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lesson_n which_o every_o private_a poor_a man_n and_o every_o man_n under_o authority_n althô_o not_o poor_a be_v to_o learn_v from_o the_o dehortative_a and_o from_o the_o bitter_a exprobration_n of_o god_n to_o baruch_n he_o must_v not_o make_v himself_o the_o moral_a of_o aesop_n toad_n which_o have_v a_o ambition_n to_o swell_v itself_o into_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o ox._n he_o must_v not_o make_v himself_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o reproach_n of_o that_o proverb_n scarabaeus_n contra_fw-la aquilam_fw-la being_n but_o a_o beetle_n or_o but_o a_o butterfly_n he_o must_v not_o emulate_v a_o eagle_n much_o less_o endeavour_n either_o to_o lure_v she_o or_o pluck_v she_o down_o he_o must_v not_o make_v himself_o liable_a to_o the_o woe_n which_o god_n denounce_v heretofore_o by_o his_o prophet_n isaiah_n must_v not_o say_v tacit_o to_o his_o 10._o father_n what_o begette_v thou_o or_o to_o the_o woman_n what_o have_v thou_o bring_v forth_o he_o must_v not_o mutiny_v and_o grumble_v 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