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the_o world_n and_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o accident_n and_o opposition_n he_o maintain_v his_o station_n he_o do_v not_o only_o suffer_v but_o court_n the_o most_o perilous_a occasion_n of_o virtue_n and_o those_o adventure_n which_o be_v most_o terrible_a to_o other_o for_o he_o value_v himself_o upon_o experiment_n and_o be_v more_o ambitious_a of_o be_v repute_v good_a than_o happy_a mucius_n lose_v his_o hand_n with_o more_o honour_n than_o he_o can_v have_v preserve_v it_o he_o be_v a_o great_a conqueror_n without_o it_o than_o he_o can_v have_v be_v with_o it_o for_o with_o the_o very_a stump_n of_o it_o he_o overcome_v two_o king_n tarquin_n and_o porsenna_n rutilia_n follow_v cotta_n into_o
demolish_v but_o the_o deity_n still_o remain_v untouched_a epist._n xxvii_o some_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v thunder_n and_o lightning_n with_o the_o author_n contemplation_n thereupon_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o that_o providence_n have_v give_v to_o mortal_n the_o token_n or_o forerunner_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o by_o those_o mean_n lay_v open_a in_o some_o measure_n the_o decree_n of_o fate_n only_o we_o take_v notice_n of_o some_o thing_n without_o give_v any_o heed_n to_o other_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n do_v according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v not_o either_o the_o cause_n or_o the_o sign_n of_o something_o that_o follow_v so_o that_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v order_n there_o be_v place_n for_o prediction_n but_o there_o be_v no_o judgement_n to_o be_v give_v upon_o accident_n now_o though_o it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a matter_n to_o arrive_v at_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o to_o predict_v particular_o what_o shall_v hereafter_o fall_v out_o upon_o a_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o the_o power_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n it_o be_v yet_o unquestionable_a that_o they_o have_v a_o power_n though_o we_o can_v express_o say_v what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o subject_a of_o thunder_n there_o be_v several_a opinion_n as_o to_o the_o signification_n of_o it_o the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o because_o the_o cloud_n be_v break_v therefore_o the_o bolt_n be_v shoot_v according_a to_o common_a speech_n other_o conjecture_n that_o the_o cloud_n be_v break_v to_o that_o very_a end_n that_o it_o may_v discharge_v the_o thunder-bolt_n refer_v all_o in_o such_o sort_n to_o god_n as_o if_o the_o signification_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o thing_n do_v but_o as_o if_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v do_v for_o the_o signification_n sake_n but_o whether_o the_o signification_n go_v before_o or_o follow_v it_o come_v all_o to_o the_o same_o point_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o lightning_n the_o first_o be_v so_o pure_a and_o subtle_a that_o it_o pierce_v through_o whatsoever_o it_o encounter_v the_o second_o shatter_v and_o break_v every_o thing_n to_o piece_n the_o other_o burn_v either_o by_o blast_v consume_v inflame_a or_o discolour_v and_o the_o like_a some_o lightning_n be_v monitory_a some_o be_v mâ—…nacing_v and_o other_o they_o fancy_n to_o be_v promise_v they_o allot_v to_o jupiter_n three_o sort_n the_o first_o be_v only_o monitory_a and_o gentle_a which_o he_o cast_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n the_o second_o they_o make_v to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o counsel_n as_o be_v do_v by_o the_o vote_n and_o advice_n of_o twelve_o go_n this_o they_o say_v do_v many_o time_n some_o good_a but_o not_o without_o some_o mischief_n too_o as_o the_o destruction_n of_o one_o man_n may_v prove_v the_o caution_n of_o another_o the_o three_o be_v the_o result_n of_o a_o council_n of_o the_o superior_a deity_n from_o whence_o proceed_v great_a mischief_n both_o public_a and_o private_a now_o