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the_o great_a ocean_n the_o earth_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o centre_n laert_n one_o and_o finite_a 10._o spherical_a in_o figure_n the_o water_n be_v likewise_o spherical_a have_v the_o same_o centre_n with_o the_o earth_n the_o earth_n have_v five_o zone_n one_o northern_a beyond_o the_o arctic_a circle_n uninhabitable_a through_o extremity_n of_o cold_a another_o temperate_a a_o three_o not_o habitable_a by_o reason_n of_o extreme_a heat_n whence_o it_o be_v call_v torrid_a a_o four_o temperate_a a_o five_o southern_a not_o habitable_a by_o reason_n of_o cold_a cleomed_n but_o possidonius_fw-la conceive_v the_o climate_n under_o the_o equinoctial_a to_o be_v temperate_a for_o say_v he_o under_o the_o tropic_n where_o the_o sun_n dwell_v long_a the_o place_n be_v habitable_a and_o why_o not_o then_o under_o the_o aequator_fw-la again_o the_o night_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o day_n afford_v leisure_n enough_o for_o refrigeration_n which_o be_v assist_v likewise_o by_o shower_n and_o wind_n stob._n the_o generation_n of_o the_o world_n begin_v from_o the_o earth_n as_o from_o the_o centre_n for_o the_o centre_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o a_o sphere_n 26._o plant_n have_v not_o any_o soul_n at_o all_o but_o spring_v up_o of_o themselves_o as_o it_o be_v by_o chance_n chap._n xiii_o of_o mistion_n and_o temperament_n chrysippus_n assert_v a_o 20._o spirit_n move_v itself_o to_o itself_o and_o from_o itself_o or_o a_o spirit_n move_v itself_o backward_o and_o forward_o he_o call_v it_o spirit_n as_o be_v move_v air_n answer_v in_o some_o proportion_n to_o the_o aether_n so_o that_o it_o both_o meet_v in_o one_o and_o this_o motion_n be_v only_o according_a to_o those_o who_o think_v that_o all_o nature_n receive_v mutation_n solution_n composition_n and_o the_o like_a composition_n mixtion_n temperament_n and_o confusion_n be_v different_a composition_n be_v a_o contract_n of_o body_n who_o superficies_n be_v contiguous_a to_o one_o another_o as_o in_o heap_n of_o grain_n or_o sand_n mixtion_n be_v of_o two_o or_o more_o body_n who_o quality_n be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o whole_a as_o we_o see_v in_o fire_n and_o red_a hot_a iron_n and_o in_o our_o own_o â—oules_n for_o every_o where_o there_o be_v a_o diffusion_n through_o entire_a body_n so_o as_o one_o body_n do_v pass_v through_o another_o temperament_n be_v of_o two_o or_o more_o humid_a body_n who_o quality_n be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o whole_a mixtion_n be_v also_o common_a to_o dry_a body_n as_o to_z fire_n and_o iron_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n temperament_n only_o to_o the_o humid_a for_o quality_n appear_v from_o the_o temperament_n of_o several_a humid_a thing_n as_o of_o wine_n honey_n water_n vinegar_n and_o the_o like_a that_o in_o such_o temperament_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o thing_n temper_v remain_v be_v evident_a from_o this_o that_o oftentimes_o they_o be_v by_o some_o be_v separate_v from_o one_o another_o for_o if_o we_o 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same_o place_n but_o thing_n that_o be_v divers_a have_v distinct_a place_n and_o be_v not_o consider_v in_o part_n that_o as_o to_o the_o thing_n proper_o quality_v and_o as_o to_o the_o substance_n it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o mnesarchus_n affirm_v to_o be_v evident_a because_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o to_o the_o same_o happen_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o if_o for_o example_n a_o man_n have_v form_v a_o horse_n shall_v break_v it_o and_o make_v a_o dog_n we_o will_v present_o behold_v it_o say_v this_o be_v not_o before_o but_o it_o be_v now_o so_o be_v the_o quality_v and_o the_o substance_n divers_a