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to_o show_v himself_o terrible_a and_o severe_a rather_o by_o threat_n and_o menace_n then_o by_o punishment_n and_o execution_n 8_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v valiant_a just_a severe_a grave_a magnanimous_a a_o benefactor_n to_o many_o bountiful_a and_o liberal_a 9_o a_o good_a prince_n be_v know_v by_o the_o good_a quality_n and_o gift_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o not_o by_o gold_n or_o rich_a and_o sumptuous_a apparel_n 10_o the_o sovereign_a and_o chief_a wisdom_n of_o a_o king_n be_v to_o know_v how_o to_o govern_v himself_o 11_o the_o friend_n of_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o feel_v his_o power_n and_o puissance_n rather_o by_o his_o benefit_n then_o by_o injury_n and_o oppression_n 12_o the_o people_n must_v needs_o complain_v when_o wicked_a person_n come_v to_o be_v their_o prince_n 13_o the_o king_n anaxilaus_n be_v demand_v what_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v say_v most_o happy_a in_o any_o realm_n answer_v not_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o any_o benefit_n 14_o 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public_a 18_o the_o philosopher_n antisthenes_n be_v demand_v why_o he_o say_v that_o hangman_n have_v more_o humanity_n than_o tyrant_n because_o quoth_v he_o only_o guilty_a person_n and_o offender_n be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o hangman_n but_o tyrant_n do_v kill_v and_o murder_v the_o harmless_a and_o innocent_a 19_o a_o man_n be_v then_o fit_a to_o rule_v and_o govern_v when_o he_o have_v first_o learn_v how_o to_o govern_v 20_o the_o philosopher_n bion_n say_v that_o it_o be_v needful_a for_o a_o good_a and_o just_a magistrate_n to_o depart_v and_o leave_v his_o charge_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n rather_o with_o increase_n of_o honour_n then_o of_o wealth_n 21_o those_o prince_n that_o punish_v they_o who_o do_v outrage_n and_o injury_n to_o other_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o other_o will_v abstain_v from_o proffer_v the_o like_a injury_n 22_o in_o a_o certain_a great_a and_o open_a place_n within_o thebes_n be_v set_v up_o the_o image_n of_o judge_n without_o hand_n and_o the_o chief_a judge_n with_o their_o eye_n blindfolded_a whereby_o they_o show_v that_o justice_n ought_v to_o be_v without_o any_o corruption_n of_o bribe_n or_o reward_n 23_o when_o thou_o shall_v be_v place_v in_o any_o public_a charge_n or_o office_n admit_v not_o about_o thou_o lewd_a or_o dishonest_a man_n for_o thy_o minister_n because_o the_o evil_n which_o they_o commit_v will_v be_v impute_v and_o attribute_v unto_o thou_o 24_o he_o which_o be_v in_o a_o office_n or_o place_n of_o command_n and_o make_v law_n for_o other_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o govern_v only_o by_o might_n and_o strong-hand_n but_o by_o his_o dignity_n understanding_n and_o other_o virtue_n he_o ought_v to_o make_v himself_o know_v above_o other_o man_n 25_o like_a as_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n do_v not_o attend_v nor_o expect_v that_o the_o morning_n shall_v entreat_v it_o to_o arise_v in_o the_o east_n so_o the_o prince_n shall_v not_o look_v by_o praise_n and_o flattery_n to_o do_v good_a deed_n but_o he_o ought_v of_o himself_o to_o enlarge_v his_o hand_n and_o mind_n to_o bountiful_a and_o liberal_a and_o action_n of_o captain_n of_o war_n and_o of_o their_o commawdement_n in_o time_n of_o battle_n chap._n 42._o 1_o epaminondas_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o theban_n have_v never_o any_o mutiny_n among_o his_o soldier_n 2_o agesilaus_n king_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v demand_v what_o thing_n be_v needful_a and_o necessary_a to_o a_o good_a captain_n answer_v audacity_n against_o his_o enemy_n benevolence_n to_o his_o soldier_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v convenient_a and_o counsel_n for_o the_o manage_n of_o his_o affair_n 3_o pelopidas_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o theban_n be_v to_o go_v to_o his_o army_n his_o wife_n pray_v he_o