this_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n to_o imagine_v that_o jupiter_n will_v wreak_v his_o displeasure_n upon_o pillar_n tree_n nay_o upon_o temple_n themselves_o and_o yet_o let_v the_o sacrilegious_a go_v free_a to_o strike_v sheep_n and_o consume_v altar_n and_o all_o this_o upon_o a_o consultation_n of_o the_o god_n as_o if_o he_o want_v either_o skill_n or_o justice_n to_o govern_v his_o own_o affair_n by_o himself_o either_o in_o spare_v the_o guilty_a oâ—…_n in_o destroy_v the_o innocent_a now_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o mystery_n of_o all_o this_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o forefather_n find_v it_o necessary_a to_o keep_v wicked_a people_n in_o awe_o by_o the_o apprehension_n of_o a_o superior_a power_n and_o to_o fright_v they_o into_o their_o good_a behaviour_n by_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o arm_a and_o a_o avenge_a justice_n over_o their_o head_n but_o how_o come_v it_o that_o the_o lightning_n which_o come_v from_o jupiter_n himself_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o be_v harmless_a and_o that_o which_o he_o cast_v upon_o counsel_n and_o advice_n to_o be_v so_o dangerous_a and_o mortal_a the_o moral_a of_o it_o be_v this._n that_o all_o king_n shall_v after_o jupiters_n example_n do_v all_o good_a by_o themselves_o and_o when_o severity_n be_v necessary_a permit_v that_o to_o be_v do_v by_o other_o beside_o that_o as_o crime_n be_v unequal_a so_o also_o shall_v be_v the_o punishment_n neither_o do_v they_o believe_v that_o jupiter_n to_o be_v the_o thunderer_n who_o image_n be_v worship_v in_o the_o capitol_n and_o in_o other_o place_n but_o intend_v it_o of_o the_o maker_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o universe_n by_o what_o name_n soever_o we_o shall_v call_v he_o now_o in_o truth_n jupiter_n do_v not_o immediate_o cast_v the_o lightning_n himself_o but_o leave_v nature_n to_o her_o ordinary_a method_n of_o operation_n so_o that_o what_o he_o do_v not_o immediate_o by_o himself_o he_o do_v yet_o cause_v to_o be_v do_v for_o whatsoever_o nature_n do_v god_n do_v there_o may_v be_v something_o gather_v out_o of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v either_o say_v or_o do_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v the_o better_a for_o and_o he_o do_v a_o great_a thing_n that_o master_n the_o fear_n of_o thunder_n than_o he_o that_o discover_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o we_o be_v surround_v and_o beset_v with_o ill_a accident_n and_o since_o we_o can_v avoid_v the_o stroke_n of_o they_o let_v we_o prepare_v ourselves_o honest_o to_o bear_v they_o but_o how_o must_v that_o be_v by_o the_o contempt_n of_o death_n we_o do_v also_o contemn_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o way_n to_o it_o as_o wound_n shipwreck_n the_o fury_n of_o wild_a beast_n or_o any_o other_o violence_n whatsoeever_n which_o at_o the_o worst_a can_v but_o part_v the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n and_o we_o have_v this_o for_o our_o comfort_n though_o our_o life_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o fortune_n she_o have_v yet_o no_o power_n over_o the_o dead_a how_o many_o be_v there_o that_o call_v for_o death_n in_o the_o distress_n of_o their_o heart_n even_o for_o the_o very_a fear_n of_o it_o and_o this_o unadvised_a desire_n of_o death_n do_v in_o common_a affect_v both_o the_o best_a and_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n only_o with_o this_o difference_n the_o former_a despise_v life_n and_o the_o other_o be_v weary_a of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o nauseous_a thing_n to_o serve_v the_o body_n and_o to_o be_v so_o many_o year_n a_o do_v so_o many_o beastly_a thing_n over_o and_o over_o it_o be_v well_o if_o in_o our_o life_n we_o can_v please_v other_o but_o whatever_o we_o do_v in_o our_o death_n let_v we_o be_v sure_a to_o please_v ourselves_o death_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o no_o care_n can_v avoid_v no_o felicity_n can_v tame_a it_o no_o power_n overcome_v it_o other_o thing_n be_v dispose_v