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lead_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o confidence_n although_o with_o very_o little_a advantage_n but_o know_v that_o our_o ♄_o be_v more_o noble_a than_o any_o gold_n it_o be_v the_o lincus_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o gold_n be_v join_v with_o its_o ☿_o that_o after_o they_o may_v produce_v adam_n and_o eve_n his_o wife_n therefore_o that_o which_o be_v the_o high_a shall_v so_o humble_v itself_o as_o to_o become_v the_o low_a then_o expect_v that_o he_o will_v redeem_v all_o his_o brethren_n by_o his_o blood_n the_o sepulchre_n in_o which_o our_o king_n be_v bury_v be_v name_v ♄_o in_o our_o work_n and_o its_o the_o key_n of_o the_o work_n of_o transmutation_n o_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o may_v behold_v this_o slow_a planet_n pray_v to_o god_n my_o brother_n that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o you_o his_o blessing_n for_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o run_v but_o on_o the_o father_n of_o light_n alone_o this_o blessing_n depend_v chap._n 23._o of_o the_o various_a regimen_n of_o this_o work_n be_v certain_o confident_a studious_a son_n of_o art_n whoever_o thou_o be_v that_o nothing_o be_v hide_v in_o this_o work_n save_v only_o the_o regimen_n of_o which_o that_o of_o the_o philosopher_n may_v be_v verify_v whoever_o be_v master_n of_o that_o science_n prince_n and_o grandee_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v honour_v he_o i_o assure_v you_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n that_o if_o this_o one_o secret_a be_v but_o open_o discover_v fool_n themselves_o will_v deride_v the_o art_n for_o that_o be_v know_v nothing_o remain_v but_o the_o work_n of_o woman_n and_o the_o play_n of_o child_n and_o that_o be_v decoction_n so_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n do_v the_o wise_a man_n hide_v this_o secret_a with_o all_o their_o might_n and_o rest_v assure_v that_o we_o have_v do_v the_o same_o whatever_o we_o have_v seem_v to_o speak_v concern_v the_o degree_n of_o heat_n yet_o because_o i_o do_v promise_v candour_n in_o this_o treatise_n something_o at_o the_o least_o be_v to_o be_v do_v that_o i_o may_v not_o deceive_v the_o ingenious_a of_o their_o hope_n and_o pain_n know_v then_o that_o our_o regimen_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n be_v only_o lineal_a and_o that_o be_v to_o decoct_v and_o to_o digest_v and_o yet_o this_o one_o regimen_n in_o itself_o comprehend_v many_o other_o which_o the_o envious_a have_v conceal_v by_o give_v they_o divers_a name_n and_o describe_v as_o so_o many_o several_a operation_n we_o to_o perform_v the_o candour_n we_o promise_v will_v make_v a_o far_o more_o perspicuous_a manifestation_n so_o that_o reader_n whoever_o thou_o be_v if_o ingenious_a thou_o shall_v find_v cause_n to_o acknowledge_v our_o candidness_n in_o this_o to_o be_v more_o than_o ordinary_a chap._n 24._o of_o the_o first_o regimen_n of_o the_o work_n which_o be_v of_o mercury_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n we_o shall_v treat_v of_o the_o regimen_n of_o ☿_o which_o be_v a_o secret_a hitherto_o not_o discover_v by_o any_o philosopher_n for_o they_o very_o do_v begin_v their_o work_n at_o the_o second_o regimen_n and_o do_v give_v a_o young_a practitioner_n no_o light_n in_o the_o mastery_n of_o the_o capital_a sign_n of_o blackness_n in_o this_o point_n that_o good_a marquis_n of_o treveso_n be_v silent_a noble_a bernard_n who_o in_o his_o parable_n say_v that_o the_o