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albeit_o all_o italy_n be_v enrich_v with_o the_o pillage_n of_o that_o city_n yet_o be_v he_o in_o such_o poverty_n and_o necessity_n as_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n do_v marry_v his_o daughter_n at_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o the_o city_n 7_o quintus_fw-la fabius_n minutius_n be_v advise_v by_o his_o son_n to_o seize_v upon_o a_o certain_a place_n as_o a_o thing_n which_o he_o may_v do_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o very_a few_o man_n he_o say_v unto_o he_o will_v thou_o be_v one_o of_o those_o few_o 8_o scipio_n the_o african_a be_v accuse_v by_o one_o that_o he_o be_v always_o fight_v and_o in_o the_o field_n answer_v it_o be_v true_a for_o my_o mother_n breed_v i_o from_o the_o cradle_n to_o be_v a_o captain_n and_o a_o soldier_n 9_o marcus_n jivius_fw-la be_v exhort_v by_o some_o to_o pursue_v without_o cease_v the_o camp_n of_o hasdarubal_n which_o he_o have_v defeat_v and_o put_v to_o flight_n answer_v let_v they_o alone_o let_v some_o of_o they_o live_v that_o they_o may_v carry_v to_o our_o enemy_n the_o news_n of_o our_o victory_n 10_o chabius_fw-la a_o captain_n of_o athens_n say_v that_o those_o captain_n know_v well_o how_o to_o command_v who_o can_v discern_v and_o know_v the_o plot_n and_o purpose_n of_o their_o enemy_n 11_o lamacus_fw-la a_o lacedaemonian_a reprehend_v a_o certain_a captain_n for_o a_o fault_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v and_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o commit_v the_o like_a oversight_n again_o lamacus_fw-la answer_v that_o in_o war_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o any_o to_o err_v twice_o because_o in_o the_o first_o special_a regard_n ought_v to_o be_v have_v that_o no_o fault_n be_v commit_v 12_o antigonus_n king_n of_o macedony_n be_v demand_v in_o what_o manner_n he_o ought_v to_o assail_v his_o enemy_n he_o answer_v either_o by_o policy_n and_o cunning_a or_o by_o force_n either_o open_o or_o secret_o 13_o the_o king_n pyrrhus_n say_v unto_o one_o to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v a_o commission_n to_o leafy_a soldier_n do_v thou_o make_v choice_n of_o they_o which_o be_v great_a and_o i_o will_v make_v they_o stout_a and_o valiant_a 14_o tiberius_n scaurus_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v certify_v how_o his_o son_n be_v put_v to_o flight_n by_o the_o tarentines_n command_v he_o that_o during_o his_o life_n he_o shall_v never_o presume_v to_o come_v into_o his_o presence_n in_o somuch_o as_o the_o young_a man_n be_v surprise_v with_o shame_n and_o ignominy_n die_v for_o very_a grief_n of_o diverse_a and_o prompt_a answer_n chap._n 43._o 1_o philip_n the_o father_n of_o alexander_n have_v the_o ankle_n of_o his_o foot_n break_v and_o his_o physician_n daily_o demand_v money_n of_o he_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o go_v too_o take_v as_o much_o money_n as_o thou_o will_v for_o thou_o have_v the_o key_n in_o thy_o own_o keep_n 2_o the_o same_o king_n philip_n be_v once_o lay_v to_o sleep_v about_o noone-time_n the_o greek_n that_o come_v to_o speak_v with_o he_o do_v murmur_v in_o be_v make_v to_o attend_v he_o to_o who_o parmenio_n say_v marvel_v not_o if_o philip_n be_v now_o a_o sleep_n for_o he_o many_o time_n wake_v when_o you_o sleep_v 3_o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v to_o make_v a_o sore_a journey_n against_o darius_n a_o certain_a soldier_n come_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o great_a heat_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v hear_v diverse_a of_o his_o soldier_n say_v that_o they_o will_v not_o allow_v any_o of_o their_o part_n of_o the_o pray_v or_o booty_n unto_o the_o king_n who_o smile_v thereat_o answer_v present_o thou_o tell_v i_o good_a news_n and_o that_o which_o i_o take_v for_o a_o sign_n of_o good_a fortune_n for_o now_o i_o see_v that_o my_o soldier_n have_v resolve_v rather_o to_o vanquish_v their_o enemy_n then_o to_o fly_v away_o 4_o the_o athenian_n have_v receive_v a_o answer_n from_o the_o oracle_n warn_v they_o that_o there_o be_v one_o man_n in_o athens_n who_o be_v contrary_a and_o opposite_a to_o the_o will_n and_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o 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the_o duke_n my_o lord_n your_o i_n at_o be_v well_o enough_o dress_v but_o the_o florentine_n have_v put_v your_o mouth_n out_o of_o taste_n to_o that_o man_n which_o in_o war_n be_v timorous_a all_o thing_n prove_v tedious_a and_o troublesome_a the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o lord_n talbot_n to_o his_o son_n the_o french_a under_o king_n charles_n the_o seven_o have_v lay_v siege_n before_o the_o town_n of_o chastillon_n which_o be_v possess_v by_o the_o english_a in_o the_o year_n 1453._o the_o lord_n talbot_n then_o lieutenant_n general_n for_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o aquitaine_n issue_v out_o of_o bordeaux_n to_o raise_v the_o siege_n of_o the_o french_a battle_n be_v join_v between_o they_o and_o the_o loss_n likely_a to_o fall_v to_o the_o english_a the_o lord_n talbot_n say_v unto_o his_o son_n son_n i_o will_v wish_v thou_o to_o provide_v for_o thy_o safety_n and_o to_o reserve_v thyself_o to_o some_o other_o time_n as_o for_o i_o it_o will_v be_v for_o my_o honour_n to_o die_v