other_o virtue_n make_v law_n for_o themselves_o as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o people_n and_o defend_v with_o their_o own_o the_o roman_a liberty_n one_o can_v so_o much_o oppress_v but_o the_o other_o be_v as_o ready_a to_o redress_v their_o grievance_n neither_o can_v they_o vex_v the_o republic_n with_o private_a animosity_n but_o they_o must_v turn_v their_o fury_n upon_o their_o own_o self_n and_o thus_o the_o haughty_a lion_n affright_v with_o a_o noise_n the_o common_a herd_n and_o prey_v only_o upon_o little_a flock_n but_o when_o he_o have_v in_o view_n another_o lion_n he_o be_v strike_v dumb_a and_o silent_a and_o they_o both_o disdain_v the_o neglect_a cattle_n but_o both_o emulous_a and_o jealous_a of_o each_o other_o honour_n and_o neither_o brook_v the_o equality_n of_o a_o rival_n do_v engage_v mutual_o and_o terrify_v no_o more_o the_o despise_a drove_n but_o exert_v their_o fury_n upon_o and_o seek_v to_o devour_v their_o own_o self_n if_o this_o consular_a government_n please_v the_o senate_n than_o these_o roman_a youth_n may_v not_o by_o force_n subvert_v it_o without_o punishment_n they_o seem_v to_o undermine_v the_o city_n to_o affect_v the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o revoke_v themselves_o instead_o of_o king_n these_o younker_n certain_o aspire_v too_o high_a who_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o father_n consul_n and_o establish_v law_n of_o rome_n profess_a enemy_n that_o dare_v do_v any_o thing_n never_o strike_v at_o the_o form_n of_o government_n every_o nation_n may_v as_o it_o please_v dispose_v of_o its_o people_n and_o may_v restrain_v they_o by_o what_o tie_v it_o list_v and_o city_n at_o enmity_n do_v not_o give_v law_n to_o themselves_o nor_o do_v they_o foment_n civil_a broil_n among_o their_o citizen_n or_o embroil_v their_o citizen_n in_o civil_a what_o be_v see_v therefore_o the_o government_n of_o the_o consul_n be_v either_o to_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o conspirator_n or_o to_o be_v abrogate_a for_o the_o future_a by_o a_o free_a remission_n the_o most_o just_a brutus_n do_v just_o condemn_v his_o son_n for_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o country_n and_o for_o the_o privilege_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o survive_v a_o childless_a parent_n he_o the_o assertor_n and_o father_n of_o the_o law_n have_v translate_v into_o his_o own_o family_n and_o have_v adopt_v the_o citizen_n in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o son_n declam_fw-la xiii_o against_o brutus_n after_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o empire_n lay_v in_o blood_n and_o such_o a_o continual_a succession_n of_o horrid_a cruelty_n as_o if_o it_o be_v just_a that_o as_o rome_n in_o her_o infancy_n consecrate_v her_o future_a grandeur_n by_o so_o a_o barbarous_a a_o crime_n so_o she_o shall_v defend_v her_o safety_n by_o repeat_v slaughter_v and_o patricidial_a murder_n maintain_v thereby_o the_o limit_n of_o her_o power_n i_o say_v after_o the_o frequent_a violation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o exile_n and_o banishment_n of_o proscribe_a humanity_n or_o prescription_n of_o exile_a and_o discard_a humanity_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o brutus_n shall_v exert_v his_o rage_n on_o his_o own_o flesh_n and_o more_o cruel_a than_o indian_n who_o only_o devour_v their_o dead_a friend_n shall_v wreak_v his_o fury_n upon_o his_o own_o bowel_n he_o slay_v his_o own_o son_n those_o dear_a pledge_n of_o himself_o because_o he_o will_v not_o favour_v the_o private_a tie_n of_o affinity_n but_o let_v he_o satisfy_v his_o fury_n so_o savage_o and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o safeguard_n to_o rome_n let_v he_o be_v fierce_a and_o inhuman_a cease_v you_o roman_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o god_n to_o reduce_v and_o subdue_v foreign_a nation_n see_v rome_n by_o her_o shed_v blood_n and_o by_o her_o flagitious_a crime_n have_v give_v a_o specimen_fw-la of_o her_o future_a impiety_n and_o brutus_n the_o assertor_n and_o patron_n of_o rome_n have_v leave_v his_o enemy_n prosecute_v with_o hatred_n his_o own_o son_n and_o triumph_v at_o home_n in_o a_o bloody_a victory_n be_v become_v a_o conqueror_n within_o his_o own_o house_n let_v not_o the_o deity_n hope_v any_o more_o for_o their_o wont_a flame_n nor_o for_o the_o solemn_a pomp_n of_o former_a victim_n see_v brutus_n spare_v not_o his_o very_a household_n god_n whilst_o he_o equal_o forget_v both_o his_o piety_n and_o his_o son_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o offspring_n he_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v but_o a_o cruel_a parent_n by_o who_o blood_n he_o have_v purchase_v a_o ill_a get_v liberty_n after_o such_o great_a specimen_n of_o a_o ambitious_a spirit_n and_o crime_n successful_o commit_v against_o the_o republic_n he_o now_o attempt_v a_o great_a wickedness_n and_o that_o such_o a_o one_o which_o can_v be_v expiate_v by_o any_o sacrifice_n for_o have_v get_v the_o empire_n and_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n have_v obtain_v his_o desire_n he_o do_v now_o bege_v to_o wanton_a in_o cruelty_n and_o be_v back_v with_o power_n do_v more_o violent_o rage_n his_o son_n that_o resist_v his_o grow_a tyranny_n he_o prosecute_v with_o a_o cruel_a affection_n and_o strike_v they_o through_o with_o dart_n of_o love_n and_o like_o a_o swell_a deluge_n check_v by_o violence_n he_o invade_v they_o present_o with_o a_o double_a force_n and_o let_v they_o fall_v as_o victim_n for_o the_o defence_n and_o safeguard_n of_o the_o new_a empire_n most_o unhappy_a young_a man_n who_o valour_n alone_o have_v make_v they_o miserable_a who_o