n folio_n 131._o of_o peace_n and_o truce_n folio_n 132._o of_o the_o popedom_n folio_n 133._o of_o happiness_n folio_n 134._o of_o good_a hope_n folio_n 136._o of_o expectation_n of_o inheritance_n folio_n 138._o of_o alchemy_n follo_n 139._o of_o the_o promise_n of_o wise_a man_n and_o soothsayers_n folio_n 140._o of_o glad_a tiding_n folio_n 143._o of_o expect_v a_o man_n son_n or_o farmer_n or_o wife_n eod._n of_o look_v for_o better_a time_n folio_n 145._o of_o the_o hope_a come_v of_o a_o prince_n folio_n 146._o of_o hope_n of_o fame_n after_o death_n folio_n 147._o of_o glory_n hope_v for_o by_o build_v folio_n 148._o of_o glory_n hope_v for_o by_o keep_n company_n 149._o of_o manifold_a hope_n folio_n 150._o of_o hope_a quietness_n of_o mind_n eod._n of_o the_o hope_n of_o life_n everlasting_a folio_n 151._o the_o table_n of_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o this_o work_n of_o the_o deformity_n of_o the_o body_n folio_n 162._o of_o weakness_n folio_n 164._o of_o sickness_n folio_n 165._o of_o a_o base_a country_n eod._n of_o baseness_n of_o stock_n folio_n 166._o of_o a_o shameful_a birth_n folio_n 169._o of_o bondage_n folio_n 171._o of_o poverty_n folio_n 174._o of_o damage_n sustain_v folio_n 175._o of_o thynne_n fare_n folio_n 178._o of_o original_a poverty_n folio_n 180._o of_o the_o heavy_a burden_n of_o many_o child_n eod._n of_o money_n lose_v folio_n 183._o of_o suertishyppe_n folio_n 187._o of_o loss_n of_o time_n folio_n 188._o of_o unfortunate_a pâ—aâ—ing_n at_o table_n folio_n 190._o of_o she_o unto_o who_o one_o be_v assure_v judge_v unto_o another_o eod._n of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o man_n wife_n folio_n 191._o of_o a_o shrewyshe_a wife_n folio_n 193._o of_o the_o steal_v away_o of_o a_o man_n wife_n folio_n 194._o of_o a_o unchaste_a wife_n eod._n of_o a_o barren_a wife_n folio_n 197._o of_o a_o unchaste_a daughter_n folio_n 198._o of_o shame_n come_n from_o a_o other_o folio_n 199._o of_o infamy_n folio_n 200._o of_o shame_n procure_v by_o mean_n of_o unworthy_a commendation_n folio_n 202._o of_o unthankful_a friend_n folio_n 203._o of_o unthankful_a person_n folio_n 204._o of_o evil_a servant_n folio_n 206._o of_o fugitive_n servant_n folio_n 107._o of_o importunate_a neighbour_n folio_n 208._o of_o enemy_n folio_n 209._o of_o occasion_n lose_v to_o revenge_n folio_n 210._o of_o the_o people_n hatred_n folio_n 211._o of_o envy_n passive_o eod._n of_o contempt_n folio_n 212._o of_o long_o expect_v a_o promise_a reward_n folio_n 213._o of_o repulse_n eod._n of_o a_o unjust_a lord_n folio_n 215._o of_o a_o unlearned_a schoolmaster_n folio_n 216._o of_o a_o unapt_a and_o proud_a scholar_n folio_n 217._o of_o a_o stepdame_n folio_n 218._o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o a_o father_n eod._n of_o a_o stubborn_a son_n folio_n 220._o of_o a_o contentious_a brother_n folio_n 221._o of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o father_n folio_n 222._o of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o mother_n eod._n of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o son_n eod._n of_o the_o miserable_a fall_n of_o a_o young_a child_n folio_n 224._o of_o a_o son_n that_o be_v find_v to_o be_v another_o man_n eod._n of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o brother_n folio_n 226._o of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o friend_n folio_n 227._o of_o the_o absence_n of_o friend_n folio_n 228._o of_o grievous_a ship_n wrack_n folio_n 230._o of_o burn_v eod._n of_o great_a labour_n and_o travail_n folio_n 231._o of_o a_o painful_a journey_n folio_n 232._o of_o one_o year_n barrenness_n folio_n 234._o of_o a_o evil_a and_o proud_a bailiff_n folio_n 235._o of_o theft_n folio_n 236._o of_o robbery_n folio_n 237._o of_o coosynage_n and_o deceit_n eod._n of_o a_o straight_o and_o narrome_n dwell_v folio_n 238._o of_o a_o prison_n folio_n 239._o of_o torment_n folio_n 240._o of_o unjust_a judgement_n folio_n 241._o of_o banishment_n folio_n 242._o of_o a_o man_n country_n besiege_v folio_n 245._o of_o a_o man_n country_n destroy_v folio_n 246._o of_o the_o fear_n of_o lose_n in_o war_n folio_n 247._o of_o a_o foolish_a and_o rash_a fellow_n in_o office_n folio_n 248._o of_o a_o undiscreet_a and_o hasty_a marshal_n of_o the_o field_n eod._n of_o unfortunate_a success_n in_o battle_n folio_n 249._o of_o civil_a war_n folio_n 250._o of_o the_o disagreement_n of_o a_o waver_a mind_n folio_n 251._o of_o a_o doubtful_a state._n folio_n 253._o of_o wound_n receive_v eod._n of_o a_o king_n without_o a_o son_n folio_n 254_o of_o a_o kingdom_n lose_v folio_n 255._o of_o treason_n folio_n 257._o of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o tyranny_n folio_n 258._o of_o castle_n lose_v folio_n 260._o of_o old_a age._n folio_n 262._o of_o the_o gout_n folio_n 267._o of_o scab_n folio_n 268._o of_o watch_v folio_n 269._o of_o the_o unquietness_n of_o dream_n eod._n of_o importunate_a renoun_n folio_n 270._o of_o sorrow_n conceive_v for_o the_o evil_a manner_n of_o man_n folio_n 272._o of_o small_a grief_n of_o 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