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another_o so_o 〈◊〉_d abstain_v from_o another_o man_n wife_n be_v justice_n as_o well_o as_o temperance_n and_o to_o repel_v the_o enemy_n of_o our_o country_n be_v justice_n and_o fortitude_n both_o for_o as_o this_o be_v a_o debt_n we_o owe_v our_o country_n so_o without_o fortitude_n we_o can_v not_o discharge_v it_o ii_o but_o what_o fortitude_n be_v both_o tully_n and_o aristotle_n inform_v we_o in_o their_o description_n of_o a_o câ—…ragious_a man._n 1._o de_fw-fr officiis_n l._n 1._o the_o first_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o man_n of_o a_o steady_a and_o courageous_a mind_n be_v not_o to_o be_v shake_v at_o cross_a event_n he_o must_v not_o fall_v from_o his_o character_n and_o show_v confusion_n he_o must_v have_v presence_n of_o mind_n to_o direct_v what_o stand_v with_o reason_n and_o it_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o a_o high_a capacity_n to_o foresee_v all_o that_o may_v fall_v out_o and_o to_o provide_v according_o for_o it_o herein_o consist_v the_o chief_a renown_n to_o overcome_v by_o prudence_n and_o good_a advice_n fâ—…_n to_o rush_v headlong_o into_o a_o battle_n or_o to_o fall_v to_o handâ—_n blow_v with_o a_o enemy_n this_o alone_a be_v a_o poor_a and_o brutal_a thing_n it_o be_v true_a when_o the_o time_n be_v come_v and_o that_o necessity_n require_v it_o than_o we_o must_v strike_v servile_a and_o prefer_v death_n before_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v servile_a or_o base_a but_o as_o we_o must_v not_o pass_v for_o coward_n by_o a_o industrious_a shun_v of_o danger_n so_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a and_o it_o be_v even_o ridiculous_a to_o expose_v ourselves_o when_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n that_o require_v it_o iii_o yet_o andronicus_n in_o conformity_n with_o his_o aristotle_n make_v it_o one_o part_n of_o a_o valiant_a man_n 7._o l._n 3._o c._n 7._o that_o he_o dare_v intrepid_o advance_v towards_o any_o danger_n so_o that_o his_o stout_a man_n be_v he_o that_o fear_v nothing_o and_o tully_n elsewhere_o say_v that_o the_o two_o great_a gift_n of_o fortitude_n be_v the_o contempt_n of_o pain_n and_o death_n but_o andronicus_n be_v more_o accurate_a in_o circumstance_n add_v that_o the_o danger_n attend_v his_o hero_n shall_v be_v 8._o l._n 3._o c._n 8._o such_o as_o allow_v he_o to_o exert_v the_o power_n of_o a_o inflexible_a mind_n and_o the_o dint_n of_o his_o will_n or_o else_o to_o have_v before_o he_o the_o contemplation_n of_o a_o noble_a death_n for_o that_o he_o be_v proper_o valiant_a who_o can_v frank_o submit_v to_o any_o excellent_a way_n of_o die_v he_o have_v it_o also_o elsewhere_o that_o whoever_o be_v valiant_a move_v steady_o towards_o a_o glorious_a death_n but_o this_o sort_n of_o death_n can_v only_o be_v purchase_v in_o the_o cause_n and_o quarrel_n of_o virtue_n for_o not_o those_o who_o passionate_o rage_n and_o lay_v about_o they_o be_v the_o man_n we_o speak_v of_o they_o be_v fighter_n indeed_o but_o not_o valiant_a whence_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o fortitude_n be_v a_o virtue_n by_o which_o a_o man_n may_v with_o constancy_n of_o mind_n bear_v up_o against_o all_o the_o danger_n of_o life_n and_o even_o death_n itself_o and_o this_o either_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o honesty_n or_o the_o sake_n of_o that_o which_o be_v simple_o and_o absolute_o the_o best_a iv_o i_o mention_v here_o constancy_n of_o mind_n and_o not_o indolence_n or_o insensibility_n for_o as_o