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day_n arrive_v at_o this_o pleasant_a port_n and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o refuse_v it_o but_o if_o any_o one_o come_v there_o to_o anchor_n in_o his_o first_o year_n he_o must_v no_o more_o complain_v therefore_o than_o he_o which_o have_v quick_o make_v his_o voyage_n by_o sea_n for_o as_o you_o know_v well_o the_o wind_n hold_v and_o detain_v some_o long_a upon_o the_o sea_n or_o he_o be_v hinder_v by_o retardation_n of_o calm_n when_o other_o run_v their_o course_n swift_o with_o a_o fuz_n &_o gallant_a gale_n imagine_v it_o so_o fall_v out_o with_o us._n life_n carry_v some_o speedy_o to_o the_o place_n whither_o they_o must_v have_v come_v at_o last_o though_o at_o leisure_n other_o she_o hold_v a_o long_a time_n &_o scorch_v they_o in_o their_o course_n but_o we_o ourselves_o must_v never_o seek_v to_o detain_v she_o for_o proper_o it_o be_v not_o a_o good_a to_o live_v but_o to_o live_v well_o and_o therefore_o a_o wise_a man_n live_v as_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v though_o 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