neither_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o we_o shall_v all_o be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o substance_n for_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o the_o substance_n be_v preexistent_a to_o the_o generation_n as_o the_o substance_n of_o socrates_n be_v before_o socrates_n be_v and_o after_o the_o corruption_n and_o death_n of_o socrates_n the_o substance_n remain_v though_o socrates_n himself_o be_v not_o chap._n xv._n of_o motion_n stob._n motion_n according_a to_o chrysippus_n be_v a_o mutation_n of_o part_n either_o in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n or_o a_o excession_n out_o of_o place_n either_o in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n or_o a_o change_n according_a to_o place_n or_o figure_n jaculation_n be_v a_o vehement_a motion_n from_o on_o high_a rest_n be_v partly_o a_o privation_n of_o motion_n in_o a_o body_n partly_o the_o same_o habit_n of_o a_o body_n before_o and_o after_o there_o be_v two_o first_o motion_n right_a and_o oblique_a from_o the_o mixtion_n of_o these_o arise_v great_a variety_n of_o motion_n stob._n zeno_n affirm_v the_o part_n of_o all_o thing_n consist_v by_o themselves_o be_v move_v towards_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o likewise_o of_o the_o world_n itself_o wherefore_o it_o be_v right_o say_v that_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n tend_v to_o the_o middle_a thereof_o and_o principal_o the_o heavy_a and_o that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o cause_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o infinite_a vacuity_n and_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o it_o be_v constitute_v as_o a_o point_n all_o body_n have_v not_o gravity_n as_o air_n and_o fire_n yet_o these_o in_o some_o manner_n tend_v to_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n xvi_o of_o live_v creature_n ph._n of_o animate_v creature_n there_o be_v two_o kind_n for_o plant_n as_o we_o say_v have_v no_o soul_n some_o be_v appetitive_a and_o concupiscible_a other_o rational_a the_o soul_n according_a to_o zeno_n antipater_n and_o pâ—ssidonius_n be_v a_o hot_a spirit_n for_o hereby_o we_o breath_n and_o move_v cleanthes_n say_v we_o live_v so_o long_o as_o that_o heat_n hold_v every_o soul_n have_v sense_n and_o be_v a_o spirit_n innate_a in_o we_o wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o body_n and_o shall_v not_o continue_v after_o death_n yet_o be_v it_o by_o nature_n corruptible_a notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v a_o part_n 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sea_n and_o afterward_o bring_v to_o the_o city_n and_o upon_o consultdtion_n vote_v to_o be_v send_v to_o bias._n other_o say_v this_o tripod_n be_v make_v by_o vulcan_n who_o give_v it_o to_o pelops_n as_o his_o wife_n portion_n from_o he_o it_o come_v to_o menelaus_n and_o afterward_o be_v take_v away_o with_o helen_n by_o paris_n be_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_a helen_n throw_v into_o the_o sea_n sol_fw-it call_v to_o mind_n sol_fw-it a_o old_a oracle_n that_o it_o will_v prove_v in_o time_n to_o come_v the_o ground_n of_o many_o contention_n after_o this_o some_o lebeaians_n fish_n thereabouts_o draw_v it_o up_o and_o quarrel_v with_o the_o fisherman_n about_o it_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o coos_n but_o the_o controversy_n not_o decide_v the_o business_n be_v tell_v to_o those_o of_o miletus_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o that_o country_n they_o send_v send_v a_o messenger_n to_o demand_v it_o and_o find_v themselves_o slight_v make_v war_n upon_o the_o coan_n in_o which_o 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have_v send_v to_o invite_v you_o to_o priene_n if_o to_o abide_v at_o priene_n please_v you_o better_o we_o will_v also_o come_v and_o dwell_v there_o