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democritus_n call_v it_o a_o world_n of_o hide_a misery_n and_o plutarch_n proove_v it_o in_o a_o book_n write_v of_o that_o subject_n now_o let_v we_o consider_v man_n more_o according_a to_o the_o life_n than_o heretofore_o we_o have_v do_v and_o pinch_v he_o where_o it_o itch_v not_o refer_v all_o to_o these_o five_o point_n vanity_n weakness_n inconstancy_n misery_n and_o presumption_n which_o be_v his_o more_o natural_a and_o universal_a quality_n but_o the_o two_o latter_a touch_v he_o more_o near_o again_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n common_a to_o many_o of_o these_o five_o which_o a_o man_n know_v not_o to_o which_o to_o attribute_v it_o and_o especial_o imbecility_n and_o misery_n chap._n xxxvi_o 1._o vanity_n vanity_n be_v the_o most_o essential_a and_o proper_a quality_n of_o humane_a nature_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o much_o in_o man_n be_v it_o malice_n infelicity_n inconstancy_n irresolution_n and_o of_o all_o these_o there_o be_v always_o abundance_n as_o base_a 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statilius_n to_o brutus_n talk_v with_o he_o about_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o caesar_n and_o that_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v do_v nothing_o but_o for_o himself_o for_o it_o be_v not_o reason_n that_o wise_a man_n and_o wisdom_n shall_v put_v themselves_o in_o danger_n for_o fool_n this_o vanity_n be_v show_v and_o express_v many_o way_n and_o after_o thought_n 2_o thought_n a_o diverse_a manner_n first_o in_o our_o thought_n and_o private_a imagination_n which_o be_v many_o time_n more_o than_o vain_a frivolous_a and_o ridiculous_a wherein_o nevertheless_o we_o spend_v much_o time_n and_o yet_o perceive_v it_o not_o we_o enter_v into_o they_o we_o dwell_v in_o they_o and_o we_o come_v forth_o again_o insensible_o which_o be_v a_o double_a vanity_n and_o a_o great_a forgetfulness_n of_o ourselves_o one_o walk_v in_o a_o hall_n consider_v how_o he_o may_v frame_v his_o pace_n after_o a_o certain_a fashion_n upon_o the_o board_n of_o the_o flower_n another_o discourse_v in_o his_o mind_n with_o much_o time_n and_o great_a attention_n how_o he_o shall_v carry_v himself_o if_o he_o be_v a_o king_n a_o pope_n or_o some_o other_o thing_n that_o he_o be_v assure_v can_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o so_o he_o feed_v himself_o with_o wind_n yea_o less_o than_o wind_n that_o that_o neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o shall_v be_v another_o dream_v how_o he_o shall_v compose_v his_o body_n his_o countenance_n his_o gesture_n his_o speech_n after_o a_o affect_a fashion_n and_o please_v himself_o therein_o as_o with_o a_o thing_n that_o wonderful_o become_v he_o and_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v take_v delight_n in_o but_o what_o a_o vanity_n and_o sottish_a weakness_n in_o our_o desire_n be_v this_o that_o bring_v forth_o belief_n and_o hope_n far_o more_o vain_a and_o all_o this_o fall_v out_o not_o only_a when_o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v when_o we_o be_v swallow_v up_o with_o idleness_n but_o many_o time_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o most_o necessary_a affair_n so_o natural_a and_o powerful_a be_v vanity_n that_o it_o rob_v and_o pluck_v out_o of_o our_o hand_n the_o truth_n solidity_n and_o substance_n of_o thing_n and_o fill_v we_o with_o wind_n yea_o with_o nothing_o another_o more_o sottish_a vanity_n be_v a_o troublesome_a care_n of_o what_o shall_v here_o fall_v out_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a we_o extend_v our_o desire_n come_v 3_o care_n for_o time_n to_o come_v and_o affection_n beyond_o ourselves_o and_o our_o be_v we_o will_v provide_v that_o some_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v unto_o we_o when_o we_o know_v not_o what_o be_v do_v unto_o we_o owe_v desire_n to_o be_v praise_v after_o our_o death_n what_o great_a vanity_n it_o be_v not_o ambition_n as_o it_o seem_v &_o a_o man_n may_v think_v it_o for_o that_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o a_o sensible_a and_o perceptible_a honour_n