king_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o fountain_n leave_v all_o stranger_n behind_o he_o enter_v the_o bath_n alone_o clothe_v in_o golden_a robe_n which_o he_o put_v off_o and_o give_v to_o ♄_o his_o first_o chamberlain_n from_o who_o he_o receive_v a_o black_a velvet_n suit_n but_o he_o show_v not_o how_o long_o the_o intervail_v of_o time_n be_v before_o he_o pluck_v of_o his_o golden_a garment_n and_o therefore_o he_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n the_o first_o and_o most_o intricate_a regimen_n which_o be_v perhaps_o forty_o or_o fifty_o day_n ere_o it_o be_v full_o complete_a in_o which_o time_n the_o poor_a 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also_o appear_v some_o beautiful_a colour_n but_o momentary_a and_o soon_o vanish_v and_o more_o of_o kin_n to_o white_a than_o unto_o black_a as_o the_o colour_n in_o the_o regimen_n of_o ♃_o contrariwise_o participate_v more_o of_o blackness_n than_o whiteness_n also_o know_v that_o in_o three_o week_n the_o regimen_n of_o ☽_o will_v be_v complete_a but_o before_o its_o perfection_n the_o compound_v shall_v change_v in_o a_o thousand_o form_n for_o when_o the_o fume_n begin_v to_o cease_v before_o it_o be_v whole_o congeal_v it_o will_v melt_v and_o grow_v hard_a again_o a_o hundred_o time_n in_o a_o day_n sometime_o it_o will_v appear_v like_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o fish_n sometime_o like_a to_o a_o pure_a silver_n tree_n shine_v with_o branch_n and_o leaf_n in_o a_o word_n about_o this_o season_n the_o hourly_a marvel_n that_o shall_v appear_v shall_v overwhelm_v the_o sight_n and_o at_o the_o last_o thou_o shall_v have_v most_o pure_a sparkle_a grain_n like_v unto_o atom_n of_o the_o sun_n more_o glorious_a than_o which_o humane_a eye_n never_o see_v let_v we_o give_v immortal_a thanks_o to_o our_o god_n who_o have_v bring_v the_o work_n to_o this_o perfection_n for_o it_o be_v the_o true_a perfect_a tincture_n to_o the_o white_a yet_o only_o of_o the_o first_o order_n and_o therefore_o but_o of_o small_a virtue_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o admirable_a force_n which_o it_o will_v attain_v by_o reiterate_v preparation_n chap._n 28._o of_o the_o regimen_n of_o venus_n above_o all_o thing_n this_o be_v most_o wonderful_a that_o our_o stone_n be_v now_o whole_o perfect_a and_o able_a to_o give_v a_o perfect_a tincture_n shall_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n again_o abase_v himself_o and_o become_v again_o volatile_a without_o any_o lay_n on_o of_o hand_n but_o if_o you_o take_v the_o white_a stone_n out_o of_o the_o vessel_n the_o same_o be_v put_v again_o into_o a_o new_a vessel_n after_o it_o be_v once_o cold_a can_v never_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o new_a operation_n a_o demonstrative_a reason_n of_o which_o neither_o we_o nor_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n be_v able_a to_o render_v only_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n at_o least_o here_o be_v very_o wary_a of_o your_o fire_n for_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o stone_n when_o it_o be_v perfect_a that_o it_o must_v be_v fusible_a therefore_o if_o you_o give_v too_o great_a a_o heat_n the_o matter_n will_v be_v vitrify_v and_o melt_a will_v adhere_v to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o vessel_n nor_o can_v thou_o then_o go_v on_o any_o far_o with_o the_o work_n and_o this_o be_v the_o vitrify_v of_o the_o matter_n so_o often_o warn_v of_o by_o the_o philosopher_n which_o oft_o happen_v to_o they_o which_o be_v unwary_a both_o before_o and_o after_o the_o