here_o after_o so_o many_o victory_n by_o i_o obtain_v in_o time_n past_a but_o if_o thou_o shall_v miscarry_v in_o this_o fight_n little_a honour_n will_v it_o be_v unto_o thou_o who_o by_o save_v thyself_o now_o may_v augment_v it_o in_o time_n to_o come_v in_o reserve_v thyself_o for_o more_o haughty_a enterprise_n and_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o enland_n thy_o native_a country_n this_o be_v a_o speech_n well_o beseem_v a_o true_a and_o noble_a gentleman_n and_o one_o that_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o his_o country_n how_o beit_n his_o son_n will_v not_o yield_v unto_o that_o motion_n but_o both_o father_n and_o son_n there_o lose_v their_o life_n a_o apothegme_n of_o a_o certain_a englishman_n the_o english_a be_v chase_v
whole_a commonwealth_n and_o to_o himself_o also_o 18_o scipio_n the_o african_a for_o fear_n of_o the_o envious_a very_o advise_o forsake_v rome_n and_o go_v to_o dwell_v in_o a_o certain_a village_n there_o to_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n and_o to_o give_v liberty_n to_o the_o envious_a to_o breathe_v their_o fill_n of_o covetousness_n and_o covetous_a person_n chap._n 8._o 1_o avarice_n and_o covetousness_n do_v use_v to_o diminish_v and_o violate_v all_o office_n be_v they_o of_o never_o so_o great_a holiness_n or_o solemnity_n 2_o avarice_n do_v make_v both_o faith_n and_o bounty_n to_o decay_v 3_o avarice_n and_o covetousness_n be_v not_o the_o vice_n of_o gold_n but_o of_o man_n that_o use_v gold_n ill_a and_o wicked_o 4_o the_o day_n of_o that_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v long_o that_o hate_v and_o abhor_v covetousness_n 5_o many_o thing_n be_v lack_v to_o poverty_n but_o to_o avarice_n all_o thing_n be_v want_v 6_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n that_o do_v soon_o incite_v and_o provoke_v a_o man_n to_o villainous_a and_o base_a gain_n that_o be_v to_o say_v poverty_n and_o covetousness_n 7_o if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o possess_v many_o good_n and_o yet_o lead_v his_o life_n in_o anguish_n and_o trouble_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o will_v be_v the_o most_o unhappy_a of_o all_o man_n that_o ever_o be_v live_v or_o shall_v be_v 8_o covetous_a person_n do_v lead_v such_o a_o life_n as_o fly_n who_o be_v ever_o travel_v and_o busy_v themselves_o as_o though_o they_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o 9_o i_o see_v many_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v hoorder_n and_o keeper_n of_o riches_n but_o they_o be_v not_o master_n of_o their_o money_n 10_o we_o be_v bear_v once_o and_o it_o be_v not_o grant_v unto_o we_o to_o be_v bear_v twice_o and_o as_o thou_o be_v not_o master_n of_o the_o day_n to_o morrow_n so_o prolong_v not_o the_o time_n and_o live_v as_o thou_o shall_v but_o live_v to_o day_n 11_o o_o than_o curse_a hunger_n of_o gold_n what_o perverse_a infortunate_a and_o unhappy_a mischief_n do_v thou_o bring_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o mortal_a man_n 12_o the_o study_n of_o the_o covetous_a person_n be_v only_o to_o gather_v and_o gain_v money_n which_o no_o wise_a man_n ought_v to_o desire_v 13_o out_o of_o the_o depth_n and_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v god_n show_v gold_n unto_o man_n and_o they_o have_v make_v it_o the_o occasion_n of_o all_o mischief_n and_o wickedness_n 14_o i_o may_v well_o say_v that_o some_o man_n be_v so_o covetous_a as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o live_v here_o for_o ever_o and_o other_o some_o be_v so_o prodigal_a as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o die_v instant_o 15_o man_n pass_v away_o his_o day_n with_o vain_a care_n because_o he_o know_v not_o nor_o consider_v what_o be_v the_o true_a end_n of_o have_v 16_o wicked_a man_n be_v as_o covetous_a of_o a_o little_a gain_n as_o of_o a_o great_a 17_o money_n to_o many_o man_n be_v more_o dear_a than_o either_o faith_n or_o honesty_n of_o prodigality_n chap._n 9_o 1_o some_o excuse_v the_o vice_n of_o prodigality_n say_v that_o in_o great_a abundance_n of_o wealth_n and_o riches_n it_o may_v well_o be_v use_v to_o who_o zeno_n the_o philosopher_n answer_v say_v true_o then_o ought_v we_o aswell_o to_o pardon_v our_o cook_n if_o for_o have_v store_n and_o abundance_n of_o salt_n they_o say_v that_o they_o have_v therefore_o make_v our_o meat_n too_o salt_n 2_o diogenes_n the_o philosopher_n demand_v of_o one_o that_o be_v a_o prodigal_a spender_n a_o piece_n of_o money_n which_o may_v be_v perhaps_o about_o some_o 150._o penny_n he_o say_v unto_o he_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o ask_v of_o i_o so_o great_a a_o sum_n whereas_o of_o other_o thou_o do_v common_o beg_v but_o three_o small_a penny_n