have_v do_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o death_n unless_o it_o be_v capital_a to_o resist_v the_o unjust_a pride_n of_o their_o father_n and_o to_o defend_v rome_n from_o the_o treachery_n of_o brutus_n thing_n be_v come_v now_o to_o that_o pass_n that_o there_o be_v need_n both_o of_o the_o pious_a and_o valiant_a to_o restore_v the_o republic_n for_o what_o can_v they_o do_v else_o if_o they_o have_v not_o offend_v against_o brutus_n they_o have_v sin_v which_o have_v be_v worse_o against_o the_o god_n and_o country_n too_o a_o crime_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v about_o which_o they_o do_v not_o long_o deliberate_v the_o vain_a name_n of_o a_o father_n can_v not_o affright_v they_o nor_o the_o reverence_n of_o a_o parent_n deter_v they_o for_o let_v he_o be_v no_o long_o a_o father_n of_o child_n if_o he_o will_v be_v no_o more_o a_o parent_n of_o his_o country_n the_o young_a man_n have_v a_o natural_a veneration_n for_o majesty_n and_o therefore_o respect_n and_o honour_v the_o king_n and_o defend_v their_o prerogative_n to_o their_o last_o breath_n the_o city_n be_v so_o oppress_v with_o cruelty_n and_o so_o bloody_a with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o murder_a citizen_n that_o the_o god_n themselves_o can_v hardly_o relieve_v it_o without_o expose_v themselves_o to_o death_n and_o danger_n but_o brutus_n hasten_v to_o his_o son_n with_o the_o great_a zeal_n and_o at_o once_o do_v use_v both_o prayer_n and_o threat_n he_o soothe_v they_o up_o with_o win_a insinuation_n he_o accost_v they_o with_o language_n as_o soft_a as_o deceitful_a he_o object_n unto_o they_o the_o honour_n glory_n and_o allurement_n of_o empire_n the_o great_a pleasure_n and_o privilege_n of_o govern_v but_o our_o young_a man_n oppose_v and_o embrace_v not_o this_o wheedle_a courtship_n who_o fidelity_n be_v not_o to_o be_v shake_v either_o by_o price_n or_o pleasure_n no_o not_o by_o death_n itself_o and_o therefore_o the_o cruel_a father_n advance_v himself_o to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o fury_n and_o impiety_n and_o by_o the_o dismal_a tragedy_n of_o his_o son_n sacrifice_n to_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o country_n that_o those_o who_o he_o can_v not_o provoke_v by_o his_o ambition_n and_o tyranny_n he_o may_v at_o least_o overcome_v by_o death_n and_o envy_n thus_o whilst_o he_o have_v behead_v his_o son_n and_o endeavour_n to_o spill_v his_o own_o blood_n he_o do_v not_o only_o lose_v the_o reputation_n of_o be_v humane_a but_o bury_v his_o name_n in_o silence_n and_o oblivion_n he_o deprive_v himself_o of_o the_o comfort_n of_o posterity_n and_o of_o that_o immortality_n which_o be_v for_o ever_o propagate_v by_o a_o dear_a offspring_n declam_fw-la fourteen_o when_o a_o certain_a city_n be_v daily_o harass_v by_o continual_a war_n the_o citizen_n at_o length_n decree_v among_o themselves_o to_o demolish_v the_o golden_a statue_n of_o the_o emperor_n to_o coin_v money_n for_o their_o subport_n and_o maintenance_n for_o the_o citizen_n if_o you_o know_v not_o the_o greatness_n of_o imperial_a majesty_n and_o how_o much_o to_o be_v defend_v by_o the_o life_n and_o estate_n of_o loyal_a subject_n i_o say_v if_o you_o do_v not_o any_o otherwise_o understand_v it_o yet_o from_o hence_o you_o may_v learn_v namely_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o whole_a empire_n depend_v upon_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o as_o often_o as_o
though_o he_o be_v so_o sturdy_a as_o a_o little_a to_o endure_v the_o sharp_a penance_n of_o his_o slash_a limb_n yet_o he_o unwilling_o suffer_v that_o ugly_a deformity_n which_o make_v he_o horrible_a to_o other_o and_o a_o wretched_a spectacle_n to_o his_o own_o self_n the_o squalid_a complexion_n of_o his_o crimson_a face_n be_v so_o far_o from_o please_v that_o it_o terrify_v darius_n and_o if_o he_o affright_v the_o king_n for_o who_o glory_n and_o honour_n he_o endure_v the_o penance_n how_o much_o more_o loathsome_a be_v he_o to_o other_o who_o may_v just_o doubt_v whether_o he_o be_v a_o man_n or_o fury_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o lip_n nose_n and_o ear_n make_v he_o rather_o resemble_v the_o picture_n of_o a_o monster_n than_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n for_o his_o cheek_n be_v besmear_v with_o a_o ghastly_a die_n his_o eye_n be_v glut_v with_o the_o stream_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v triumph_v and_o boast_v in_o shed_v his_o enemy_n by_o a_o unhappy_a error_n spill_v and_o wallow_v in_o his_o own_o gore_n but_o now_o he_o deserve_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o those_o punishment_n he_o inflict_v upon_o himself_o he_o affect_v not_o the_o sweetness_n of_o refresh_a odour_n but_o be_v sad_a and_o melancholy_a amid_o the_o scent_n and_o breath_n of_o perfume_a rose_n his_o ear_n be_v stop_v and_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o charm_a eloquence_n his_o mouth_n be_v cram_v and_o utter_v no_o oratory_n but_o remain_v silent_a so_o that_o every_o one_o do_v injure_v and_o affront_n zopyrus_n and_o vex_v his_o sore_n with_o new_a wound_n thy_o case_n be_v sad_a zopyrus_n what_o be_v there_o that_o can_v delight_v thou_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n all_o man_n hate_v thou_o and_o all_o fear_v thou_o wherefore_o think_v thyself_o scorn_v and_o odious_a and_o see_v if_o thou_o have_v get_v any_o eye_n thy_o maim_a limb_n and_o lament_v the_o defect_n of_o thy_o cripple_a body_n but_o this_o be_v thy_o only_a comfort_n thy_o necessity_n according_a to_o thy_o desert_n of_o suffer_v these_o thing_n but_o now_o if_o the_o want_n of_o these_o member_n make_v he_o so_o dreadful_a a_o