white_a work_n be_v even_o end_v to_o wit_n after_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o regimen_n of_o ☽_o until_o the_o seven_o or_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o ♀_o therefore_o let_v thy_o fire_n be_v increase_v but_o a_o very_a little_a so_o that_o the_o compound_v may_v not_o vitrifie_v that_o be_v to_o be_v melt_v passive_o like_a to_o glass_n but_o with_o a_o bounteous_a fire_n it_o may_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n melt_v and_o swell_v and_o by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n it_o shall_v be_v endue_v with_o a_o spirit_n that_o shall_v fly_v aloft_o and_o the_o stone_n to_o fly_v with_o it_o it_o shall_v thus_o give_v thou_o new_a colour_n the_o green_a at_o first_o which_o be_v of_o ♀_o which_o shall_v last_v a_o long_a time_n less_o or_o more_o for_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o day_n expect_v after_o this_o cerule_n and_o livid_n and_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o ♀_o pale_a and_o obscure_a purple_a be_v heedful_a in_o this_o work_n that_o thou_o do_v not_o provoke_v the_o spirit_n too_o urgent_o for_o be_v now_o more_o corporal_a than_o former_o if_o it_o do_v fly_v to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o vessel_n it_o will_v hardly_o return_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n which_o caution_n be_v also_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o rule_n of_o ☽_o when_o once_o thou_o see_v the_o spirit_n to_o thicken_v then_o handle_v they_o sweet_o and_o without_o violence_n lest_o if_o thou_o make_v they_o to_o ascend_v to_o the_o top_n that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o bottom_n be_v either_o burn_v or_o vitrify_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o work_n when_o then_o thou_o see_v greenness_n know_v that_o in_o it_o be_v the_o virtue_n germinative_a contain_v beware_v then_o that_o this_o greenness_n turn_v not_o into_o a_o filthy_a blackness_n with_o immoderate_a heat_n but_o govern_v thy_o fire_n prudent_o so_o after_o forty_o day_n thou_o shall_v see_v this_o regimen_n at_o a_o end_n chap._n 29._o of_o the_o regimen_n of_o mars_n after_o the_o rule_n of_o ♀_o be_v end_v who_o colour_n be_v chief_o vert_fw-fr or_o green_n and_o a_o little_a red_a of_o a_o obscure_a purple_a and_o sometime_o livid_v in_o which_o time_n the_o philosophical_a tree_n do_v flourish_v with_o bough_n and_o with_o discolour_a leave_n and_o branch_n next_o succeed_v the_o reign_n of_o ♂_o which_o show_v a_o little_a yellow_a mix_v with_o luteous_a brownness_n these_o be_v the_o chief_a colour_n but_o transitory_a one_o of_o the_o rainbow_n and_o peacocks-tail_n it_o show_v most_o glorious_o this_o be_v a_o dry_a state_n of_o the_o compound_v in_o which_o the_o compound_v will_v appear_v at_o time_n in_o strange_a figure_n the_o hyacinth_n and_o high_a orange_n colour_n in_o these_o day_n will_v be_v see_v frequent_o now_o the_o mother_n be_v seal_v in_o her_o infant_n belly_n swell_v and_o be_v purify_v but_o because_o of_o the_o present_a great_a purity_n of_o the_o compound_v no_o putridness_n can_v have_v place_n in_o this_o regimen_n but_o some_o obscure_a colour_n play_v their_o part_n as_o the_o chief_a actor_n in_o this_o stone_n and_o some_o middle_a colour_n do_v pass_v &_o come_v pleasant_a to_o be_v hold_v now_o know_v that_o this_o be_v the_o last_o tillage_n of_o our_o virgin_n earth_n that_o in_o it_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o sun_n may_v be_v set_v and_o maturate_v therefore_o continue_v a_o good_a