with_o you_o chap._n xii_o his_o auditor_n and_o scholar_n the_o first_o eminent_a person_n of_o those_o who_o hear_v thales_n and_o profess_v his_o philosophy_n be_v anaximander_n son_n of_o â—raxides_n a_o milesian_n who_o flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o polycrates_n tyrant_n of_o samos_n next_o be_v anaximenes_n a_o milesian_n also_o son_n of_o euristratus_n who_o according_a to_o eusebius_n flourish_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o 56_o the_o olympiad_n he_o be_v scholar_n to_o anaximander_n and_o parmenides_n but_o that_o he_o hear_v thales_n also_o he_o acknowledge_v in_o a_o anax._n epistle_n to_o pythagoras_n we_o may_v as_o in_o that_o epistle_n anaximenes_n do_v among_o the_o disciple_n of_o thales_n reckon_v pythagoras_n the_o samian_n institutor_n of_o the_o italic_a sect_n who_o be_v from_o his_o youth_n 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the_o fame_n he_o have_v receive_v of_o he_o after_o that_o he_o have_v instruct_v he_o as_o well_o as_o he_o be_v able_a in_o the_o mathematics_n allege_v for_o excuse_v his_o old_a age_n and_o infirmity_n be_v advise_v he_o to_o go_v to_o egypt_n and_o to_o converse_v with_o the_o memphian_a priest_n especial_o those_o of_o jupiter_n of_o who_o he_o himself_o have_v in_o his_o travel_n learn_v those_o thing_n for_o which_o by_o many_o he_o be_v esteem_v wife_n and_o 3._o again_o among_o other_o thing_n thales_n chief_o advise_v he_o to_o husband_n his_o time_n well_o in_o respect_n whereof_o he_o attain_v from_o wine_n and_o flesh_n only_o eat_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v light_a of_o digestion_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o procure_v shortness_n of_o sleep_n wakefulnesse_n purity_n of_o mind_n and_o constant_a health_n of_o body_n chap._n xiii_o of_o his_o death_n thales_n have_v now_o live_v to_o a_o great_a age_n be_v full_a of_o honour_n and_o wisdom_n laert._n die_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o fifty_o eight_o olympiad_n when_o according_a to_o pausanias_n erxyclides_n be_v archon_n as_o he_o be_v behold_v the_o olympic_a game_n oppress_v with_o heat_n thirst_n and_o the_o burden_n of_o his_o year_n which_o amount_v to_o ninty_a two_o laertius_n under-reckons_a he_o to_o have_v live_v but_o eighty_o seven_o year_n have_v before_o acknowledge_v his_o birth_n to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o 35._o olympiad_n 12._o petavius_n over-reckons_a who_o make_v he_o live_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 58._o which_o can_v not_o be_v because_o he_o die_v spectator_n of_o the_o olympic_a game_n â—vis_fw-fr lucian_n and_o chronâ—l_n sincellus_n more_o who_o say_v he_o live_v 100_o year_n sosicrates_n come_v near_a to_o the_o truth_n who_o allow_v he_o to_o have_v live_v 90._o year_n and_o to_o have_v die_v in_o the_o 58._o olympiad_n for_o from_o the_o first_o of_o the_o 58._o be_v 23._o entire_a olympiad_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n give_v laertius_n 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painter_n of_o sicyonia_n of_o a_o great_a spirit_n the_o three_o very_o ancient_a contemporary_a with_o hesiod_n homer_n and_o lycurgus_n the_o four_o mention_v by_o duris_n the_o five_o of_o late_a time_n by_o dionysius_n in_o criticis_fw-la sâ—crat_n laertius_n name_v pherecydes_n as_o a_o detractor_n from_o thales_n the_o philosopher_n solon_n chap._n i._n solon_n his_o parent_n country_n and_o condition_n philocles_n cite_v by_o didymus_n affirm_v that_o solon_n father_n be_v name_v euphorion_n but_o by_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o all_o other_o writer_n he_o be_v call_v execestides_n a_o person_n though_o of_o small_a fortune_n and_o account_n among_o the_o citizen_n yet_o of_o the_o most_o noble_a family_n in_o athens_n descend_v from_o codrus_n plut._n solon_n derive_v himself_o