spectacle_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o other_o how_o frightful_a and_o cruel_a must_v he_o seem_v to_o his_o own_o self_n for_o who_o will_v lick_v his_o own_o blood_n who_o but_o a_o mad_a man_n will_v with_o voluntary_a stripe_n chastise_v himself_o in_o this_o he_o appear_v more_o bloody_a than_o a_o butcher_n who_o though_o he_o slay_v the_o beast_n yet_o spare_v himself_o but_o he_o after_o he_o have_v wreak_v his_o spite_n and_o rage_n on_o his_o enemy_n he_o execute_v his_o tyranny_n upon_o his_o own_o self_n and_o that_o not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o a_o concern_v or_o affection_n for_o the_o public_a as_o to_o discover_v his_o cruelty_n and_o madness_n for_o which_o he_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v punish_v than_o commend_v and_o what_o reason_n be_v there_o why_o he_o shall_v not_o suffer_v unless_o because_o he_o can_v endure_v enough_o for_o his_o member_n already_o have_v be_v so_o fore_o handle_v that_o no_o cut_n and_o slash_n no_o pungency_n can_v be_v add_v to_o his_o former_a dolour_n unless_o all_o his_o pain_n be_v whole_o swallow_v up_o by_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n wherefore_o without_o doubt_n he_o have_v never_o commit_v so_o heinous_a a_o fact_n unless_o encourage_v by_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o prosperous_a fortune_n but_o we_o do_v not_o see_v that_o darius_n advance_v he_o and_o indeed_o neither_o do_v he_o deserve_v promotion_n for_o he_o may_v have_v show_v his_o zeal_n and_o his_o courage_n for_o his_o king_n and_o his_o country_n many_o other_o way_n and_o those_o more_o proper_a for_o or_o become_v a_o man_n but_o that_o which_o increase_v the_o absurdity_n of_o the_o action_n be_v he_o stain_v his_o hand_n in_o needless_a blood_n which_o neither_o the_o time_n nor_o necessity_n do_v require_v of_o he_o for_o neither_o thy_o country_n nor_o thyself_o zopyrus_n be_v in_o any_o danger_n and_o darius_n without_o thy_o assistance_n can_v have_v either_o contemn_v babylon_n or_o else_o have_v conquer_v it_o what_o if_o the_o city_n have_v be_v overcome_v what_o if_o thy_o persia_n have_v be_v lay_v waist_n thou_o can_v not_o have_v die_v more_o miserable_o than_o thou_o do_v now_o for_o thou_o have_v so_o hack_v and_o hew_v thy_o manlike_a face_n and_o so_o base_o spoil_v thy_o handsome_a limb_n that_o i_o question_n whether_o the_o enemy_n can_v have_v mangle_v thou_o more_o to_o conclude_v i_o prithee_o zopyrus_n be_v sensible_a by_o thy_o loss_n of_o thy_o great_a folly_n and_o wish_v for_o though_o too_o late_o and_o prefer_v thy_o safety_n before_o a_o victory_n declam_fw-la xii_o brutus_n perceive_v that_o his_o son_n endeavour_v the_o restauration_n of_o king_n among_o the_o roman_n drag_v they_o into_o the_o forum_n and_o before_o the_o whole_a assembly_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v scourge_v with_o rod_n and_o afterward_o cut_v off_o their_o head_n for_o brutus_n see_v the_o first_o age_n of_o rome_n be_v so_o miserable_o spend_v under_o the_o cruel_a tyranny_n of_o seven_o king_n and_o because_o the_o city_n in_o its_o infancy_n be_v so_o oppress_v as_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o expire_v in_o its_o very_a cradle_n i_o will_v be_v hang_v if_o ever_o the_o roman_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o if_o the_o city_n be_v ever_o empress_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n i_o dare_v warrant_n that_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v never_o any_o more_o be_v sway_v by_o tyrant_n and_o that_o extinguish_a monarchy_n shall_v never_o be_v revive_v so_o as_o to_o involve_v we_o again_o in_o another_o bondage_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n have_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o king_n be_v not_o only_o proud_a by_o name_n but_o by_o nature_n too_o and_o that_o they_o have_v infringe_v the_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o public_a and_o that_o though_o they_o be_v valiant_a yet_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o protect_v by_o their_o courage_n as_o destroy_v their_o subject_n i_o can_v relate_v without_o dread_a and_o horror_n how_o often_o tarquin_n have_v draw_v his_o sword_n against_o the_o city_n how_o often_o he_o have_v more_o rage_v in_o peace_n than_o in_o time_n of_o war_n that_o he_o may_v see_v the_o gasping_n and_o distort_a look_n of_o die_a man_n that_o he_o may_v hear_v the_o sigh_n and_o groan_n and_o the_o sad_a complaint_n of_o the_o miserable_a whosoever_o wish_v a_o new_a succession_n to_o this_o last_o of_o king_n he_o be_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v all_o manner_n of_o thraldom_n he_o be_v sit_v to_o be_v the_o first_o instance_n of_o his_o cruelty_n and_o let_v he_o endure_v a_o tyrant_n in_o his_o very_a father_n if_o such_o prince_n as_o these_o be_v fit_a to_o rule_v let_v your_o old_a distemper_n return_v again_o if_o you_o delight_v in_o new_a fury_n and_o in_o a_o fresh_a disease_n then_o let_v king_n be_v restore_v again_o but_o if_o a_o consular_a government_n excel_v a_o kingly_a which_o do_v not_o only_o punish_v the_o murderer_n of_o the_o citizen_n but_o take_v care_n for_o and_o defend_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n then_o let_v monarchy_n die_v with_o tarquin_n and_o let_v not_o one_o tyrant_n rule_v with_o a_o mild_a government_n but_o let_v more_o noble_n consult_v and_o act_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a let_v they_o defend_v the_o city_n as_o well_o from_o domestic_a confusion_n as_o foreign_a invasion_n and_o seeingboth_o the_o consul_n have_v power_n and_o command_n over_o one_o city_n and_o that_o but_o a_o little_a one_o let_v they_o conquer_v the_o