to_o who_o diogâ—nes_n answer_v because_o i_o hope_v that_o of_o other_o i_o may_v ask_v again_o another_o time_n but_o of_o thou_o i_o think_v never_o to_o have_v more_o 3_o socrates_n the_o philosopher_n see_v one_o without_o all_o reason_n feast_v all_o sort_n of_o person_n with_o the_o wealth_n which_o he_o have_v ill_o may_v thou_o perish_v quoth_v he_o who_o make_v thy_o grace_n which_o shall_v be_v virgin_n to_o be_v strumpet_n note_v that_o true_a bounty_n and_o liberality_n ought_v to_o be_v employ_v upon_o occasion_n of_o merit_n and_o virtue_n and_o not_o confuse_o 4_o crates_n the_o philosopher_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o the_o money_n of_o rich_a prodigal_a man_n be_v like_a unto_o figge-tree_n plant_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o high_a rock_n and_o mountain_n the_o fruit_n whereof_o no_o man_n can_v come_v to_o gather_v but_o the_o crow_n and_o kite_n only_o do_v take_v and_o devour_v they_o so_o the_o treasure_n of_o prodigal_a rich_a man_n be_v possess_v and_o enjoy_v only_o by_o bawd_n harlot_n and_o flatterer_n 5_o poverty_n be_v the_o torment_n of_o a_o luxurious_a life_n 6_o prodigal_a person_n do_v employ_v their_o money_n in_o thing_n by_o which_o they_o can_v leave_v either_o a_o very_a short_a or_o no_o memory_n at_o all_o of_o themselves_o to_o posterity_n 7_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o marvel_v at_o those_o who_o do_v spend_v their_o good_n to_o make_v themselves_o more_o please_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o multitude_n and_o common_a people_n 8_o the_o emperor_n nero_n have_v no_o other_o fruit_n of_o his_o riches_n and_o treasure_n but_o only_o a_o excessive_a charge_n of_o expense_n make_v by_o exceed_a prodigality_n 9_o many_o do_v cast_v away_o their_o good_n and_o patrimony_n in_o give_v it_o without_o either_o judgement_n or_o reason_n but_o what_o great_a folly_n can_v there_o be_v then_o to_o study_v and_o willing_o to_o take_v care_n for_o the_o do_v of_o that_o which_o thou_o can_v not_o long_o endure_v and_o continue_v to_o do_v of_o a_o lie_a tongue_n and_o boldness_n of_o speech_n chap._n 10._o 1_o philoxenus_n a_o man_n of_o great_a knowledge_n be_v imprison_v by_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n of_o syracuse_n for_o that_o he_o have_v dispraise_v or_o not_o commend_v certain_a verse_n which_o he_o have_v make_v be_v on_o a_o time_n take_v out_o of_o prison_n and_o bring_v before_o the_o tyrant_n once_o again_o to_o hear_v and_o give_v his_o judgement_n of_o the_o same_o verse_n be_v come_v and_o have_v hear_v they_o pronounce_v and_o read_v he_o make_v haste_n to_o be_v go_v away_o out_o of_o his_o presence_n the_o tyrant_n ask_v he_o whither_o he_o go_v philoxenus_n answer_v i_o go_v again_o to_o thy_o prison_n note_v that_o his_o verse_n be_v then_o as_o worthy_a to_o be_v mislike_v as_o before_o 2_o diogenes_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o some_o dog_n do_v bark_v against_o their_o enemy_n with_o purpose_n to_o bite_v they_o but_o i_o say_v he_o do_v bark_n at_o my_o friend_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o purge_v and_o heal_v they_o of_o their_o ill_a deed_n 3_o hypocrates_n the_o philosopher_n be_v persuade_v by_o one_o to_o go_v seek_v out_o xerxes_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n because_o he_o be_v a_o good_a king_n he_o answer_v i_o have_v not_o any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o so_o good_a a_o patron_n 4_o thales_n the_o philosopher_n be_v demand_v how_o far_o different_a lie_v be_v from_o truth_n answer_v as_o far_o as_o the_o eye_n be_v distant_a from_o the_o ear_n 5_o theophrastus_n the_o orator_n be_v grow_v old_a and_o gray_a head_a and_o come_v to_o lacedaemon_n think_v to_o show_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v but_o young_a for_o he_o delight_v to_o hide_v the_o whiteness_n of_o his_o hair_n with_o a_o certain_a dye_n or_o paint_n and_o be_v there_o before_o the_o judge_n plead_v a_o certain_a cause_n wherein_o he_o be_v retain_v one_o archidamus_n a_o man_n very_o free_a and_o liberal_a of_o his_o speech_n happen_v notwithstanding_o he_o be_v so_o disguise_v to_o know_v he_o who_o sudden_o burst_v out_o into_o these_o word_n but_o i_o pray_v what_o truth_n can_v you_o expect_v in_o this_o man_n speech_n who_o both_o within_o and_o without_o he_o do_v carry_v nothing_o but_o lie_n and_o counterfeiting_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o his_o mind_n but_o even_o in_o his_o gray_a and_o age_a head_n 6_o there_o can_v happen_v any_o great_a mishap_n or_o infelicity_n to_o free_a man_n then_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o their_o liberty_n of_o speech_n 7_o diogenes_n be_v blame_v by_o a_o greek_a who_o tell_v he_o that_o albeit_o he_o praise_v and_o commend_v the_o lacedaemonian_n more_a than_o any_o other_o people_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o live_v with_o they_o nor_o near_o they_o he_o answer_v he_o that_o the_o physician_n which_o be_v studious_a of_o health_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o dwell_v among_o those_o which_o be_v healthful_a 8_o zenon_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o give_v a_o admonition_n to_o