from_o neleus_n son_n of_o codrus_n and_o from_o neptune_n plut._n his_o mother_n near_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o mother_n of_o pisistratus_n timaâ—m_n his_o parent_n have_v another_o son_n name_v 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in_o mule_n and_o horse_n whilst_o his_o numerous_a wealth_n make_v please_v by_o uninterrupted_a health_n if_o to_o complete_a these_o joy_n he_o be_v possess_v of_o wife_n and_o child_n he_o be_v true_o blessed_v and_o elsewhere_o riches_n i_o wish_v not_o riches_n that_o be_v place_v in_o unjust_a mean_n for_o vengeance_n come_v at_o last_o solon_n many_o unjust_a grow_v rich_a and_o pious_a poor_a we_o will_v not_o change_v our_o virtue_n for_o their_o store_n for_o constant_a virtue_n be_v a_o solid_a base_a riches_n from_o man_n to_o man_n uncertain_a pass_n 11._o aristotle_n rank_n solon_n among_o the_o inferior_a sort_n of_o citizen_n which_o say_v he_o be_v manifest_a from_o his_o elegy_n mean_v perhaps_o some_o of_o these_o which_o plutarch_n cite_v scytha_n lucian_n say_v he_o be_v extreme_o poor_a â—_o palaeologus_n that_o he_o neither_o have_v nor_o value_v wealth_n chap._n ii_o how_o by_o his_o mean_n the_o athenian_n take_v salamis_n
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1_o that_o infinity_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n thales_n say_v 4._o cicero_n who_o hold_v that_o all_o thing_n consist_v of_o water_n can_v not_o persuade_v his_o countryman_n and_o companion_n anaximander_n thereto_o for_o he_o assert_v that_o infinity_n be_v that_o whereof_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v or_o according_a to_o 3._o plutarch_n laertius_n and_o graec._n justine_n martyr_n that_o it_o be_v the_o principle_n and_o element_n of_o thing_n for_o these_o two_o he_o confound_v as_o be_v observe_v of_o his_o master_n thales_n laert._n but_o not_o declare_v what_o this_o infinity_n be_v whether_o air_n water_n earth_n or_o any_o other_o body_n for_o which_o condemn_v by_o plutarch_n that_o it_o be_v 5._o one_o infinite_a in_o magnitude_n not_o number_n whence_o 3._o aristotle_n reprehend_v he_o for_o imagine_v contrariety_n can_v proceed_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n laert._n that_o it_o be_v for_o that_o reason_n infinite_a that_o it_o may_v not_o fail_v 6._o that_o the_o part_n thereof_o be_v change_v the_o whole_a be_v immutable_a 4._o simplicius_n say_v movable_a paraen_o that_o out_o of_o it_o all_o thing_n proceed_v and_o resolve_v into_o it_o that_o there_o be_v infinite_a world_n generate_v which_o corrupt_v into_o that_o whereof_o they_o be_v generate_v sect._n 2._o of_o the_o heaven_n his_o opinion_n according_a to_o 1._o cicero_n be_v that_o the_o god_n be_v native_a have_v a_o beginning_n rising_z and_o set_v by_o long_a intervall_n and_o that_o there_o be_v innumerable_a world_n this_o 7._o plutarch_n and_o stobaeus_n apply_v to_o the_o heaven_n and_o star_n but_o how_o can_v we_o add_v cicero_n understand_v a_o god_n that_o be_v not_o eternal_a stob._n that_o heaven_n consist_v of_o cold_a and_o heat_n mix_v that_o the_o star_n be_v globous_a instance_n consist_v of_o air_n full_a of_o fire_n respire_v flame_n at_o some_o certain_a part_n stob._n move_v by_o the_o circle_n and_o sphere_n wherein_o they_o inhere_o which_o assertion_n aristotle_n borrow_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v seat_v high_a the_o moon_n next_o stob._n than_o the_o sixed_a star_n and_o planet_n that_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v 20._o 28._o time_n theodoret_n say_v 27._o great_a then_o the_o earth_n have_v a_o hollow_a circle_n about_o it_o like_o a_o chariot_n wheel_n full_a of_o fire_n in_o one_o part_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o mouth_n 21_o at_o which_o the_o fire_n be_v see_v as_o out_o of_o the_o hole_n of_o a_o â—lute_a which_o be_v the_o sun_n laert._n