if_o this_o praise_n of_o ourselves_o when_o we_o be_v go_v may_v any_o way_n profit_n either_o our_o child_n our_o parent_n or_o our_o friend_n that_o suruive_v we_o it_o be_v well_o there_o be_v some_o benefit_n though_o not_o to_o ourselves_o but_o to_o desire_v that_o as_o a_o good_a which_o shall_v no_o way_n touch_v we_o nor_o benefit_v other_o be_v a_o mere_a vanity_n like_o that_o of_o those_o who_o fear_v their_o wife_n will_v marry_v after_o their_o departure_n and_o therefore_o they_o desire_v they_o with_o great_a passion_n to_o continue_v unmarried_a and_o bind_v they_o by_o their_o will_n so_o to_o do_v leave_v unto_o they_o a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o good_n upon_o that_o condition_n this_o be_v vanity_n and_o many_o time_n injustice_n it_o be_v contrariwise_o a_o commendable_a thing_n in_o those_o great_a man_n in_o time_n past_a which_o die_v exhort_v their_o wife_n to_o marry_v speedy_o for_o the_o better_a increase_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n other_o ordain_v that_o for_o the_o love_n of_o they_o and_o for_o their_o sake_n a_o friend_n keep_v such_o and_o such_o a_o thing_n or_o that_o he_o do_v this_o or_o that_o unto_o their_o dead_a body_n which_o rather_o show_v their_o vanity_n than_o do_v any_o good_a to_o soul_n or_o body_n see_v here_o another_o vanity_n we_o live_v not_o but_o by_o relation_n unto_o another_o we_o take_v not_o so_o much_o care_n what_o we_o be_v in_o ourselves_o in_o effect_n and_o truth_n as_o what_o we_o be_v in_o the_o public_a knowledge_n of_o man_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o we_o do_v many_o time_n deceive_v and_o deprive_v ourselves_o of_o our_o own_o good_n and_o commodity_n and_o torment_v ourselves_o to_o frame_v our_o outward_a appearance_n to_o the_o common_a opinion_n this_o be_v true_a not_o only_o in_o outward_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o belong_v to_o the_o body_n and_o the_o expense_n and_o charge_n of_o our_o mean_n but_o also_o in_o the_o good_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o seem_v unto_o we_o to_o be_v without_o fruit_n if_o other_o enjoy_v they_o not_o and_o they_o be_v not_o produce_v to_o the_o view_n and_o approbation_n of_o stranger_n our_o vanity_n be_v not_o only_o in_o our_o simple_a thought_n desire_n and_o discourse_n but_o it_o likewise_o trouble_v shake_v and_o torment_v spirit_n 5_o agitation_n of_o the_o spirit_n both_o soul_n and_o body_n many_o time_n man_n trouble_v and_o torment_v themselves_o more_o for_o light_a occasion_n and_o matter_n of_o no_o moment_n than_o for_o the_o great_a and_o most_o important_a affair_n that_o be_v our_o soul_n be_v many_o time_n trouble_v with_o small_a fantasy_n dream_n shadow_n foolery_n without_o body_n without_o subject_n it_o be_v entangle_v and_o molest_v with_o choler_n hatred_n sorrow_n joy_n build_v castle_n in_o spain_n the_o remembrance_n of_o a_o farewell_n of_o some_o particular_a grace_n or_o action_n afflict_v we_o more_o than_o a_o whole_a discourse_n of_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n the_o sound_n of_o name_n and_o certain_a word_n
spirit_n and_o many_o time_n such_o thing_n be_v vain_a and_o not_o to_o be_v esteem_v if_o they_o bring_v not_o with_o they_o goodness_n and_o commodity_n and_o therefore_o that_o prince_n do_v just_o contemn_v he_o that_o glorify_v himself_o because_o he_o can_v from_o far_o cast_v a_o grain_n of_o millet_n through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n 4_o generally_n all_o those_o superstitious_a opinion_n wherewith_o child_n woman_n and_o weak_a mind_n be_v infect_v 5_o to_o esteem_v of_o man_n for_o their_o riches_n dignity_n honour_n and_o to_o contemn_v those_o that_o want_v they_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v judge_v of_o a_o horse_n by_o the_o saddle_n and_o bridle_v 6_o to_o account_v of_o thing_n not_o according_a to_o their_o true_a natural_a and_o essential_a worth_n which_o be_v many_o time_n inward_a and_o hide_a but_o according_a to_o the_o outward_a show_n or_o common_a report_n 7_o to_o think_v to_o be_v revenge_v of_o a_o enemy_n by_o kill_v he_o for_o that_o be_v to_o put_v he_o in_o