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day_n to_o day_n nor_o can_v the_o appoint_a hour_n be_v shun_v nor_o scape_v any_o way_n the_o paraphrase_n the_o emperor_n do_v in_o their_o law_n careful_o provide_v for_o the_o behoof_n and_o good_a estate_n of_o their_o subject_n to_o set_v down_o reward_n and_o encouragement_n for_o such_o as_o be_v honest_a and_o virtuous_a and_o to_o devise_v punishment_n and_o correction_n for_o such_o as_o be_v wicked_a and_o evil_a dispose_v and_o it_o be_v very_o well_o think_v as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o that_o such_o as_o valiant_o lose_v their_o life_n either_o in_o defence_n of_o their_o faith_n or_o for_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n be_v reward_v with_o everlasting_a life_n or_o if_o any_o man_n die_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o own_o honesty_n he_o shall_v continual_o be_v well_o think_v of_o and_o commend_v but_o such_o as_o cowardly_a forsake_v the_o field_n and_o run_v away_o from_o the_o war_n the_o law_n have_v appoint_v to_o die_v and_o be_v account_v for_o 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king_n codrus_n rather_o choose_v to_o have_v the_o conquest_n then_o to_o live_v and_o never_o do_v his_o noble_a mind_n refuse_v his_o life_n to_o give_v to_o save_v a_o valiant_a company_n of_o such_o as_o he_o do_v serve_v the_o life_n be_v always_o well_o bestow_v that_o do_v such_o praise_n deserve_v the_o paraphrase_n codrus_fw-la be_v as_o both_o saint_n austin_n &_o valerius_n report_n the_o king_n of_o athens_n when_o as_o he_o be_v to_o fight_v with_o pelops_n duke_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o have_v answer_v of_o his_o idol_n to_o who_o he_o sacrifice_v that_o the_o side_n who_o captain_n be_v slay_v shall_v have_v the_o victory_n preferrin_n glike_a a_o worthy_a gentleman_n the_o life_n &_o prosperity_n of_o his_o poor_a subject_n far_o above_o his_o own_o apparail_v himself_o in_o a_o base_a and_o simple_a habit_n and_o rush_v into_o the_o thick_a of_o the_o enemy_n be_v present_o slay_v of_o who_o virgil_n write_v that_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v with_o 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