equal_a in_o bigness_n with_o the_o earth_n stob._n that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sun_n eclipse_n be_v the_o stop_v that_o hole_n in_o the_o midst_n out_o of_o which_o the_o fire_n issue_v 25._o that_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v 29._o time_n great_a than_o the_o earth_n like_o a_o chariot_n wheel_n have_v a_o hollow_a or_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n full_a of_o fire_n like_o the_o sun_n and_o oblique_a breathe_a fire_n out_o at_o one_o part_n as_o out_o of_o a_o tunnel_n stob._n 28._o that_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n happen_v according_a to_o her_o conversion_n when_o the_o mouth_n out_o of_o which_o the_o â—ire_n issue_v be_v stop_v laert._n that_o the_o mooon_n have_v a_o light_n of_o she_o own_o but_o very_o thin_a laert._n that_o she_o shine_v in_o the_o light_n she_o borrow_v from_o the_o sun_n which_o two_o assertion_n be_v so_o far_o 164_o from_o be_v inconsistent_a that_o it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n â—_o both_o be_v true_a sect._n 3_o of_o meteor_n 7._o that_o wind_n be_v a_o fluxion_n of_o the_o air_n when_o the_o most_o subtle_a and_o liquid_a part_n thereof_o be_v either_o stir_v or_o resolve_v by_o the_o sun_n 3_o that_o thunder_n lightning_n prester_n and_o whirlwind_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o wind_n enclose_v in_o a_o thick_a cloud_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o lightness_n break_v forth_o violent_o the_o rupture_n of_o the_o cloud_n make_v a_o crack_n and_o the_o divulsion_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o blackness_n cause_v a_o slash_a light_n 18_o seneca_n more_o express_o he_o ascribe_v all_o to_o wind_n thunder_n say_v he_o be_v the_o sound_n of_o a_o break_a cloud_n why_o unequal_a because_o the_o break_n be_v unequal_a why_o do_v it_o thunder_n in_o a_o clear_a day_n because_o even_o then_o the_o wind_n break_v through_o the_o thick_a and_o dry_a air_n why_o sometime_o do_v it_o thunder_n and_o not_o lighten_v because_o the_o thin_a and_o weak_a spirit_n be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o flame_n but_o not_o a_o sound_n what_o be_v lightning_n the_o agitation_n of_o the_o air_n sever_a itself_o and_o rush_v down_o disclose_v a_o faint_a fire_n what_o be_v thunder_n the_o motion_n of_o a_o pierce_a thick_a spirit_n 19_o all_o thing_n be_v so_o order_v that_o some_o influence_n descend_v from_o the_o aether_n upon_o inferior_a thing_n so_o fire_n sound_v force_v upon_o cold_a cloud_n when_o it_o break_v they_o
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for_o the_o stoics_n take_v away_o intellectual_a substance_n affirm_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v comprehend_v by_o sense_n only_a difference_n be_v not_o subsistent_a lâ—ert_n a_o solid_a body_n according_a to_o apollodorus_n be_v divisible_a three_o way_n into_o length_n breadth_n and_o depth_n a_o superficies_n be_v the_o term_n of_o a_o body_n or_o that_o which_o have_v only_a length_n and_o breadth_n but_o no_o depth_n thus_o possidonius_fw-la a_o line_n be_v the_o term_n of_o a_o superficies_n or_o a_o length_n without_o breadth_n that_o which_o have_v length_n only_o a_o point_n be_v the_o term_n of_o a_o line_n or_o thâ—_n lest_o mark_n 17_o a_o body_n be_v divisible_a into_o infinite_a yet_o it_o consist_v not_o of_o infinite_a body_n chap._n iii_o of_o principle_n 29._o the_o place_n concern_v body_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o degree_n into_o those_o which_o produce_v and_o those_o which_o be_v produce_v the_o first_o principle_n the_o second_o element_n laert._n â—principles_n and_o element_n differ_v principle_n be_v ingenerate_a incorruptible_a element_n shall_v perish_v by_o conflagration_n moreover_o principles_n be_v body_n and_o void_a of_o form_n element_n have_v form_n laert._n there_o