of_o by_o chance_n and_o fortune_n but_o death_n treat_v all_o man_n alike_o the_o prosperous_a must_v die_v as_o well_o as_o the_o unfortunate_a and_o methinks_v the_o very_a despair_n of_o overcome_v our_o fate_n shall_v inspire_v we_o with_o courage_n to_o encounter_n it_o for_o there_o be_v no_o resolution_n so_o obstinate_a as_o that_o which_o arise_v from_o necessity_n it_o make_v a_o coward_n as_o bold_a as_o julius_n caesar_n though_o upon_o different_a principle_n we_o be_v all_o of_o we_o reserve_v for_o death_n and_o as_o nature_n bring_v forth_o one_o generation_n she_o call_v back_o another_o the_o whole_a dispute_n be_v about_o the_o time_n but_o no_o body_n doubt_v about_o the_o thing_n itself_o epist._n xxviii_o a_o contemplation_n of_o heaven_n and_o heavenly_a thing_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o philosophy_n and_o other_o art_n and_o a_o great_a yet_o betwixt_o that_o philosophy_n itself_o which_o be_v of_o divine_a contemplation_n and_o that_o which_o have_v a_o regard_n to_o thing_n here_o below_o it_o be_v much_o high_a and_o brave_a it_o take_v a_o large_a scope_n and_o be_v unsatisfy_a with_o what_o it_o see_v it_o aspire_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o something_o that_o be_v great_a and_o fair_a and_o which_o nature_n have_v place_v out_o of_o our_o ken._n the_o one_o only_o teach_v we_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v upon_o earth_n the_o other_o reveal_v to_o we_o that_o which_o actual_o be_v do_v in_o heaven_n the_o one_o discuss_n our_o error_n and_o hold_v the_o light_n to_o we_o by_o which_o we_o distinguish_v in_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o life_n the_o other_o surmount_v that_o darkness_n which_o we_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o and_o carry_v we_o up_o to_o the_o fountain_n of_o light_n itself_o and_o then_o it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o infinite_a grace_n and_o bounty_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n when_o we_o see_v it_o not_o only_a where_o it_o be_v public_a
expose_v a_o man_n to_o appetite_n that_o be_v vast_a unlimited_a and_o intolerable_a virtue_n be_v free_a and_o indefatigable_a and_o accompany_v with_o concord_n and_o gracefulness_n whereas_o pleasure_n be_v mean_a servile_a transitory_a tiresome_a and_o sickly_a and_o scarce_o outlive_v the_o taste_n of_o it_o it_o be_v the_o good_a of_o the_o belly_n and_o not_o of_o the_o man_n and_o only_o the_o felicity_n of_o brute_n who_o do_v not_o know_v that_o fool_n enjoy_v their_o pleasure_n and_o that_o there_o be_v great_a variety_n in_o the_o entertainment_n of_o wickedness_n nay_o the_o mind_n itself_o have_v its_o variety_n of_o perverse_a pleasure_n as_o well_o as_o the_o body_n as_o insolence_n self-conceipt_n pride_n garrulity_n laziness_n and_o the_o abusive_a wit_n of_o turn_v every_o thing_n into_o ridicule_n whereas_o virtue_n weigh_v all_o this_o and_o correct_v it_o it_o be_v the_o knowledge_n both_o of_o other_o and_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v to_o be_v learn_v from_o itself_o and_o the_o very_a will_n itself_o may_v be_v teach_v which_o will_n can_v be_v right_a unless_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v right_a from_o whence_o the_o will_n come_v it_o be_v by_o the_o impulse_n of_o virtue_n that_o we_o love_v virtue_n so_o that_o the_o very_a way_n to_o virtue_n lie_v by_o virtue_n which_o take_v in_o also_o at_o a_o view_n the_o law_n of_o humane_a life_n neither_o be_v we_o to_o value_v ourselves_o upon_o a_o day_n or_o piece_n a_o hour_n or_o any_o one_o action_n but_o upon_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o mind_n some_o man_n do_v one_o thing_n brave_o but_o not_o another_o they_o will_v shrink_v at_o infamy_n and_o bear_v up_o against_o poverty_n in_o this_o case_n we_o commend_v the_o fact_n and_o despise_v the_o man._n the_o soul_n be_v never_o in_o the_o right_a place_n till_o it_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o care_n of_o humane_a affair_n we_o must_v labour_v and_o climb_v the_o hill_n if_o we_o will_v arrive_v at_o