nation_n over_o which_o they_o preside_v let_v they_o make_v their_o enemy_n and_o captive_n become_v their_o citizen_n and_o all_o the_o province_n of_o italy_n to_o become_v roman_a a_o single_a monarch_n be_v hardly_o enough_o for_o one_o sceptre_n never_o by_o conquest_n enlarge_v his_o dominion_n but_o suspect_v the_o fidelity_n of_o his_o people_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o rule_v in_o poverty_n and_o want_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o oppression_n whereby_o he_o use_v to_o defend_v his_o territory_n and_o he_o weaken_v his_o subject_n to_o prevent_v their_o revenge_n various_a slaughter_v suffer_v not_o rome_n to_o grow_v to_o the_o state_n of_o manhood_n nor_o be_v it_o safe_a for_o the_o king_n that_o the_o roman_n shall_v wax_v old_a lest_o any_o by_o their_o desert_n shall_v aim_v at_o the_o kingdom_n so_o that_o punishment_n and_o torment_n be_v inflict_v to_o suppress_v the_o growth_n of_o flourish_a virtue_n thus_o the_o people_n under_o a_o roman_a king_n obey_v a_o tyrant_n no_o man_n live_v secure_o but_o whosoever_o be_v suspect_v though_o harmless_a be_v condemn_v to_o death_n and_o whosoever_o lament_v the_o innocent_a be_v punish_v as_o guilty_a but_o now_o the_o consul_n emulate_v each_o
own_o ruin_n and_o thy_o death_n have_v be_v more_o pernicious_a to_o thy_o country_n than_o ever_o can_v thy_o life_n be_v which_o be_v so_o odious_a as_o thou_o think_v to_o the_o athenian_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v so_o dear_a to_o the_o god_n as_o that_o thy_o enemy_n be_v command_v not_o to_o deprive_v thou_o of_o it_o or_o to_o dip_v their_o sword_n in_o thy_o precious_a gore_n but_o thou_o disdain_v so_o kind_a a_o favour_n and_o by_o fight_v like_o the_o giant_n against_o heaven_n have_v expose_v thyself_o to_o a_o ignominious_a death_n for_o codrus_n do_v not_o heroical_o in_o the_o field_n discomfit_v his_o enemy_n with_o a_o threaten_a look_n neither_o shine_v in_o armour_n or_o besmear_v with_o blood_n do_v he_o breathe_v his_o last_o but_o delude_v his_o enemy_n with_o a_o disguise_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o poor_a man_n and_o do_v spontaneous_o embrace_v a_o degenerous_a death_n see_v he_o undertake_v such_o great_a thing_n for_o his_o country_n he_o without_o doubt_n propose_v to_o himself_o great_a reward_n such_o as_o shall_v purchase_v he_o a_o eternal_a name_n and_o transmit_v his_o fame_n to_o future_a age_n but_o who_o will_v lament_v his_o immature_n fate_n whereas_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o republic_n be_v to_o be_v more_o deplore_v what_o subject_n will_v sing_v his_o encomium_n see_v he_o have_v deceivep_v not_o only_o his_o enemy_n but_o his_o friend_n too_o his_o fate_n be_v deplorable_a on_o both_o side_n see_v by_o his_o death_n the_o garland_n be_v win_v and_o the_o empire_n be_v destroy_v thou_o be_v inflame_v o_o codrus_n with_o too_o great_a a_o devotion_n and_o zeal_n for_o thy_o country_n who_o be_v so_o forgetful_a of_o thy_o life_n and_o liberty_n and_o didse_v so_o contemn_v the_o care_n of_o the_o go_n if_o the_o former_a course_n of_o thy_o life_n be_v just_a yet_o now_o thou_o have_v commit_v a_o heinous_a crime_n thus_o by_o offer_v violence_n to_o nature_n and_o exercise_v tyranny_n over_o thyself_o let_v not_o nature_n be_v thus_o violate_v codrus_n have_v lose_v his_o golden_a liberty_n to_o free_v his_o country_n from_o filthy_a bondage_n have_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n to_o give_v it_o continuance_n and_o to_o rescue_v it_o from_o death_n but_o how_o can_v it_o survive_v and_o live_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a who_o by_o his_o valour_n alone_o do_v preserve_v and_o defend_v it_o and_o who_o whilst_o in_o be_v be_v both_o the_o delight_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o people_n he_o have_v more_o prudent_o consult_v the_o athenian_n good_a if_o he_o have_v still_o reign_v and_o if_o the_o enemy_n have_v not_o kill_v the_o prince_n but_o the_o people_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o so_o sad_a and_o fatal_a a_o end_n thus_o live_v this_o stout_a hero_n who_o may_v lawful_o support_v the_o sink_a state_n may_v punish_v the_o pride_n of_o his_o triumphant_a enemy_n may_v with_o his_o life_n and_o valour_n see_v he_o can_v purchase_v victory_n by_o his_o own_o blood_n have_v animate_v and_o encourage_v the_o conquer_a athenian_n and_o repay_v their_o slaughter_n again_o with_o ruin_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o part_n of_o a_o valiant_a captain_n to_o yield_v at_o the_o first_o wound_n but_o obstinate_o to_o pursue_v fly_v victory_n and_o with_o a_o pertinacious_a resolution_n solicit_v adverse_a and_o reluctant_a fortune_n and_o as_o it_o be_v extort_v violent_o from_o the_o god_n the_o palm_n of_o victory_n codrus_n by_o his_o signal_n piety_n to_o his_o country_n have_v through_o his_o death_n purchase_v to_o the_o athenian_n victory_n and_o safety_n but_o yet_o he_o have_v show_v himself_o more_o wise_a and_o valiant_a if_o escape_v but_o one_o though_o unhappy_a battle_n he_o at_o length_n by_o a_o more_o prosperous_a event_n of_o war_n have_v make_v himself_o victorious_a and_o his_o country_n too_o declam_fw-la vi_o whether_o paulus_n emilius_n do_v well_o who_o utter_o despair_v of_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o republic_n rush_v wilsul_o into_o the_o battle_n and_o cause_v his_o own_o death_n after_o so_o unfortunate_a a_o management_n of_o affair_n after_o so_o cruel_a a_o slaughter_n of_o his_o soldier_n and_o the_o total_a overthrow_n of_o his_o whole_a army_n can_v aemilius_n do_v you_o think_v live_v a_o ignoble_a life_n do_v you_o believe_v i_o can_v endure_v hannibal_n