be_v two_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o agent_n and_o the_o patient_n the_o patient_n be_v a_o substance_n void_a of_o quality_n call_v matter_n the_o agent_n be_v the_o reason_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o matter_n god_n 65._o matter_n be_v sluggish_a a_o thing_n ready_a for_o all_o thing_n but_o will_v cease_v if_o none_o move_v it_o the_o causâ—_n that_o be_v the_o reason_n â—formeth_v mâ—tter_a and_o mould_v it_o which_o way_n he_o please_v out_o of_o which_o he_o produce_v various_a woâ—ks_n there_o must_v therefore_o be_v something_o out_o of_o which_o a_o thing_n be_v make_v and_o also_o by_o which_o it_o â—s_v make_v this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o matter_n ibid._n the_o cause_n or_o active_a reason_n be_v god_n cic._n in_o the_o agent_n 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and_o mind_n and_o our_o own_o action_n be_v guide_v by_o every_o man_n private_a will_n and_o mind_n thence_o continue_v he_o the_o pythagorean_n say_v man_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n their_o ill_n procure_v as_o conceive_v that_o all_o ill_n proceed_v from_o themselves_o and_o according_a to_o their_o own_o appetite_n when_o they_o sin_n and_o offend_v and_o according_a to_o their_o own_o mind_n and_o sign_n for_o this_o reason_n he_o deny_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o suffer_v and_o hear_v such_o wicked_a or_o idle_a or_o noxious_a or_o impudent_a person_n who_o be_v take_v in_o some_o fault_n and_o wickedness_n have_v recourse_n to_o the_o necessity_n of_o fate_n as_o to_o a_o sanctuary_n affirm_v that_o they_o have_v do_v wicked_o be_v not_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o their_o temerity_n but_o to_o fate_n chap._n xx._n of_o not-body_n or_o incorporeall_n and_o first_o of_o dicibles_fw-fr hitherto_o of_o body_n we_o come_v next_o to_o the_o second_o place_n of_o physic_n concern_v 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division_n so_o that_o no_o time_n be_v proper_o present_a but_o so_o call_v after_o a_o less_o accurate_a manner_n the_o present_a only_o be_v subsistent_a unless_o it_o be_v understand_v as_o of_o categorem_n as_o walk_v be_v attribute_v to_o he_o that_o walk_v but_o not_o to_o he_o that_o sit_v or_o lie_v thus_o much_o for_o the_o stoical_a philosophy_n cleanthes_n cap._n i._n his_o life_n cleanthes_n be_v of_o assus_n a_o aeolian_a city_n fortify_v laert._n as_o stralo_n describe_v it_o both_o by_o nature_n and_o art_n son_n of_o phanias_n he_o be_v first_o according_a to_o antisthenes_n a_o wrestler_n and_o come_v to_o athens_n have_v no_o more_o than_o four_o drachm_n he_o apply_v himself_o first_o to_o crates_n then_o to_o zene_fw-mi who_o he_o hear_v constant_o and_o persevere_v in_o his_o philosophy_n and_o opinion_n he_o be_v much_o commend_v for_o his_o laboriousnesse_n in_o as_o much_o as_o be_v poor_a he_o go_v by_o night_n to_o the_o garden_n to_o draw_v water_n and_o in_o the_o day_n time_n study_v philosophy_n hence_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o drawer_n of_o water_n be_v cite_v to_o the_o court_n to_o give_v a_o account_n how_o he_o live_v be_v so_o healthful_a and_o lusty_a he_o produce_v the_o gardener_n under_o who_o he_o draw_v water_n and_o a_o woman_n for_o who_o he_o ground_n meal_n to_o witness_v how_o he_o subsist_v the_o areopagite_n wonder_v hereat_o allot_v he_o 10._o minae_fw-la which_o zeno_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o accept_v antigonus_n give_v he_o 3000._o minae_fw-la on_o a_o time_n lead_v some_o young_a man_n to_o a_o spectacle_n the_o wind_n blow_v back_o his_o cloak_n and_o discover_v that_o he_o have_v no_o coat_n whereupon_o the_o athenian_n much_o applaud_v he_o and_o as_o demetrius_z the_o magnesianâ—aith_n â—aith_z bestow_v a_o coat_n upon_o he_o antigonus_n flut._n who_o be_v his_o auditor_n ask_v