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to_o evandrus_n v._o ep._n 22._o 147._o i_o hope_v both_o you_o yourself_o and_o all_o the_o himeraean_n nay_o and_o i_o may_v add_v all_o sicily_n be_v satisfy_v now_o who_o be_v the_o just_a person_n phalaris_n or_o those_o that_o conspire_v against_o he_o by_o my_o happy_a escape_n at_o himera_n heaven_n itself_o have_v i_o think_v determine_v that_o point_n that_o be_v if_o you_o will_v admit_v sanctuary_n jupiter_n for_o a_o competent_a judge_n in_o who_o very_a temple_n the_o bloody_a fact_n be_v to_o have_v be_v perpetrate_v and_o who_o certain_o be_v i_o a_o person_n just_o deserve_v such_o a_o death_n will_v not_o before_o his_o own_o altar_n have_v deliver_v into_o my_o hand_n those_o that_o be_v upon_o that_o
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heaven_n know_v as_o grudge_v you_o the_o money_n i_o now_o send_v you_o but_o as_o condole_v your_o misfortune_n nor_o as_o fear_v lest_o i_o shall_v have_v the_o same_o occasion_n offer_v i_o of_o give_v again_o but_o as_o desirous_a that_o you_o may_v never_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o same_o necessity_n of_o ask_v again_o for_o much_o more_o joyful_o and_o more_o magnificent_o shall_v i_o give_v to_o support_v the_o prosperity_n of_o our_o family_n than_o to_o relieve_v their_o distress_n ep._n 96._o to_o nicophemus_n as_o for_o the_o large_a catalogue_n of_o those_o unhappy_a wretch_n who_o miserable_a suffering_n you_o so_o pathetical_o represent_v in_o your_o speech_n upon_o i_o to_o the_o leontines_n let_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o not_o one_o of_o the_o whole_a number_n die_v undeserving_a death_n they_o only_o feel_v themselves_o what_o they_o be_v design_v for_o i_o for_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v in_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o my_o own_o life_n and_o let_v 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not_o despicable_a enemy_n which_o will_v cool_v their_o courage_n and_o make_v they_o unwilling_a to_o begin_v with_o i_o without_o a_o good_a cause_n for_o it_o 58._o but_o if_o the_o success_n be_v so_o certain_a as_o you_o assure_v they_o it_o be_v i_o neither_o envy_v you_o the_o glory_n of_o enter_v they_o upon_o so_o grand_a a_o undertake_n nor_o dissuade_v you_o from_o pursue_v it_o ep._n 97._o to_o lysinus_n thou_o incorrigible_a blockhead_n lysinus_n will_v thou_o never_o be_v a_o man_n thirty_o year_n old_a and_o a_o fool_n still_o for_o how_o else_o will_v thou_o have_v dare_v to_o pull_v upon_o thy_o back_n a_o enemy_n for_o who_o neither_o thou_o thyself_o nor_o army_n more_o of_o such_o like_a impotent_a creature_n as_o thyself_o be_v a_o equal_a match_n but_o you_o must_v still_o go_v on_o write_v copy_n of_o verse_n and_o make_v tragaedy_n upon_o i_o little_a think_v in_o how_o tragical_a a_o write_v catastrophe_n your_o mirth_n and_o wit_n will_v end_v ep._n 98._o 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ep._n 145._o to_o stesichorus_n i_o have_v send_v you_o a_o quantity_n of_o oil_n not_o for_o your_o own_o use_n mistake_v i_o not_o but_o for_o your_o grandson_n the_o 36._o business_n he_o be_v now_o upon_o require_v such_o a_o supply_n and_o he_o himself_o deserve_v all_o encouragement_n nor_o will_v i_o have_v the_o 〈◊〉_d public_a exercise_n he_o be_v to_o exhibit_v fall_v any_o whit_n short_a of_o those_o of_o agesilaus_n or_o if_o they_o do_v it_o shall_v be_v no_o fault_n of_o i_o the_o money_n which_o you_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o at_o my_o hand_n when_o you_o be_v present_a with_o i_o yourself_o if_o you_o refuse_v now_o that_o i_o have_v send_v it_o after_o you_o i_o will_v certain_o 3._o accuse_v you_o to_o the_o syracusian_n of_o hold_v secret_a correspondence_n with_o phalaris_n and_o be_v in_o a_o plot_n against_o the_o state_n and_o then_o bring_v yourself_o off_o if_o you_o can_v 147._o not_o politic_n stesichorus_n but_o poetry_n be_v your_o talon_n keep_v to_o 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