heat_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v for_o certain_a about_o thirty_o day_n off_o this_o regimen_n a_o citrine_n colour_n shall_v appear_v which_o shall_v in_o two_o week_n offer_v its_o first_o appear_v tincture_n all_o with_o a_o true_a citrine_n colour_n chap._n 30._o of_o the_o regimen_n of_o sol._n now_o be_v thou_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o work_n and_o have_v almost_o make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o business_n now_o all_o appear_v like_a unto_o pure_a gold_n and_o the_o virgin_n milk_n with_o which_o thou_o imbibe_v this_o matter_n be_v now_o very_a citrine_n now_o to_o god_n the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a you_o must_v render_v immortal_a thanks_o who_o have_v bring_v this_o work_n on_o so_o far_o and_o beg_v earnest_o of_o he_o that_o thy_o counsel_n may_v hereafter_o be_v so_o govern_v that_o thou_o may_v not_o endeavour_v to_o 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which_o work_n belong_v all_o the_o sign_n describe_v by_o the_o philosopher_n this_o work_n be_v do_v neither_o by_o fire_n nor_o by_o hand_n but_o only_o by_o internal_a heat_n and_o the_o external_a be_v only_o expel_v cold_a and_o overcome_a its_o symptom_n the_o other_o work_n be_v in_o sol_n vulgar_a purge_v with_o our_o ☿_o this_o operation_n be_v do_v with_o a_o strong_a fire_n and_o in_o a_o long_a time_n in_o which_o both_o be_v decoct_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o venus_n so_o long_o until_o the_o pure_a substance_n of_o each_o be_v sublime_v which_o be_v the_o true_a juice_n of_o lunaria_n this_o be_v to_o be_v take_v and_o the_o faeces_fw-la be_v to_o be_v reject_v this_o be_v not_o yet_o our_o stone_n but_o our_o true_a ðŸœ_n which_o then_o be_v to_o be_v decoct_v again_o with_o our_o ☿_o which_o be_v its_o own_o blood_n by_o which_o decoction_n it_o become_v a_o stone_n penetrative_a and_o teign_v three_o and_o last_o there_o be_v a_o mix_a work_n where_o ☉_o vulgar_a be_v mix_v with_o our_o ☿_o in_o a_o due_a proportion_n and_o a_o ferment_n of_o our_o ðŸœ_n be_v add_v as_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a then_o be_v fulfil_v all_o the_o miracle_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o elixir_n become_v able_a to_o furnish_v the_o possessor_n both_o with_o riches_n and_o health_n seek_v then_o our_o ðŸœ_n with_o all_o thy_o might_n which_o believe_v i_o thou_o shall_v find_v in_o our_o ☿_o if_o fate_n thou_o call_v otherwise_o choose_v sol_n vulgar_a and_o work_v on_o it_o with_o a_o due_a proportion_n of_o heat_n and_o out_o of_o it_o in_o time_n thou_o shall_v prepare_v our_o solemnize_n and_o luna_fw-la but_o it_o be_v a_o way_n
imagine_v then_o expect_v a_o sudden_a end_n within_o three_o day_n thou_o shall_v see_v for_o thy_o matter_n shall_v convert_v itself_o into_o grain_n and_o as_o fine_a as_o the_o atom_n of_o the_o ☉_o and_o the_o colour_n will_v be_v the_o high_a red_a imaginable_a which_o for_o its_o transcendent_a redness_n will_v show_v blackish_a like_a unto_o the_o sound_a blood_n when_o it_o be_v congeal_v although_o thou_o may_v not_o believe_v that_o any_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v a_o exact_a parallel_n of_o our_o elixir_n for_o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a creature_n not_o have_v its_o compare_n in_o the_o whole_a universe_n nor_o any_o thing_n exact_o like_o it_o chap._n 31._o the_o fermentation_n of_o the_o stone_n remember_v now_o that_o thou_o have_v get_v our_o ðŸœ_n red_a and_o incombustible_a which_o can_v by_o no_o fire_n be_v promote_v further_o of_o