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dissension_n she_o may_v wise_o say_v with_o herself_o in_o what_o case_n will_v this_o woman_n that_o seek_v to_o make_v i_o jealous_a desire_v rather_o to_o see_v i_o than_o malicious_o to_o play_v the_o ill_a huswife_n with_o my_o husband_n &_o to_o forsake_v my_o house_n &_o marriage_n bed_n whereupon_o it_o may_v be_v she_o will_v glad_o take_v my_o place_n thus_o a_o discreet_a woman_n will_v give_v small_a ear_n &_o much_o less_o give_v place_n to_o the_o light_a speech_n &_o feign_a promise_n of_o such_o disturber_n of_o domestical_a peace_n neither_o will_v she_o admit_v &_o nourish_v those_o vain_a &_o sottish_a opinion_n which_o common_o busy_a the_o mind_n of_o such_o woman_n as_o be_v rule_v &_o govern_v only_o by_o passion_n but_o contain_v her_o desire_n through_o reason_n within_o a_o convenient_a compass_n the_o confidence_n which_o she_o have_v in_o her_o husband_n virtue_n will_v breed_v perfect_a ease_n to_o her_o soul_n by_o take_v from_o her_o all_o doubt_v &_o 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14_o recreation_n how_o man_n ought_v to_o recreate_v themselves_o 375_o religion_n religion_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o estate_n 576._o socrates_n call_v it_o the_o great_a virtue_n 53._o integrity_n of_o religion_n knit_v the_o heart_n of_o subject_n to_o their_o prince_n 653._o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o contempt_n of_o religion_n 704_o reprehension_n how_o we_o must_v use_v reprehension_n 151._o example_n of_o free_a reprehension_n 156_o revenge_n private_a revenge_n come_v of_o frailty_n 326._o example_n of_o prince_n void_a of_o revenge_n 327._o socrates_n precept_n against_o private_a revenge_n 381._o a_o commendable_a kind_n of_o revenge_n 382._o 383._o reward_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o reward_n and_o a_o benefit_n 672_o riches_n how_o riches_n may_v be_v well_o use_v 435._o the_o common_a effect_n of_o riches_n 350._o anotable_a example_n of_o the_o true_a use_n of_o riches_n 439._o the_o nature_n quality_n and_o fruit_n of_o riches_n 351._o what_o riches_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v for_o 358._o riches_n be_v the_o sinew_n of_o war_n 749_o rome_n of_o the_o ancient_a estate_n of_o rome_n 605_o s_n salic_a the_o salic_a law_n exclude_v daughter_n and_o their_o son_n from_o government_n 635_o schoolmaster_n what_o schoolmaster_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v 554._o the_o property_n of_o a_o good_a schoolmaster_n 564_o science_n what_o science_n be_v first_o to_o be_v learn_v 77_o scoff_v what_o scoff_v be_v and_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v 464_o secret_n of_o conceal_v a_o secret_a 134_o sedition_n the_o original_n of_o all_o sedition_n 703._o the_o fruit_n of_o sedition_n 705._o the_o cause_n of_o sedition_n 718_o selling_n it_o be_v wickedness_n to_o conceal_v the_o fault_n of_o that_o which_o a_o man_n sell_v 416_o senate_n what_o a_o senate_n be_v and_o from_o whence_o the_o word_n come_v 572._o why_o the_o senate_n of_o lacedemonia_fw-la be_v first_o institute_v 580._o of_o the_o senate_n of_o sundry_a nation_n 678_o servant_n example_n of_o 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258._o some_o sin_n be_v punishment_n of_o other_o sin_n 190._o how_o we_o may_v overcome_v great_a sin_n 47._o sin_n the_o first_o and_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n 13_o sobriety_n it_o preserve_v health_n 200._o example_n of_o sobriety_n 203._o etc._n etc._n society_n the_o end_n of_o all_o society_n 480_o sovereignty_n what_o sovereignty_n be_v 586._o the_o mark_n of_o a_o sovereign_a 595_o soldier_n good_a counsel_n for_o soldier_n 343._o soldier_n must_v begin_v war_n with_o prayer_n and_o end_n with_o praise_n 783_o soul_n the_o soul_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o man_n jurisdiction_n 573._o the_o soul_n be_v infuse_v not_o traduce_v 23._o the_o property_n of_o the_o soul_n 25._o the_o soul_n be_v true_o man_n 12._o 85._o 115._o the_o action_n beauty_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o soul_n 26_o speech_n pleasant_a speech_n full_a of_o doctrine_n 114._o how_o it_o be_v frame_v 127._o laconical_a speech_n 128._o two_o time_n of_o speak_v 130._o how_o great_a man_n ought_v to_o speak_v 131._o a_o good_a precept_n for_o speech_n 132._o example_n of_o the_o commendable_a freedom_n of_o speech_n 135_o spirit_n the_o difference_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n 88_o the_o proper_a work_n of_o man_n spirit_n 74_o sport_n the_o sport_n of_o prudent_a man_n 113_o study_n the_o end_n of_o all_o study_n 556_o stupidity_n the_o description_n of_o stupidity_n 196_o subject_n what_o service_n they_o owe_v to_o their_o prince_n 608._o how_o far_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v their_o prince_n and_o his_o law_n 610_o superfluity_n how_o heraclitus_n dissuade_v superfluity_n 217._o good_a counsel_n for_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n concern_v superfluous_a expense_n 222_o swear_v against_o swear_v 317_o t_o temperance_n no_o virtue_n can_v be_v without_o temperance_n 180._o four_o part_n of_o temperance_n 182._o what_o passion_n be_v rule_v by_o it_o 181._o example_n thereof_o 184_o temple_n the_o temple_n of_o diana_n be_v burn_v by_o erostratus_n 196_o 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