virtue_n who_o seat_n be_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o it_o he_o that_o master_n avarice_n and_o be_v true_o good_a stand_v firm_a against_o ambition_n he_o look_v upon_o his_o last_o hour_n not_o as_o a_o punishment_n but_o as_o the_o equity_n of_o a_o common_a fate_n he_o that_o subdue_v his_o carnal_a lust_n shall_v easy_o keep_v himself_o unteint_v with_o any_o other_o so_o that_o reason_n do_v not_o encounter_v this_o or_o that_o vice_n by_o itself_o but_o beat_v down_o all_o at_o a_o blow_n what_o do_v he_o care_n for_o ignominy_n that_o only_o value_v himself_o upon_o conscience_n and_o not_o opinion_n socrates_n look_v a_o scandalous_a death_n in_o the_o face_n with_o the_o same_o constancy_n that_o he_o have_v before_o practise_v towards_o the_o thirty_o tyrant_n his_o virtue_n consecrate_v the_o very_a dungeon_n as_o cato_n repulse_v be_v cato_n honour_n and_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o government_n he_o that_o be_v wise_a will_v take_v delight_n even_o in_o a_o ill_a opinion_n that_o be_v well_o get_v it_o be_v ostentation_n not_o virtue_n when_o a_o man_n will_v have_v his_o good_a deed_n publish_v and_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v just_a where_o there_o be_v honour_n to_o be_v get_v but_o to_o continue_v so_o in_o defiance_n of_o infamy_n and_o danger_n but_o virtue_n can_v lie_v hide_v for_o the_o time_n will_v come_v that_o suppress_v shall_v raise_v it_o again_o even_o after_o it_o be_v bury_v and_o deliver_v it_o from_o the_o malignity_n of_o the_o age_n that_o oppress_v it_o immortal_a glory_n be_v the_o shadow_n of_o it_o and_o keep_v it_o company_n whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o but_o sometime_o the_o shadow_n go_v before_o the_o substance_n and_o otherwhiles_o it_o follow_v it_o and_o the_o late_a it_o come_v the_o large_a it_o be_v when_o even_o envy_n itself_o shall_v have_v give_v way_n to_o it_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n that_o democritus_n be_v take_v for_o a_o madman_n and_o before_o socrates_n have_v any_o esteem_n in_o the_o world_n how_o long_o be_v it_o before_o cato_n can_v be_v understand_v nay_o he_o be_v affront_v contemn_a and_o reject_v and_o people_n never_o know_v the_o value_n of_o he_o till_o they_o have_v lose_v he_o the_o integrity_n and_o courage_n of_o rutilius_n have_v be_v forget_v but_o for_o his_o suffering_n i_o speak_v of_o those_o that_o fortune_n have_v make_v famous_a for_o their_o persecution_n and_o there_o be_v other_o also_o that_o the_o world_n never_o take_v notice_n of_o till_o they_o be_v dead_a as_o epicurus_n and_o metrodorus_n that_o be_v almost_o whole_o unknown_a even_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o live_v now_o as_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o upon_o the_o downhill_o and_o force_v upward_o so_o there_o be_v some_o virtue_n that_o require_v the_o rein_n and_o other_o the_o spur._n in_o liberality_n temperance_n gentleness_n of_o nature_n we_o be_v to_o check_v ourselves_o for_o fear_v of_o fall_v but_o in_o patience_n resolution_n and_o perseverance_n where_o we_o be_v to_o mount_v the_o hill_n we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o encouragement_n upon_o this_o division_n of_o the_o matter_n i_o have_v rather_o steer_v the_o smooth_a course_n than_o pass_v through_o the_o experiment_n of_o sweat_n and_o blood_n i_o know_v it_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o be_v content_a in_o all_o condition_n but_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v at_o my_o choice_n i_o will_v choose_v the_o fair_a when_o a_o man_n come_v once_o to_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o fortune_n his_o life_n be_v anxious_a suspicious_a timorous_a dependent_a upon_o every_o moment_n and_o in_o fear_n of_o all_o accident_n how_o can_v that_o man_n resign_v himself_o to_o god_n or_o bear_v his_o lot_n whatever_o it_o be_v without_o murmur_a and_o cheerful_o submit_v to_o providence_n that_o shrink_v at_o every_o motion_n of_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n it_o be_v virtue_n alone_o that_o