itself_o and_o be_v very_o wary_a which_o i_o shall_v have_v tell_v you_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n have_v i_o not_o forget_v it_o that_o in_o the_o regimen_n of_o the_o citrine_n sun_n before_o this_o supernatural_a ☉_o be_v bear_v which_o be_v adorn_v with_o a_o true_a tyrian_a colour_n lest_o i_o say_v thou_o then_o vitrifie_v thy_o matter_n with_o too_o great_a fire_n for_o so_o it_o will_v be_v after_o insoluble_a and_o by_o consequence_n can_v be_v coagulate_v into_o these_o glorious_a atom_n red_a of_o the_o red_a be_v wary_a then_o that_o thou_o destroy_v not_o so_o great_a a_o treasure_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o think_v that_o thy_o labour_n here_o have_v a_o end_n but_o proceed_v further_o that_o out_o of_o this_o ðŸœ_n by_o reiterate_v solution_n and_o coagulation_n thou_o may_v have_v our_o elixir_n take_v then_o of_o most_o fine_a gold_n three_o part_n and_o of_o this_o ðŸœ_n one_o part_n thou_o may_v take_v four_o part_n of_o ☉_o and_o a_o five_o part_n of_o our_o ðŸœ_n but_o the_o aforesaid_a proportion_n be_v better_a melt_v the_o ☉_o in_o a_o clean_a crucible_n and_o when_o it_o be_v melt_v put_v thy_o ðŸœ_n into_o it_o but_o very_o wary_o lest_o you_o lose_v it_o by_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o coal_n let_v they_o flow_v together_o then_o put_v they_o forth_o into_o a_o ingot_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o mass_n which_o may_v be_v pulverize_v of_o a_o most_o glorious_a red_a colour_n but_o hardly_o transparent_a then_o take_v of_o this_o mass_n exact_o pulverize_v one_o part_n of_o thy_o sophical_a ☿_o two_o part_n mix_v they_o well_o put_v they_o in_o a_o glass_n which_o seal_n and_o govern_v it_o as_o before_o two_o month_n in_o which_o time_n thou_o shall_v see_v all_o the_o foresay_a regimens_n pass_n in_o their_o order_n this_o be_v true_a fermentation_n which_o thou_o may_v if_o thou_o will_v reiterate_v chap._n 32._o the_o imbibition_n of_o the_o stone_n i_o know_v that_o many_o author_n do_v take_v fermentation_n in_o this_o work_n for_o the_o internal_a invisible_a agent_n which_o they_o call_v ferment_n by_o who_o virtue_n the_o fugitive_n and_o subtle_a spirit_n without_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n be_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n thicken_v and_o our_o forementioned_a way_n of_o fermentation_n they_o call_v cibation_n with_o bread_n and_o milk_n so_o ripley_n but_o i_o not_o use_v to_o cite_v other_o author_n nor_o yet_o to_o swear_v to_o their_o word_n in_o a_o thing_n which_o i_o myself_o know_v as_o well_o as_o they_o have_v follow_v my_o own_o judgement_n in_o my_o write_n there_o be_v then_o another_o operation_n by_o which_o our_o stone_n be_v increase_v in_o weight_n more_o than_o virtue_n take_v of_o thy_o ðŸœ_n white_a or_o red_a and_o to_o three_o part_n of_o the_o ðŸœ_n add_v a_o four_o part_n of_o the_o water_n and_o after_o a_o little_a blackness_n in_o six_o or_o seven_o day_n decoction_n thy_o water_n new_o add_v shall_v be_v increase_v or_o thicken_v like_v unto_o thy_o ðŸœ_n then_o add_v another_o four_o part_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o whole_a compound_v which_o be_v now_o increase_v a_o four_o part_n by_o the_o first_o 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teyn_v perfect_o chap._n 33._o the_o multiplication_n of_o the_o stone_n to_o this_o be_v require_v no_o labour_n save_v only_o that_o thou_o take_v the_o stone_n be_v perfect_a and_o join_v it_o with_o three_o part_n or_o at_o the_o most_o with_o four_o part_n of_o ☿_o of_o