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death_n to_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n before_o death_n come_v be_v the_o best_a death_n of_o all_o §_o 18._o sleep_n be_v the_o brother_n of_o death_n pausanias_n relate_v that_o in_o the_o city_n olympia_n he_o see_v a_o statue_n call_v night_n in_o the_o form_n and_o habit_n of_o a_o woman_n this_o hold_v in_o her_o right_a hand_n a_o white_a youth_n a_o sleep_n and_o in_o her_o lâ—ft_a hand_n a_o black_a youth_n as_o if_o he_o be_v sleep_v the_o one_o of_o these_o she_o call_v sleep_n the_o other_o death_n both_o of_o they_o be_v count_v the_o son_n of_o night_n hence_o virgil_n make_v sleep_v to_o be_v death_n kinsman_n gorgias_n leontinus_n be_v very_o old_a and_o
pag._n 291_o 16_o like_a life_n like_o death_n pag._n 296_o 17_o the_o desire_n of_o a_o good_a death_n pag._n 298_o 18_o sleep_n the_o brother_n of_o death_n pag._n 300_o 19_o the_o forerunner_n of_o death_n pag._n 302_o 20_o how_o we_o must_v answer_v the_o messenger_n of_o death_n pag._n 305_o 21_o a_o sweet_a death_n the_o worst_a death_n pag._n 307_o 22_o death_n blessedness_n pag._n 312_o 23_o a_o die_a man_n farewell_n to_o the_o live_a pag._n 315_o 24_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o word_n and_o meditation_n of_o a_o die_a man_n pag._n 319_o 25_o thing_n special_o to_o be_v observe_v by_o a_o die_a man_n pag._n 321_o 26_o what_o a_o die_a man_n shall_v do_v pag._n 323_o 27_o consolation_n for_o a_o sick_a man_n pag._n 325_o 28_o holy_a ejaculation_n for_o a_o die_a man_n pag._n 329_o 29_o the_o die_a man_n confidence_n in_o god_n pag._n 333_o 30_o the_o last_o word_n of_o a_o die_a man_n pag._n 336_o 31_o of_o the_o conform_v our_o will_n to_o god_n will_v pag._n 338_o 32_o the_o 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