raise_v we_o above_o grief_n hope_n fear_n and_o chance_n and_o make_v we_o not_o only_a patient_n but_o willing_a as_o know_v that_o whatever_o we_o suffer_v be_v according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o heaven_n he_o that_o be_v overcome_v with_o pleasure_n so_o contemptible_a and_o weak_a a_o enemy_n what_o will_v become_v of_o he_o when_o he_o come_v to_o grapple_v with_o danger_n necessity_n torment_n death_n and_o the_o dissolution_n of_o nature_n itself_o wealth_n honour_n and_o favour_n may_v come_v upon_o a_o man_n by_o chance_n nay_o they_o may_v be_v cast_v upon_o he_o without_o so_o much_o as_o look_v after_o they_o but_o virtue_n be_v the_o work_n of_o industry_n and_o labour_n and_o certain_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o purchase_v that_o good_a which_o bring_v all_o other_o along_o with_o it_o a_o good_a man_n be_v happy_a within_o himself_o and_o independent_a upon_o fortune_n kind_a to_o his_o friend_n temperate_a to_o his_o enemy_n religious_o just_o indefatigable_o laborious_a and_o he_o discharge_v all_o duty_n with_o a_o constancy_n and_o congruity_n of_o action_n chap._n iv._o philosophy_n be_v the_o guide_n of_o life_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o will_n be_v the_o two_o eminent_a faculty_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n which_o be_v the_o best_a improvement_n of_o those_o two_o faculty_n must_v be_v the_o perfection_n also_o of_o our_o reasonable_a be_v and_o consequent_o the_o undeniable_a foundation_n of_o a_o happy_a life_n there_o be_v not_o any_o duty_n to_o which_o providence_n have_v not_o annex_v a_o blessing_n not_o any_o institution_n of_o heaven_n which_o even_o in_o this_o life_n we_o may_v not_o be_v the_o better_a for_o not_o any_o temptation_n either_o of_o fortune_n or_o of_o appetite_n that_o be_v not_o subject_v to_o our_o reason_n nor_o any_o passion_n or_o affliction_n for_o which_o virtue_n have_v not_o provide_v a_o remedy_n so_o that_o it_o be_v our_o own_o fault_n if_o we_o either_o fear_v or_o hope_v for_o any_o thing_n which_o two_o affection_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n from_o this_o general_a prospect_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o our_o tranquillity_n we_o shall_v pass_v by_o degree_n to_o a_o particular_a consideration_n of_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v procure_v and_o of_o the_o impediment_n that_o obstruct_v it_o beginning_n with_o that_o philosophy_n which_o principal_o regard_v our_o manner_n and_o instruct_v we_o in_o the_o measure_n of_o a_o virtuous_a and_o a_o quiet_a life_n rational_a philosophy_n be_v divide_v into_o moral_n natural_a and_o rational_a the_o first_o concern_v our_o manner_n the_o second_o search_v the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o three_o furnish_v we_o with_o propriety_n of_o word_n and_o argument_n and_o the_o faculty_n of_o distinguish_v that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v impose_v upon_o with_o trick_n and_o fallacy_n the_o cause_n of_o thing_n
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character_n it_o be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n for_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o make_v the_o wearyness_n of_o grieve_v the_o remedy_n of_o it_o in_o time_n the_o most_o stubborn_a grief_n will_v leave_v we_o if_o in_o prudence_n we_o do_v not_o leave_v that_o first_o but_o do_v i_o grieve_v for_o my_o friend_n sake_n or_o for_o my_o friend_n own_o why_o shall_v i_o afflict_v myself_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o he_o that_o be_v either_o happy_a or_o not_o at_o all_o in_o be_v in_o the_o one_o case_n it_o be_v envy_n and_o in_o the_o other_o it_o be_v madness_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o say_v what_o will_v i_o give_v to_o see_v he_o again_o and_o to_o enjoy_v his_o conversation_n i_o be_v never_o sad_a in_o his_o company_n my_o heart_n leap_v when_o ever_o i_o meet_v he_o i_o want_v he_o where_o ever_o i_o go_v all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v say_v be_v the_o great_a the_o loss_n