flush_v with_o victory_n and_o triumph_v over_o a_o rout_v consul_n see_v my_o soldier_n be_v so_o ambitious_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o valour_n that_o when_o their_o strength_n fail_v and_o their_o hand_n be_v unprofitable_a they_o have_v rather_o expose_v their_o head_n to_o the_o conqueror_n weapon_n than_o decline_v a_o fight_n as_o if_o they_o will_v hinder_v victory_n when_o they_o can_v conquer_v see_v my_o common_a soldier_n give_v so_o excellent_a a_o specimen_fw-la of_o roman_a courage_n shall_v paulus_n their_o general_n base_o fly_v see_v my_o stout_a cavalry_n protect_v i_o in_o the_o battle_n and_o so_o brave_o fall_v in_o the_o hot_a dispute_n shall_v i_o base_o survive_v they_o and_o run_v to_o rome_n and_o there_o like_o woman_n and_o child_n lament_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o state_n which_o i_o have_v so_o illy_z defend_v shall_v i_o only_o shed_v tear_n for_o my_o country_n whilst_o you_o faithful_a soul_n pour_v out_o no_o less_o than_o your_o last_o breath_n rather_o let_v my_o enemy_n slice_v i_o into_o a_o thousand_o piece_n and_o spill_v my_o very_a heartblood_n that_o the_o citizen_n may_v know_v that_o i_o contemn_v death_n with_o the_o same_o courage_n as_o i_o do_v former_o their_o unjust_a reproach_n and_o let_v the_o conqueror_n hannibal_n understand_v that_o we_o have_v yield_v to_o he_o in_o fortune_n only_o but_o not_o in_o valour_n i_o fear_v not_o to_o be_v censure_v rash_a and_o furious_a and_o too_o unadvised_a in_o my_o action_n for_o what_o do_v i_o desire_v that_o seem_v so_o unreasonable_a see_v i_o can_v live_v without_o reproach_n and_o envy_n i_o only_o seek_v a_o honest_a death_n you_o all_o know_v in_o my_o former_a consulship_n when_o thing_n be_v better_a with_o i_o than_o now_o how_o i_o scarce_o escape_v with_o my_o life_n from_o the_o popular_a tumult_n and_o what_o do_v you_o think_v the_o displease_a people_n will_v do_v in_o so_o great_a a_o desolation_n and_o slaughter_n of_o their_o soldier_n but_o why_o do_v i_o mention_v thing_n of_o so_o long_a a_o date_n in_o this_o present_a consulship_n the_o ungrateful_a citizen_n do_v upbraid_v with_o sloth_n and_o cowardice_n though_o by_o my_o care_n and_o counsel_n i_o divert_v this_o plague_n that_o hang_v over_o their_o head_n and_o rescue_v my_o man_n from_o the_o jaw_n of_o their_o enemy_n by_o detect_v their_o treachery_n what_o a_o man_n have_v i_o show_v myself_o in_o this_o battle_n who_o have_v fight_v illy_z and_o see_v i_o dare_v not_o die_v who_o have_v flee_v more_o base_o fancy_v i_o lead_v like_a cattle_n the_o remainder_n if_o there_o be_v any_o left_a of_o my_o rally_v army_n through_o unwayed_a mountain_n and_o summer_n thicket_n fancy_v we_o to_o fly_v like_o heart_n and_o to_o be_v stuned_a with_o the_o noise_n of_o our_o close_a pursuer_n fancy_v we_o enter_v the_o city_n overwhelm_v with_o grief_n and_o their_o sorrow_n to_o swell_v at_o our_o approach_n i_o be_o not_o to_o be_v carry_v there_o after_o the_o roman_a manner_n in_o a_o triumphant_a chariot_n and_o indeed_o i_o know_v not_o the_o use_n of_o such_o a_o chariot_n unless_o to_o carry_v i_o to_o the_o utmost_a limit_n and_o bound_n of_o the_o earth_n whither_o the_o name_n of_o hannibal_n the_o report_n of_o this_o overthrow_n and_o the_o execration_n of_o the_o city_n can_v reach_v methinks_v i_o see_v the_o patron_n and_o the_o client_n mix_v together_o and_o all_o in_o public_a methinks_v i_o see_v the_o wretched_a matron_n run_v on_o all_o side_n to_o the_o hallow_a temple_n and_o sweep_v the_o altar_n with_o dishevel_a tress_n we_o hear_v nothing_o but_o the_o howl_n and_o lamentation_n of_o the_o citizen_n nothing_o but_o the_o complaint_n of_o they_o that_o weep_v in_o vain_a they_o do_v now_o implore_v my_o aid_n now_o they_o curse_v that_o unhappy_a general_n methinks_v i_o hear_v the_o enrage_a multitude_n rail_v against_o i_o in_o such_o language_n give_v i_o my_o child_n restore_v my_o parent_n return_v my_o soldier_n who_o may_v defend_v the_o wall_n all_o which_o clamour_n be_v a_o harsh_a sound_n than_o noise_n of_o the_o treacherous_a carthaginian_n that_o assanlt_v we_o in_o the_o rear_n than_o the_o groan_n of_o soldier_n beset_v with_o enemy_n than_o the_o dismal_a voice_n of_o hannibal_n whereby_o he_o pronounce_v to_o his_o soldier_n certain_a victory_n but_o though_o thing_n be_v grievous_a yet_o if_o they_o benefit_v my_o country_n i_o can_v brave_o bear_v they_o i_o can_v wish_v to_o live_v though_o in_o disgrace_n and_o infamy_n if_o
ingratitude_n if_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o that_o noble_a roman_a it_o be_v more_o honourable_a to_o save_v one_o citizen_n from_o death_n than_o to_o slay_v a_o thousand_o enemy_n of_o what_o horrid_a villainy_n than_o be_v he_o guilty_a who_o after_o a_o signal_n victory_n have_v inhuman_o destroy_v a_o poor_a woman_n and_o toolt_v away_o the_o life_n of_o one_o for_o who_o he_o have_v do_v well_o if_o he_o have_v resign_v his_o own_o what_o if_o full_a of_o fury_n he_o come_v lade_v with_o the_o spoil_n of_o his_o conquer_a enemy_n what_o if_o his_o sword_n be_v still_o die_v with_o the_o tincture_n of_o their_o blood_n yet_o the_o inhumanity_n and_o brutishness_n of_o the_o action_n deserve_v no_o mercy_n shall_v he_o travel_v the_o universe_n he_o will_v scarce_o find_v a_o patron_n of_o his_o wickedness_n declam_fw-la ix_o horatius_n vindicate_v i_o wonder_v with_o what_o face_n you_o roman_n dare_v condemn_v horatius_n who_o rescue_v even_o now_o from_o fire_n and_o sword_n not_o only_o your_o republic_n but_o your_o life_n too_o who_o have_v snatch_v they_o from_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n and_o safe_o preserve_v they_o ingrateful_a rome_n how_o he_o have_v