a_o man_n to_o recite_v thing_n that_o be_v another_o man_n and_o to_o usurp_v they_o for_o his_o own_o so_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n and_o a_o token_n of_o humanity_n to_o make_v their_o name_n know_v and_o manifest_a by_o who_o a_o man_n come_v to_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n 12_o julius_n caesar_n be_v wont_a to_o forget_v nothing_o more_o soon_o and_o ready_o than_o the_o injury_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v 13_o no_o man_n can_v be_v good_a by_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o another_o but_o only_o of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o disposition_n 14_o titus_n vespasian_n be_v crown_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o people_n say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o so_o great_a honour_n because_o it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o have_v get_v that_o victory_n but_o that_o god_n have_v favour_v he_o against_o the_o jew_n 15_o octavian_n augustus_n will_v never_o recommend_v his_o child_n to_o the_o people_n but_o only_o in_o use_v these_o word_n uz._n if_o they_o deserve_v well_o 16_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o humanity_n the_o first_o when_o one_o salute_v other_o courteously_z the_o second_o when_o one_o aid_v those_o which_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o which_o have_v lose_v their_o good_n by_o ill_a fortune_n the_o three_o when_o man_n do_v frank_o of_o their_o own_o freewils_fw-mi make_v banquet_n and_o feast_v their_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n 17_o a_o certain_a man_n come_v to_o tell_v octavian_n that_o aemilius_n elian_n speak_v very_o ill_o of_o his_o uncle_n julius_n caesar_n to_o who_o augustus_n answer_v i_o will_v wish_v that_o thou_o make_v good_a proof_n of_o that_o which_o thou_o say_v for_o i_o will_v make_v aemilius_n elian_n to_o know_v that_o i_o have_v a_o tongue_n leave_v i_o 18_o cecilius_n metellus_n a_o senator_n be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o scipio_n african_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v howbeit_o when_o he_o understand_v of_o the_o death_n of_o scipio_n he_o grow_v very_o sorrowful_a and_o command_v his_o son_n present_o to_o go_v and_o help_v to_o carry_v the_o corpse_n of_o so_o worthy_a a_o personage_n to_o the_o sepulture_n use_v these_o or_o the_o like_a speech_n i_o yield_v infinite_a thanks_n to_o the_o immortal_a god_n for_o the_o love_n which_o i_o have_v to_o rome_n that_o it_o be_v thus_o happen_v that_o scipio_n the_o african_a be_v not_o bear_v in_o another_o nation_n 19_o it_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n to_o be_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n 20_o courtesy_n and_o fair_a behaviour_n be_v a_o mean_a to_o appease_v wrath_n 21_o humanity_n among_o man_n be_v a_o strong_a bond_n &_o he_o which_o break_v it_o be_v a_o most_o wicked_a man_n and_o a_o murderer_n 22_o the_o office_n of_o humanity_n be_v to_o relieve_v man_n in_o time_n of_o necessity_n and_o peril_n 23_o the_o sovereign_a good_a of_o a_o man_n be_v life_n eternal_a and_o the_o sovereign_a and_o chief_a ill_n of_o man_n be_v death_n everlasting_a of_o good_a deed_n and_o honour_n chap._n 18._o 1_o in_o do_v good_a to_o good_a man_n it_o seem_v that_o this_o be_v not_o to_o give_v but_o to_o receive_v 2_o he_o which_o receive_v any_o good_a turn_n especial_o of_o one_o that_o be_v his_o servant_n the_o which_o he_o make_v any_o reckon_v of_o let_v he_o regard_v not_o of_o who_o he_o receive_v it_o but_o what_o it_o be_v which_o he_o have_v receive_v 3_o it_o behoove_v each_o man_n to_o be_v forward_o to_o do_v good_a unto_o another_o &_o to_o have_v a_o care_n also_o that_o such_o favour_n be_v not_o conceal_v 4_o when_o mortal_a man_n become_v benefactor_n they_o imitate_v the_o god_n 5_o benefit_n receive_v by_o importunate_a request_n be_v little_a or_o nothing_o worth_a 6_o it_o be_v no_o benefit_n to_o give_v a_o man_n that_o have_v no_o need_n nor_o necessity_n 7_o to_o give_v more_o honour_n to_o a_o man_n than_o he_o deserve_v be_v to_o make_v way_n to_o fool_n both_o to_o perceive_v and_o to_o think_v ill_o 8_o in_o my_o opinion_n it_o be_v a_o honourable_a action_n to_o accuse_v the_o wicked_a &_o