the_o great_a be_v the_o virtue_n to_o overcome_v it_o if_o grieve_v will_v do_v no_o good_a it_o be_v a_o idle_a thing_n to_o grieve_v and_o if_o that_o which_o have_v befall_v one_o man_n remain_v to_o all_o it_o be_v as_o unjust_a to_o complain_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v upon_o the_o march_n towards_o the_o same_o point_n why_o do_v we_o not_o cry_v for_o ourselves_o that_o be_v to_o follow_v as_o well_o as_o for_o he_o that_o be_v go_v first_o why_o do_v we_o not_o as_o well_o lament_v before_o hand_n for_o that_o which_o we_o know_v will_v be_v and_o can_v possible_o but_o be_v he_o be_v not_o go_v but_o send_v before_o as_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v lose_v so_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n that_o he_o do_v not_o fear_n as_o anger_n jealousy_n envy_n etc._n etc._n be_v he_o not_o more_o happy_a in_o desire_v nothing_o than_o miserable_a in_o what_o he_o have_v lose_v we_o do_v not_o mourn_v for_o the_o absent_a why_o then_o for_o the_o dead_a who_o be_v effectual_o no_o other_o we_o have_v lose_v one_o blessing_n but_o we_o have_v many_o leave_v and_o shall_v not_o all_o these_o satisfaction_n support_v we_o against_o one_o sorrow_n the_o comfort_n of_o have_v a_o friend_n friendship_n may_v be_v take_v away_o but_o not_o that_o of_o have_v have_v one_o as_o there_o be_v a_o sharpness_n in_o some_o fruit_n and_o a_o bitterness_n in_o some_o wine_n that_o please_v we_o so_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n in_o the_o remembrance_n of_o friend_n where_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o company_n be_v sweeten_v again_o by_o the_o contemplation_n of_o their_o virtue_n in_o some_o respect_n i_o have_v lose_v what_o i_o have_v and_o in_o other_o i_o retain_v still_o what_o i_o have_v lost._n it_o be_v a_o ill_a construction_n of_o providence_n to_o reflect_v only_o upon_o my_o friend_n be_v take_v away_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o be_v once_o give_v i_o let_v we_o therefore_o make_v the_o best_a of_o our_o friend_n while_o we_o have_v they_o for_o how_o long_o we_o shall_v keep_v they_o be_v uncertain_a i_o have_v lose_v a_o hopeful_a son_n but_z how_o many_o father_n have_v be_v deceive_v in_o their_o expectation_n and_o how_o many_o noble_a family_n have_v be_v destroy_v by_o luxury_n and_o riot_n he_o that_o grieve_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o son_n what_o if_o he_o have_v lose_v a_o friend_n and_o yet_o he_o that_o have_v lose_v a_o friend_n have_v more_o cause_n of_o joy_n that_o he_o once_o have_v he_o than_o of_o grief_n that_o he_o be_v take_v away_o shall_v a_o man_n bury_v his_o friendship_n with_o his_o friend_n we_o be_v ungrateful_a for_o that_o which_o be_v past_a in_o hope_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v as_o if_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v will_v not_o quick_o be_v past_o too_o that_o which_o be_v past_a we_o be_v sure_a of_o we_o may_v receive_v satisfaction_n it_o be_v true_a both_o from_o the_o future_a and_o what_o be_v already_o past_a the_o one_o by_o expectation_n and_o the_o other_o by_o memory_n only_o the_o one_o may_v possible_o not_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o make_v the_o other_o not_o to_o have_v be_v but_o there_o be_v no_o apply_v of_o consolation_n to_o fresh_a and_o bleed_a sorrow_n the_o very_a discourse_n sorrow_n irritate_v the_o grief_n and_o inflame_v it_o it_o be_v like_o a_o unseasonable_a medicine_n in_o a_o disease_n when_o the_o first_o violence_n be_v over_o it_o will_v be_v more_o tractable_a and_o endure_v the_o handle_n those_o people_n who_o mind_n be_v weaken_a by_o long_a felicity_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o groan_n and_o complain_v but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o those_o that_o have_v lead_v their_o day_n in_o misfortune_n a_o long_a course_n of_o adversity_n have_v this_o good_a in_o it_o that_o though_o it_o vex_v a_o body_n a_o great_a while_n it_o come_v to_o harden_v we_o at_o last_o as_o a_o raw_a solider_fw-la shrink_v at_o every_o wound_n