deserve_v so_o ill_o at_o thy_o hand_n as_o thou_o shall_v thus_o destroy_v he_o it_o be_v a_o bloody_a crime_n to_o kill_v he_o to_o who_o thou_o be_v more_o oblige_v than_o to_o thy_o father_n romulus_n for_o he_o only_o draw_v the_o bare_a model_n of_o the_o city_n but_o the_o other_o secure_v it_o when_o populous_a with_o inhabitant_n when_o crowd_v with_o people_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v than_o to_o be_v a_o slave_n but_o why_o be_v he_o come_v to_o this_o what_o fault_n be_v there_o in_o he_o beside_o his_o indulgence_n if_o that_o be_v a_o crime_n to_o his_o dear_a sister_n who_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n that_o she_o shall_v enjoy_v be_v dead_a in_o the_o shade_n below_o that_o sweetheart_n who_o she_o can_v not_o obtain_v alive_a on_o earth_n above_o but_o if_o he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o mere_a revenge_n than_o this_o be_v as_o commendable_a as_o the_o former_a action_n and_o there_o be_v more_o of_o glory_n more_o of_o horatius_n in_o this_o than_o there_o be_v in_o that_o for_o his_o noble_a spirit_n scorn_v that_o a_o roman_a lady_n and_o his_o kinswoman_n too_o shall_v with_o improper_a tear_n and_o unseasonable_a grief_n so_o servile_o lament_v the_o death_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o very_a sex_n to_o want_v its_o praise_n and_o so_o great_a be_v his_o zeal_n and_o affection_n to_o his_o country_n as_o that_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v his_o offend_a sister_n but_o if_o none_o of_o all_o her_o virtue_n and_o desert_n can_v wipe_v off_o the_o guilt_n or_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o this_o crime_n yet_o pardon_v i_o beseech_v you_o she_o for_o her_o father_n sakeâ—_n pity_n and_o behold_v he_o with_o much_o clemency_n he_o will_v scarce_o survive_v after_o this_o great_a disgrace_n and_o thus_o you_o will_v kill_v two_o noble_a roman_n with_o one_o blow_n but_o consider_v i_o pray_v his_o provocation_n to_o the_o fact_n extenuate_v the_o gild_n for_o see_v yourselves_o your_o fortune_n and_o all_o that_o you_o have_v you_o owe_v to_o his_o valour_n that_o unhappy_a woman_n by_o her_o impertinent_a grief_n seem_v to_o prefer_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o enemy_n before_o her_o father_n or_o her_o country_n welfare_n and_o appear_v to_o be_v trouble_v at_o nothing_o else_o but_o that_o the_o three_o do_v not_o perish_v with_o the_o two_o other_o brother_n rome_n may_v short_o want_v another_o preserver_n for_o the_o alban_n be_v a_o free_a people_n never_o under_o subjection_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o they_o will_v keep_v their_o league_n and_o endure_v your_o government_n utter_o disregard_v their_o own_o liberty_n and_o then_o horatius_n may_v be_v as_o useful_a as_o he_o be_v before_o and_o that_o army_n which_o send_v back_o their_o legion_n untouched_a and_o triumphant_a to_o rome_n may_v again_o most_o wonderful_o defend_v you_o and_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o all_o your_o enemy_n for_o without_o doubt_n where_o ever_o be_v this_o other_o genius_n of_o our_o commonwealth_n there_o will_v be_v the_o fate_n of_o the_o alban_n for_o our_o valiant_a captain_n have_v destroy_v their_o force_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n but_o now_o if_o a_o father_n prayer_n and_o a_o father_n tear_n if_o a_o victory_n purchase_v by_o himself_o alone_o if_o innocence_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o a_o ensue_a war_n can_v wash_v off_o and_o expiate_v this_o crime_n go_v on_o then_o with_o your_o rash_a judgement_n punish_v with_o death_n this_o execellent_a citizen_n condemn_v if_o you_o please_v stout_a horatius_n but_o consider_v withal_o your_o strength_n be_v weaken_v your_o sinew_n be_v cut_v and_o that_o rome_n will_v fall_v with_o its_o brave_a captain_n declam_fw-la x._o zopyrus_n cunning_o command_v his_o body_n to_o be_v tear_v and_o wound_v that_o he_o may_v betray_v by_o the_o stratagem_n the_o city_n of_o babylon_n to_o king_n darius_n for_o zopyrus_n though_o it_o may_v seem_v unjust_a to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o public_a good_a because_o repugnant_a to_o nature_n and_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o cowardice_n of_o timorous_a man_n yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o certain_o more_o noble_a and_o glorious_a than_o after_o the_o virtuous_a course_n of_o a_o honest_a life_n to_o resign_v our_o breath_n and_o all_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o our_o king_n and_o country_n now_o this_o zopyrus_n that_o so_o injure_a his_o body_n to_o betray_v the_o city_n be_v as_o commendable_a as_o he_o who_o fall_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o kingdom_n glory_n for_o he_o do_v not_o die_v with_o infamy_n and_o disgrace_n but_o live_v not_o only_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o country_n but_o to_o the_o reproach_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o to_o his_o own_o credit_n and_o reputation_n if_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o public_a have_v require_v his_o life_n he_o will_v have_v lay_v aside_o mortality_n and_o have_v put_v off_o his_o body_n as_o willing_o and_o as_o ready_o as_o he_o have_v deform_v it_o and_o thus_o zopyrus_n devote_v himself_o to_o ruin_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o country_n and_o how_o much_o better_a be_v it_o to_o deface_v the_o beauty_n to_o tear_v the_o limb_n and_o to_o rage_n with_o cruelty_n on_o the_o part_n of_o his_o body_n than_o to_o melt_v down_o his_o strength_n and_o exhaust_v his_o spirit_n by_o softness_n and_o luxury_n and_o so_o to_o ruinate_v the_o whole_a structure_n who_o more_o