to_o defend_v the_o good_a 9_o honour_n ought_v to_o be_v get_v by_o virtue_n and_o not_o by_o deceit_n for_o the_o one_o be_v the_o office_n of_o wicked_a and_o lewd_a person_n and_o the_o other_o of_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n 10_o conon_n the_o athenian_a be_v send_v ambassador_n by_o pharnabazus_n to_o the_o king_n artaxerxes_n be_v counsel_v by_o chiliarchus_n that_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v unto_o his_o presence_n he_o ought_v to_o incline_v and_o prostrate_v himself_o before_o he_o to_o who_o conon_n answer_v it_o will_v not_o grieve_v i_o to_o do_v that_o honour_n unto_o the_o king_n which_o thou_o advise_v i_o but_o i_o doubt_v lest_o i_o shall_v dishonour_v my_o country_n in_o so_o do_v because_o the_o city_n wherein_o i_o be_v bear_v be_v such_o a_o place_n as_o it_o have_v use_v to_o rule_v and_o command_v over_o all_o other_o city_n 11_o it_o be_v the_o part_n and_o duty_n of_o a_o friend_n to_o do_v good_a especial_o to_o those_o that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o and_o that_o before_o they_o require_v and_o ask_v it_o because_o both_o to_o the_o one_o and_o to_o the_o other_o it_o will_v then_o be_v a_o thing_n both_o more_o honest_a and_o more_o please_a and_o acceptable_a 12_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o rare_a virtue_n can_v have_v too_o much_o honour_n and_o reverence_v do_v unto_o it_o of_o exercise_n and_o industry_n chap._n 19_o 1_o he_o which_o have_v begin_v to_o purchase_v himself_o praise_n and_o commendation_n with_o glory_n aught_o to_o take_v great_a pain_n and_o travel_v to_o continue_v it_o for_o in_o truth_n sloth_n and_o negligence_n do_v use_v to_o bring_v forth_o at_o the_o first_o a_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n but_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v grief_n &_o sorrow_n 2_o labour_n and_o travel_v by_o use_n and_o custom_n come_v to_o be_v more_o easy_a light_a and_o less_o burdensome_a 3_o there_o be_v many_o more_o man_n that_o grow_v and_o become_v good_a by_o exercise_n then_o by_o nature_n 4_o cuus_o king_n of_o the_o persian_n do_v not_o love_v that_o glory_n for_o which_o he_o have_v not_o first_o endure_v labour_n and_o travel_v and_o he_o never_o dine_v nor_o sup_v except_o he_o have_v first_o by_o some_o vehement_a labour_n even_o weary_v himself_o 5_o pythagoras_n say_v that_o art_n without_o exercise_n be_v nothing_o and_o that_o exercise_n without_o art_n likewise_o be_v nothing_o 6_o demosthenes_n be_v demand_v by_o what_o mean_v he_o become_v more_o excellent_a than_o other_o in_o the_o art_n of_o eloquence_n answer_v in_o consume_a more_o oil_n than_o wine_n 7_o demades_n the_o orator_n be_v demand_v who_o be_v his_o schoolmaster_n answer_v the_o parliament_n of_o athens_n show_v that_o experience_n be_v more_o noble_a and_o of_o more_o worth_n than_o all_o discipline_n 8_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n have_v entertain_v a_o cook_n out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o laconia_n and_o sup_v of_o a_o certain_a broth_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o he_o cast_v away_o from_o he_o the_o dish_n immediate_o and_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o shall_v make_v the_o laconian_n to_o delight_n in_o eat_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o pottage_n the_o same_o be_v so_o sharp_a and_o without_o any_o pleasant_a taste_n the_o cook_n answer_v he_o sir_n this_o broth_n have_v not_o that_o kind_n of_o taste_n which_o the_o broth_n of_o the_o laconian_n be_v accustom_v to_o have_v and_o that_o be_v the_o matter_n that_o you_o think_v it_o so_o unsavoury_a denis_n reply_v why_o what_o taste_v then_o have_v their_o broth_n certes_o sir_n say_v the_o cook_n before_o they_o ever_o use_v to_o sit_v down_o to_o meat_n they_o use_v first_o to_o exercise_v the_o body_n 9_o continual_a exercise_n surmount_v the_o ensignement_n and_o instruction_n of_o all_o schoolmaster_n 10_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o labour_v to_o make_v himself_o eloquent_a by_o the_o good_a of_o another_o 11_o exercise_n be_v the_o most_o artificial_a and_o best_a mistress_n of_o eloquence_n &_o to_o learn_v to_o speak_v well_o 12_o exercise_n in_o youth_n be_v a_o great_a aid_n and_o furtherance_n to_o any_o man_n of_o wrath_n and_o anger_n chap._n 20._o 1_o plato_n say_v unto_o a_o servant_n of_o he_o thou_o may_v thank_v god_n for_o that_o if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v angry_a thou_o have_v sure_o feel_v the_o punishment_n of_o thy_o misdeed_n 2_o the_o philosopher_n naucrates_n do_v resemble_v angry_a man_n unto_o a_o lamp_n which_o if_o the_o oil_n therein_o be_v too_o much_o and_o over_o abundant_a will_v yield_v little_a or_o no_o light_n or_o rather_o put_v out_o the_o flame_n 3_o it_o must_v be_v of_o necessity_n that_o all_o thing_n which_o angry_a man_n do_v must_v needs_o be_v full_a of_o blindness_n