andrâ—…cus_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o aristotle_n have_v 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v gnaw_v with_o sorrow_n upon_o cross_a event_n 9_o l._n 3._o c._n 9_o be_v not_o at_o all_o inconsistent_a which_o be_v couragion_n for_o by_o how_o much_o a_o man_n be_v oppress_v with_o grief_n and_o yâ—…_n bear_v up_o for_o virtue_n sake_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o deserve_v he_o the_o reputation_n of_o be_v valiant_a but_o here_o i_o also_o mention_v a_o virtuous_a cause_n for_o 〈◊〉_d mind_n that_o be_v dispose_v to_o danger_n not_o for_o common_a utility_n but_o for_o private_a end_n this_o must_v rather_o pass_v for_o boldness_n than_o for_o fortitude_n v._o cicero_n say_v a_o mind_n that_o be_v great_a and_o valiant_a have_v these_o two_o mark_n the_o first_o be_v a_o light_a esteem_n of_o outward_a thing_n 1._o de_fw-fr offic._n l._n 1._o for_o it_o will_v plain_o appear_v that_o a_o man_n ought_v neither_o to_o admire_v 〈◊〉_d wish_v for_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v just_a and_o suitable_a nor_o ought_v he_o ever_o to_o submit_v servile_o to_o any_o mâ—…_n or_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d fortune_n the_o other_o be_v when_o a_o mind_n be_v so_o frame_v and_o constitute_v as_o to_o undergo_v great_a thing_n i_o mean_v public_a service_n full_a of_o difficulty_n labour_n and_o danger_n and_o particular_o with_o reference_n to_o life_n and_o all_o the_o conveniency_n of_o live_v this_o excellent_a sentence_n of_o cicero_n may_v serve_v as_o a_o paraphrase_n on_o the_o definition_n we_o have_v mention_v before_o vi_o but_o as_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o honesty_n or_o virtue_n the_o great_a danger_n be_v to_o be_v undertake_v so_o on_o the_o same_o account_n be_v corporeal_a pleasure_n to_o be_v renounce_v else_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o temperance_n as_o a_o certain_a moroseness_n or_o stupidity_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o virtue_n where_o the_o end_n be_v other_o than_o what_o be_v honest_a and_o simple_o good_a wherefore_o temperance_n may_v be_v define_v to_o be_v a_o virtue_n by_o which_o a_o man_n forbid_v himself_o corporeal_a pleasure_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v enjoy_v that_o pleasure_n which_o result_v from_o a_o conscience_n of_o well-doing_n both_o more_o constant_o and_o more_o entire_o for_o to_o observe_v great_a rule_n of_o temperance_n mere_o for_o health_n sake_n may_v also_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o a_o beast_n this_o do_v not_o mount_v up_o to_o that_o point_n which_o make_v we_o man_n but_o be_v a_o thing_n in_o common_a with_o inferior_a animal_n vii_o by_o bodily_a pleasure_n i_o here_o understand_v not_o those_o thin_a and_o pure_a one_o which_o come_v by_o see_v hear_v or_o smell_a but_o as_o aristotle_n note_v those_o grosser_n one_o of_o the_o taste_n and_o the_o touch_n 13._o ethic._n nicom_o l._n 3._o c._n 13._o which_o relate_v to_o sensuality_n and_o to_o the_o companion_n and_o inflamer_n of_o it_o namely_o to_o wine_n and_o high_a feed_v temperance_n be_v almost_o by_o all_o the_o writer_n confine_v to_o the_o boundary_n we_o here_o set_v down_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o branch_n or_o parcel_v of_o that_o primitive_a virtue_n which_o we_o have_v call_v continence_n even_o as_o fortitude_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o patience_n the_o reason_n of_o temperance_n and_o fortitude_n may_v be_v have_v from_o noema_n the_o five_o six_o seâ—enth_o eight_o nine_o ten_o