worthy_a than_o zopyrus_n who_o more_o to_o be_v belove_v who_o to_o adorn_v his_o country_n with_o peace_n and_o glory_n have_v represent_v himself_o a_o ugly_a spectacle_n whosoever_o dispraise_v he_o do_v in_o effect_n commend_v the_o timorous_a and_o slothful_a and_o hint_n this_o as_o his_o disgrace_n that_o he_o have_v profuse_o spoil_v the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o aspect_n the_o charm_n of_o his_o face_n and_o waste_v prodigal_o his_o very_a blood_n for_o his_o country_n and_o show_v he_o have_v rather_o the_o desolation_n of_o the_o public_a than_o the_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o one_o private_a feature_n he_o have_v survive_v long_o enough_o who_o have_v live_v to_o the_o public_a and_o his_o day_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v short_a who_o be_v register_v in_o the_o monument_n of_o immortal_a fame_n it_o be_v a_o unworthy_a age_n that_o prefer_v beauty_n before_o valour_n and_o that_o be_v much_o displease_v that_o the_o country_n owe_v its_o defence_n to_o scar_n and_o wound_n behold_v zopyrus_n grasp_a victory_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n see_v the_o demolish_a wall_n the_o burn_a house_n and_o the_o whole_a city_n of_o babylon_n lie_v waist_n and_o raze_v and_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o vain_a attempt_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o thousand_o be_v now_o effect_v by_o the_o arm_n and_o policy_n of_o one_o man_n go_v on_o brave_a captain_n with_o thy_o undaunted_a valour_n despise_v the_o reproach_n of_o malevolent_a tongue_n and_o big_a with_o renown_n the_o reward_n of_o thy_o desert_n be_v thou_o a_o monument_n of_o valour_n and_o a_o unimitable_a pattern_n to_o succeed_a age_n declam_fw-la xi_o against_o zopyrus_n if_o zopyrus_n have_v well_o weigh_v and_o consider_v of_o those_o exquisite_a pain_n which_o he_o so_o miserable_o suffer_v in_o his_o torture_a body_n certain_o he_o will_v never_o have_v exercise_v such_o cruelty_n on_o his_o innocent_a member_n and_o by_o a_o unhappy_a stratagem_n have_v wound_v his_o enemy_n through_o his_o own_o bowel_n he_o have_v better_o have_v kill_v himself_o outright_o than_o thus_o to_o besmear_v himself_o infamous_o with_o blood_n and_o to_o inflict_v upon_o himself_o those_o dolorous_a torment_n which_o make_v he_o weary_a of_o his_o life_n and_o to_o covet_v death_n
persian_a pomp_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o war_n aff._n why_o shall_v i_o doubt_v i_o know_v no_o reason_n but_o that_o only_o seem_v unlawful_a persian-like_a to_o grow_v rich_a we_o adore_v a_o penurious_a and_o a_o hard_a fortune_n and_o lament_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o golden_a age_n not_o so_o much_o because_o we_o be_v vicious_a as_o because_o we_o be_v beggar_n yea_o our_o mind_n be_v so_o impoverish_v necessity_n cause_v such_o a_o degeneracy_n that_o we_o can_v conceive_v the_o splendour_n of_o the_o persian_a equipage_n it_o become_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o earth_n thus_o rich_o to_o fight_v that_o magnisicence_n be_v honest_a and_o those_o ornament_n glorious_a which_o be_v only_o the_o reward_n of_o sweat_n and_o valour_n persicus_n describe_v with_o his_o sword_n the_o whole_a universe_n and_o commence_v geographer_n by_o his_o own_o victory_n he_o understand_v bactria_n from_o a_o cloak_n and_o the_o sogdiani_n from_o a_o helmet_n his_o steed_n have_v be_v lade_v with_o spoil_n of_o several_a nation_n and_o why_o then_o shall_v he_o not_o proud_o prance_v who_o have_v dare_v to_o fight_v for_o his_o harness_n and_o trappings_o and_o who_o will_v level_v the_o mountain_n and_o lay_v flat_a with_o the_o ground_n his_o enemy_n too_o that_o he_o may_v vex_v his_o crest_n with_o their_o weighty_a jewel_n that_o pomp_n do_v just_o excuse_v pride_n and_o be_v neither_o vain_a nor_o ridiculous_a which_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o ancient_a valour_n and_o be_v a_o spur_n to_o new_a those_o who_o be_v afraid_a of_o ghost_n and_o goblin_n who_o can_v undaunted_o contemn_v the_o fate_n nor_o dare_v provoke_v death_n let_v they_o combat_v in_o squalid_a weed_n and_o mournful_a dress_n but_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o approve_a valour_n and_o who_o draw_v fortune_n after_o they_o bind_v in_o chain_n to_o who_o it_o be_v the_o same_o to_o war_n and_o triumph_n why_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o breath_n perfume_n to_o shine_v with_o oil_n and_o balsam_n and_o to_o enjoy_v the_o testivity_n of_o a_o crown_a brow_n and_o to_o use_v in_o war_n all_o the_o pompous_a luxury_n that_o attend_v a_o victory_n let_v the_o rude_a vulgar_a contemn_v that_o which_o be_v noble_a and_o gallant_a as_o if_o robe_n of_o king_n and_o triumphal_a garment_n must_v declare_v the_o mind_n to_o be_v proud_a and_o soft_a we_o have_v often_o see_v virtue_n i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o unhappiness_n half_o clad_v in_o totter_a weed_n and_o scarce_o cover_v without_o a_o figure_n but_o as_o if_o vile_a raiment_n be_v a_o virtue_n itself_o it_o will_v be_v a_o reproach_n to_o the_o deserve_v to_o be_v rich_o attire_v neither_o be_v he_o think_v worthy_a of_o praise_n who_o die_v for_o his_o country_n if_o he_o sacrifice_v himself_o with_o well_o order_a hair_n and_o if_o by_o chance_n a_o importunate_a hero_n shall_v with_o a_o trim_a aspect_n put_v to_o flight_v his_o enemy_n the_o austere_a law_n will_v condemn_v he_o as_o though_o still_o drink_v with_o victory_n when_o rome_n be_v reduce_v to_o so_o great_a extremity_n as_o whole_o to_o despair_v of_o its_o sink_a empire_n when_o the_o sinew_n of_o war_n begin_v to_o crack_v and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o