safety_n and_o to_o quit_v he_o from_o all_o ill_a and_o to_o bring_v a_o vengeance_n upon_o himself_o it_o be_v to_o take_v from_o his_o enemy_n all_o sense_n of_o revenge_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a effect_n thereof_o this_o do_v likewise_o belong_v unto_o weakness_n 8_o to_o account_v it_o a_o great_a injury_n or_o to_o think_v a_o man_n miserable_a because_o he_o be_v a_o cuckold_n for_o what_o great_a folly_n in_o judgement_n can_v there_o be_v than_o to_o esteem_v of_o a_o man_n the_o less_o for_o the_o vice_n of_o another_o which_o he_o never_o allow_v as_o much_o may_v be_v say_v of_o a_o bastard_n 9_o to_o account_v less_o of_o thing_n present_a and_o that_o be_v our_o own_o and_o which_o we_o peaceable_o enjoy_v and_o to_o esteem_v of_o they_o most_o when_o a_o man_n have_v they_o not_o or_o because_o they_o be_v another_o man_n as_o if_o the_o presence_n and_o possession_n of_o they_o do_v lessen_v their_o worth_n and_o the_o want_n of_o they_o increase_v it_o virtutem_fw-la incolumem_fw-la odimus_fw-la sublatam_fw-la ex_fw-la oculis_fw-la quaerimus_fw-la invidi_fw-la and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o a_o prophet_n be_v not_o esteem_v in_o his_o own_o country_n so_o likewise_o mastership_n and_o authority_n engender_v contempt_n of_o those_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o that_o authority_n husband_n have_v a_o careless_a respect_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o many_o father_n of_o their_o child_n will_v thou_o say_v the_o good_a fellow_n love_v she_o no_o more_o then_o marry_v she_o we_o esteem_v more_o the_o horse_n the_o house_n the_o servant_n of_o another_o because_o he_o be_v another_o and_n not_o we_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o strange_a to_o account_v more_o of_o thing_n in_o imagination_n than_o in_o substance_n as_o a_o man_n do_v all_o thing_n absent_a and_o that_o be_v not_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v before_o he_o have_v they_o or_o after_o he_o have_v have_v they_o the_o cause_n hereof_o in_o both_o case_n may_v be_v because_o before_o a_o man_n possess_v they_o he_o esteem_v not_o according_a to_o that_o they_o be_v worth_a but_o according_a to_o that_o which_o he_o imagine_v they_o to_o be_v or_o they_o have_v by_o another_o be_v report_v to_o be_v and_o possess_v they_o he_o esteem_v they_o according_a to_o that_o good_a and_o benefit_n he_o get_v by_o they_o and_o after_o they_o be_v take_v from_o he_o he_o consider_v and_o desire_v they_o whole_o in_o their_o perfection_n and_o declination_n whereas_o before_o he_o enjoy_v they_o and_o use_v they_o but_o by_o piecemeal_o successive_o for_o a_o man_n think_v he_o shall_v always_o have_v time_n enough_o to_o enjoy_v they_o and_o by_o that_o mean_v they_o be_v go_v before_o he_o be_v aware_a that_o he_o have_v they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o grief_n be_v great_a in_o have_v they_o not_o than_o the_o pleasure_n in_o possess_v they_o but_o herein_o there_o be_v as_o much_o imbecility_n as_o misery_n we_o have_v not_o the_o 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move_v at_o all_o or_o very_o little_a be_v for_o want_v of_o love_n and_o affection_n there_o be_v also_o vanity_n in_o this_o 12_o to_o esteem_n and_o make_v account_n of_o action_n that_o be_v do_v 10._o lib._n 2._o ca._n 10._o with_o rumour_n clatter_n and_o clamour_n and_o to_o contemn_v those_o that_o be_v do_v otherwise_o and_o to_o think_v that_o they_o that_o proceed_v after_o so_o sweet_a and_o calm_a a_o manner_n do_v nothing_o be_v as_o in_o a_o dream_n without_o action_n and_o to_o be_v briese_n to_o esteem_v art_n more_o than_o nature_n that_o which_o be_v puff_v up_o swell_v and_o elevate_v by_o study_n fame_n report_n and_o strike_v the_o sense_n that_o be_v to_o say_v artificial_a be_v more_o regard_v and_o esteem_v than_o that_o which_o be_v sweet_a simple_a plain_a ordinary_a that_o be_v to_o say_v natural_a that_o awake_v this_o bring_v we_o asleep_a 13_o to_o give_v a_o ill_a and_o wrong_a interpretation_n of_o the_o honourable_a action_n of_o another_o man_n and_o 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