and_o dread_v the_o surgeon_n more_o than_o a_o enemy_n whereas_o a_o veteran_n see_v his_o own_o body_n cut_v and_o lame_v with_o as_o little_a concern_v as_o if_o it_o be_v another_o with_o the_o same_o resolution_n shall_v we_o stand_v the_o shock_n and_o cure_n of_o all_o misfortune_n we_o be_v never_o the_o better_a for_o our_o experience_n if_o we_o have_v not_o yet_o learned_a to_o be_v miserable_a and_o there_o be_v no_o thought_n of_o cure_v we_o by_o the_o diversion_n of_o sport_n and_o entertainment_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o fall_v into_o relapse_n wherefore_o we_o have_v better_o overcome_v our_o sorrow_n than_o delude_v it_o chap._n xxiv_o consolation_n against_o banishment_n and_o bodily_a pain_n it_o be_v a_o masterpiece_n to_o draw_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o virtue_n to_o emprove_v
and_o leave_v no_o hope_n of_o reclaim_v i_o it_o will_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o mercy_n to_o destroy_v i_o vice_n be_v incorporate_v with_o i_o and_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o the_o take_n of_o both_o away_o together_o but_o still_o without_o anger_n chap._n vi_o anger_n in_o general_n with_o the_o danger_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o there_o be_v no_o sure_a argument_n of_o a_o great_a mind_n than_o not_o to_o be_v transport_v to_o anger_n by_o any_o accident_n the_o cloud_n and_o the_o tempest_n be_v form_v below_o but_o all_o above_o be_v quiet_a and_o serene_a which_o be_v the_o emblem_n of_o a_o brave_a man_n that_o suppress_v all_o provocation_n and_o life_n within_o himself_o modest_a venerable_a and_o compose_v whereas_o anger_n be_v a_o turbulent_a humour_n which_o at_o first_o dash_n cast_v off_o all_o shame_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o order_n measure_n or_o good_a manner_n transport_v a_o man_n into_o misbecome_a violence_n with_o his_o tongue_n his_o hand_n and_o every_o part_n of_o his_o body_n and_o whoever_o consider_v the_o foulness_n and_o the_o brutality_n of_o this_o vice_n must_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o iâ—…_n no_o such_o monster_n in_o nature_n as_o onâ—…_n man_n rage_v against_o another_o and_o labour_v to_o sink_v that_o which_o can_v never_o be_v drown_v but_o with_o himself_o for_o company_n it_o render_v we_o incapable_a either_o of_o discourse_n or_o of_o other_o common_a duty_n it_o be_v of_o all_o passion_n the_o most_o powerful_a for_o it_o make_v a_o man_n that_o be_v in_o love_n to_o kill_v his_o mistress_n the_o ambitious_a man_n to_o trample_v upon_o his_o honour_n and_o the_o covetous_a to_o throw_v away_o his_o fortune_n there_o be_v not_o any_o mortal_a that_o live_v free_a from_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o for_o it_o make_v even_o the_o heavy_a and_o the_o good_a nature_a to_o be_v fierce_a and_o outrageous_a it_o invade_v we_o like_o a_o pestilence_n the_o lusty_a as_o well_o as_o the_o weak_a and_o it_o be_v not_o 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time_n inflame_v the_o whole_a multitude_n and_o man_n betake_v themselves_o present_o to_o fire_n and_o sword_n upon_o it_o the_o rabble_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o give_v law_n to_o their_o governor_n the_o common_a soldier_n to_o their_o officer_n to_o the_o ruin_n not_o only_o of_o private_a family_n but_o of_o kingdom_n turn_v their_o arm_n against_o their_o own_o leader_n and_o choose_v their_o own_o general_n there_o be_v no_o public_a council_n no_o put_v of_o thing_n to_o the_o vote_n but_o in_o a_o rage_n the_o mutineer_n divide_v from_o the_o senate_n name_v their_o head_n force_v the_o nobility_n in_o their_o own_o house_n and_o put_v they_o to_o death_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n the_o law_n of_o nation_n be_v violate_v the_o person_n of_o public_a minister_n affront_v whole_a city_n infect_v with_o a_o general_n madness_n and_o no_o respite_n allow_v for_o the_o abatement_n or_o discuss_v of_o this_o public_a tumour_n the_o ship_n be_v crowd_v with_o tumultuary_a 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