republic_n begin_v to_o languish_v and_o roman_a valour_n can_v achieve_v no_o more_o the_o senators_z do_v not_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o fort_n and_o garrison_n nor_o do_v fly_v to_o arm_n but_o adorn_v themselves_o with_o their_o robe_n and_o purple_a who_o senatorian_a pomp_n represent_v the_o sage_n as_o so_o many_o god_n do_v strike_v such_o a_o reverence_n into_o the_o amaze_a enemy_n that_o cease_v to_o resist_v and_o awe_v with_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o solemn_a spectacle_n they_o begin_v to_o fear_v retreat_n and_o worship_n what_o need_v we_o care_v if_o adverse_a fortune_n befall_v we_o we_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o same_o gallantry_n wherein_o we_o fight_v and_o to_o the_o angry_a deity_n fall_v crown_v sacrifice_n but_o if_o our_o success_n be_v prosperous_a that_o will_v give_v credit_n and_o reputation_n and_o recommend_v the_o honesty_n virtue_n of_o our_o magnificence_n and_o will_v vindicate_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o our_o censure_v glory_n declam_fw-la xviii_o whether_o philostratus_n do_v well_o who_o to_o make_v death_n familiar_a live_v in_o a_o tomb_n seven_o year_n against_o philostratus_n when_o i_o contemplate_v nothing_o but_o the_o noisome_a ruin_n of_o dead_a man_n and_o be_o conversant_a only_o among_o vault_n and_o sepulcher_n i_o seem_v already_o sentence_v and_o adjudge_v to_o death_n have_v no_o other_o company_n in_o my_o squalid_a solitute_n but_o the_o society_n of_o monument_n and_o learned_a marble_n i_o be_o encompass_v on_o every_o side_n with_o gape_a tomb_n but_o they_o be_v not_o vocal_a for_o among_o the_o history_n and_o epitaph_n of_o famous_a hero_n you_o will_v find_v a_o silence_n as_o deep_o as_o the_o dismal_a cell_n wherein_o they_o be_v cloister_v here_o you_o may_v see_v the_o urn_n of_o a_o commander_n adorn_v with_o poetry_n and_o laurel_n too_o but_o as_o speechless_a as_o the_o heap_n of_o his_o enemy_n over_o which_o he_o triumph_v there_o you_o may_v read_v inscription_n as_o durable_a as_o the_o stone_n on_o which_o they_o be_v write_v and_o which_o be_v sacred_a to_o the_o memory_n of_o a_o voluble_a orator_n who_o mouth_n now_o be_v full_a of_o dust_n than_o it_o be_v of_o eloquence_n and_o he_o that_o even_o now_o be_v begird_v with_o a_o ring_n of_o live_a admirer_n now_o stand_v surround_v with_o the_o dumb_a attendance_n of_o breathless_a image_n it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o statue_n of_o memnon_n salute_v by_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o rise_a sun_n become_v vocal_a as_o if_o the_o dead_a image_n be_v ambitious_a to_o proclaim_v the_o approach_n of_o so_o great_a a_o deity_n and_o as_o if_o that_o musical_a god_n that_o find_v out_o harmony_n have_v be_v the_o author_n and_o inventor_n of_o sound_n too_o but_o we_o need_v not_o the_o influence_n of_o a_o propitious_a heaven_n here_o you_o may_v behold_v a_o monument_n never_o salute_v or_o see_v by_o the_o sun_n and_o within_o it_o a_o philosopher_n like_o a_o certain_a oracle_n utter_v speech_n dark_a than_o the_o cavern_n wherein_o he_o lie_v for_o our_o philostratus_n inhabit_v at_o once_o both_o his_o study_n and_o sepulchre_n too_o he_o read_v melancholy_a volume_n that_o treat_v of_o death_n and_o meditate_v of_o certain_a i_o know_v not_o what_o trivial_a notion_n and_o invoke_v the_o fiend_n with_o as_o fervent_a zeal_n as_o the_o warm_a poet_n his_o belove_a muse_n but_o oh_o philostratus_n we_o have_v hear_v some_o time_n that_o the_o muse_n can_v inspire_v but_o never_o know_v before_o that_o death_n can_v dictate_v away_o with_o those_o solemn_a thought_n about_o your_o latter_a end_n fly_v swift_a than_o fate_n from_o the_o putrid_a rume_n of_o filthy_a carcase_n and_o keep_v thyself_o as_o safe_a from_o these_o as_o thou_o will_v from_o death_n for_o within_o the_o narrow_a confinement_n of_o this_o sordid_a cave_n there_o be_v nothing_o live_v beside_o thou_o and_o worm_n the_o air_n be_v infect_v with_o stench_n and_o rottenness_n and_o the_o place_n be_v infest_a with_o nought_o but_o horror_n with_o the_o deform_a shape_v of_o ghost_n and_o goblin_n it_o be_v true_a we_o read_v of_o the_o vestal_a virgin_n that_o be_v once_o deflower_v they_o be_v inter_v alive_a and_o be_v condemn_v to_o the_o perpetual_a darkness_n of_o a_o dismal_a den_n and_o so_o extinguish_v at_o once_o both_o the_o flame_n of_o their_o life_n and_o lamp_n too_o but_o if_o thou_o philostratus_n lie_v hide_v any_o long_a in_o the_o cloister_n of_o thy_o tomb_n we_o will_v suppose_v thou_o as_o criminal_a as_o the_o guilty_a nun_n and_o think_v the_o austerity_n of_o thy_o life_n to_o be_v not_o so_o much_o thy_o choice_n as_o thy_o penance_n what_o pleasure_n lie_v hide_v in_o the_o obscurity_n of_o a_o charnel_n house_n wanton_n lover_n affect_v the_o night_n that_o they_o may_v act_v in_o darkness_n but_o behold_v all_o thing_n be_v unfit_a for_o lascivious_a embrace_n all_o as_o cold_a as_o the_o marble_n under_o which_o they_o lie_v no_o kiss_n to_o be_v gather_v but_o from_o moulder_a lip_n or_o from_o the_o fragment_n that_o be_v leave_v by_o glut_a worm_n behold_v thy_o companion_n in_o thy_o gloomy_a cave_n here_o be_v the_o leg_n and_o arm_n the_o rib_n and_o thigh_n of_o thy_o scatter_a ancestor_n as_o void_a of_o life_n as_o they_o be_v of_o flesh_n there_o lie_v a_o head_n which_o robe_v of_o its_o beauty_n and_o brain_n too_o be_v a_o lively_a image_n of_o that_o death_n thou_o adore_v behold_v the_o socket_n of_o their_o extinguish_a eye_n see_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o nibble_v nose_n as_o if_o devour_a venus_n have_v be_v prey_v upon_o the_o dead_a as_o well_o as_o the_o riot_n and_o