observe_v towards_o god_n and_o man_n of_o force_n chap._n 37._o 1_o they_o be_v not_o call_v nor_o true_o account_v valiant_a and_o courageous_a person_n who_o do_v and_o offer_v injury_n but_o they_o which_o do_v repel_v and_o keep_v injury_n and_o violence_n from_o they_o and_o in_o truth_n he_o only_o be_v of_o a_o valiant_a and_o constant_a courage_n who_o be_v not_o trouble_v with_o adversity_n 2_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v the_o most_o stout_a and_o valiant_a who_o drive_v away_o from_o he_o covetous_a person_n as_o his_o enemy_n 3_o he_o be_v say_v and_o hold_v to_o be_v a_o valiant_a man_n who_o endure_v and_o fear_v the_o thing_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v fear_v &_o endure_v upon_o all_o occasion_n both_o whence_o how_o and_o when_o it_o be_v needful_a and_o he_o likewise_o that_o be_v confident_a in_o himself_o and_o in_o his_o own_o courage_n 4_o fortitude_n or_o valiantness_n be_v the_o science_n and_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v and_o not_o to_o be_v fear_v aswell_o in_o danger_n of_o war_n as_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n 5_o if_o force_n and_o valour_n do_v hazard_v itself_o into_o peril_n and_o danger_n not_o constrain_v by_o necessity_n or_o upon_o any_o occasion_n not_o honest_a it_o be_v no_o long_o to_o be_v repute_v for_o valour_n but_o rashness_n and_o temeritie_n 6_o scipio_n the_o african_a see_v a_o soldier_n of_o he_o to_o show_v his_o buckler_n with_o brag_n and_o ostentation_n say_v unto_o he_o my_o friend_n true_a it_o be_v thou_o have_v a_o fair_a buckler_n but_o it_o be_v a_o more_o seemly_a and_o decent_a thing_n for_o a_o roman_a to_o have_v his_o hope_n depend_v rather_o upon_o his_o right_n then_o his_o left_a hand_n 7_o caius_z popilius_z be_v send_v by_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n as_o ambassador_n to_o antiochus_n king_n of_o syria_n to_o show_v unto_o he_o that_o their_o pleasure_n be_v he_o shall_v desist_v from_o molest_v the_o child_n and_o orphan_n of_o the_o late_a decease_a ptolemy_n king_n of_o egypt_n be_v by_o the_o say_v antiochus_n salute_v and_o entertain_v with_o great_a courtesy_n which_o notwithstanding_o he_o will_v scarce_o vouchsafe_v to_o requite_v with_o thanks_n but_o deliver_v he_o his_o letter_n and_o be_v answer_v upon_o the_o read_n of_o they_o by_o the_o king_n that_o he_o will_v consult_v with_o his_o counsel_n upon_o the_o content_n thereof_o popilius_n have_v a_o white_a rod_n in_o his_o hand_n make_v therewith_o a_o round_a circle_n about_o the_o king_n where_o he_o stand_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o sir_n i_o will_v wish_v you_o even_o here_o as_o you_o stand_v to_o advise_v yourself_o and_o to_o give_v i_o your_o present_a answer_n the_o noble_n there_o present_a with_o the_o king_n marvel_v at_o that_o his_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o courage_n and_o antiochus_n himself_o immediate_o answer_v that_o he_o will_v do_v all_o that_o the_o roman_n require_v whereupon_o popilius_n instant_o salute_v he_o with_o great_a reverence_n &_o embrace_v he_o as_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o roman_n 8_o agesilaus_n the_o lacedaemonian_a be_v demand_v which_o of_o the_o two_o be_v the_o better_a virtue_n either_o fortitude_n or_o justice_n answer_v that_o valour_n without_o justice_n be_v of_o no_o fruit_n nor_o profit_v 9_o pausanias_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n hear_v pedaretus_n say_v oh_o what_o a_o multitude_n of_o enemy_n do_v come_v against_o we_o answer_v so_o many_o the_o more_o shall_v we_o have_v the_o kill_n of_o 10_o agesilaus_n be_v demand_v by_o one_o why_o the_o city_n of_o sparta_n be_v not_o environ_v with_o wall_n he_o show_v unto_o he_o the_o citizen_n arm_v &_o say_v behold_v these_o be_v the_o wall_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 11_o argeleonida_n the_o mother_n of_o brasidas_n a_o renown_a captain_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v give_v to_o understand_v by_o the_o ambassador_n of_o greece_n that_o her_o son_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n demand_v of_o they_o if_o he_o die_v valiant_o the_o ambassador_n answer_v that_o there_o be_v never_o man_n that_o die_v with_o more_o honour_n and_o renown_n to_o who_o she_o reply_v o_o my_o master_n for_o all_o this_o do_v you_o not_o know_v that_o though_o my_o son_n brasidas_n be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a worth_n yet_o have_v our_o city_n of_o sparta_n a_o great_a number_n better_o and_o more_o worthy_a than_o he_o 