our_o first_o work_n and_o govern_v it_o with_o a_o due_a fire_n in_o a_o vessel_n well_o close_v so_o shall_v all_o the_o regimens_n pass_n with_o infinite_a pleasure_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o whole_a increase_v a_o thousand_o fold_n beyond_o what_o it_o be_v before_o the_o multiplication_n of_o it_o and_o if_o thou_o shall_v reiterate_v this_o work_n again_o in_o three_o day_n thou_o shall_v run_v through_o all_o the_o regimen_n and_o thy_o medicine_n shall_v be_v exalt_v to_o another_o millinery_a virtue_n of_o tincture_n and_o if_o thou_o yet_o shall_v reiterate_v the_o work_n it_o will_v be_v perfect_v in_o a_o natural_a day_n and_o all_o the_o regimen_n and_o colour_n shall_v pass_v which_o will_v be_v do_v afterward_o with_o another_o reiteration_n in_o one_o hour_n nor_o shall_v thou_o at_o last_o be_v able_a to_o find_v the_o extent_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o thy_o stone_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o shall_v pass_v thy_o ingenuity_n to_o reckon_v it_o if_o that_o thou_o proceed_v in_o the_o work_n of_o reiterate_v multiplication_n now_o remember_v to_o render_v immortal_a thanks_o to_o god_n for_o thou_o now_o have_v the_o whole_a treasure_n of_o nature_n in_o thy_o possession_n chap._n 34._o of_o the_o manner_n of_o projection_n take_v of_o thy_o stone_n perfect_v as_o be_v say_v white_a or_o red_a according_a to_o the_o equality_n of_o the_o medicine_n take_v of_o either_o ☉_o or_o ☽_o four_z part_n melt_v they_o in_o a_o clean_a crucible_n then_o put_v in_o of_o thy_o stone_n white_z or_o red_a as_o the_o metal_n that_o be_v melt_v be_v in_o quality_n and_o be_v well_o mix_v together_o in_o fusion_n pour_v they_o into_o a_o ingot_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o mass_n which_o be_v brittle_a take_v of_o this_o mass_n one_o part_n and_o ☿_o well_o wash_v ten_o part_n heat_v the_o ☿_o till_o it_o begin_v to_o crack_v then_o throw_v upon_o it_o this_o mixture_n which_o in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n will_v pierce_v it_o increase_v thy_o fire_n till_o it_o be_v melt_v and_o all_o will_v be_v a_o medicine_n of_o inferior_a virtue_n take_v then_o of_o this_o and_o cast_v one_o part_n upon_o any_o metal_n purge_v and_o melt_v to_o wit_n as_o much_o as_o it_o can_v teyn_fw-mi and_o thou_o shall_v have_v most_o pure_a ☉_o or_o ☽_o pure_a than_o which_o nature_n can_v give_v but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o make_v projection_n gradual_o until_o projection_n cease_v for_o so_o it_o will_v extend_v far_o for_o when_o so_o little_o be_v project_v on_o so_o much_o unless_o projection_n be_v make_v on_o ☿_o the_fw-mi be_v a_o notable_a loss_n of_o the_o medicine_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o scorias_fw-la which_o do_v adhere_v to_o impure_a metal_n by_o how_o much_o than_o the_o metal_n be_v better_o purge_v before_o projection_n by_o so_o much_o more_o will_v the_o matter_n succeed_v chap._n 35._o of_o the_o many_o use_v of_o this_o medicine_n he_o who_o have_v once_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n perfect_o attain_v this_o art_n i_o know_v not_o what_o in_o the_o world_n he_o can_v wish_v but_o that_o he_o may_v be_v free_a from_o all_o snare_n of_o wicked_a man_n so_o as_o to_o serve_v god_n without_o distraction_n but_o it_o will_v be_v a_o vain_a thing_n by_o outward_a pomp_n to_o seek_v for_o vulgar_a applause_n such_o trifle_n be_v not_o esteem_v by_o those_o who_o have_v this_o art_n nay_o rather_o they_o despise_v they_o he_o therefore_o who_o god_n have_v bless_v with_o