12_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n be_v come_v with_o great_a fury_n into_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n one_o say_v unto_o he_o oh_o what_o a_o world_n of_o misery_n will_v the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v enforce_v to_o endure_v if_o they_o do_v not_o reconcile_v themselves_o to_o the_o good_a grace_n and_o favour_n of_o king_n philip_n whereunto_o daminda_n answer_v thou_o speak_v like_o a_o woman_n what_o misery_n can_v we_o suffer_v if_o we_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o death_n 13_o when_o the_o ambassador_n of_o pyrrhus_n be_v come_v before_o the_o lacedaemonian_n do_v menace_v they_o that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o frame_v themselves_o to_o the_o good_a like_n &_o contentation_n of_o their_o king_n they_o shall_v find_v that_o his_o force_n be_v great_a than_o they_o dercilida_n answer_v certain_o if_o your_o king_n be_v a_o god_n yet_o we_o fear_v he_o not_o because_o we_o never_o do_v he_o any_o injury_n but_o if_o he_o be_v a_o man_n assure_o he_o be_v no_o better_a than_o we_o be_v of_o justice_n and_o judgement_n chap._n 38._o 1_o if_o thou_o will_v judge_v upright_o thou_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o regard_n nor_o respect_n to_o nothing_o but_o to_o justice_n only_o 2_o in_o india_n he_o which_o be_v most_o learned_a be_v make_v the_o minister_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o he_o demand_v no_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o god_n but_o justice_n 3_o as_o the_o touchstone_n by_o the_o touch_n approve_v the_o gold_n not_o the_o gold_n the_o stone_n so_o the_o just_a and_o upright_o man_n which_o sit_v in_o judgement_n be_v not_o corrupt_v with_o gold_n 4_o he_o be_v not_o only_o just_a which_o do_v no_o injury_n nor_o wrong_n but_o he_o also_o who_o have_v power_n to_o do_v wrong_n do_v shun_v and_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n thereof_o to_o the_o intent_n he_o may_v not_o do_v any_o again_o he_o be_v not_o just_a which_o receive_v small_a gift_n but_o he_o be_v just_a who_o have_v power_n to_o take_v great_a bribe_n do_v abstain_v from_o do_v it_o beside_o he_o be_v not_o just_a that_o observe_v all_o thing_n but_o he_o be_v just_a who_o with_o a_o uncorrupt_a and_o free_a nature_n will_v rather_o be_v then_o seem_v and_o appear_v to_o be_v just_a 5_o those_o man_n be_v chief_o and_o in_o the_o first_o rank_n to_o be_v praise_v who_o prefer_v not_o any_o matter_n of_o profit_n before_o honesty_n and_o justice_n 6_o science_n and_o knowledge_n separate_v from_o justice_n and_o other_o virtue_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v term_v wisdom_n but_o craft_n and_o cunning_a 7_o god_n in_o no_o place_n nor_o in_o any_o manner_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v unjust_a but_o most_o perfect_o and_o absolute_o just_a &_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o more_o or_o better_a resemble_v he_o than_o that_o man_n who_o among_o we_o be_v most_o just_a 8_o the_o man_n that_o be_v just_a though_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o free_a bear_v citizen_n but_o before_o those_o also_o that_o be_v of_o a_o man_n own_o kindred_n 9_o there_o be_v nothing_o whereof_o can_v come_v profit_n or_o commodity_n by_o force_n if_o justice_n be_v absent_a but_o if_o all_o be_v just_a we_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n offorce_v 10_o they_o only_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v &_o receive_v as_o friend_n unto_o god_n to_o who_o justice_n be_v welcome_a as_o a_o friend_n 11_o there_o be_v certain_a which_o say_v unto_o antigonus_n king_n of_o macedon_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v honest_a and_o just_a unto_o a_o king_n to_o who_o he_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a indeed_o but_o that_o be_v to_o such_o king_n as_o be_v barbarous_a but_o unto_o we_o those_o thing_n only_o be_v honest_a which_o be_v indeed_o honest_a and_o those_o only_a just_a which_o be_v indeed_o just_a 12_o the_o poet_n simonides_n contend_v against_o themistocles_n and_o affirm_v that_o in_o a_o certain_a controversy_n he_o have_v not_o judge_v according_a to_o right_n he_o answer_v he_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v a_o good_a poet_n if_o he_o shall_v compose_v his_o verse_n out_o of_o that_o form_n and_o number_n which_o appertain_v unto_o they_o even_o so_o i_o quoth_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o good_a citizen_n if_o i_o shall_v judge_v beyond_o the_o law_n 13_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o good_a &_o sage_a judge_n to_o take_v counsel_n of_o the_o law_n of_o religion_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o equity_n &_o