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his_o sweet_a sleep_n through_o fear_n or_o hope_n for_o the_o affectionate_a mind_v of_o riches_n say_v ecclesâ—asticus_n pine_v the_o flesh_n and_o the_o cark_n thereof_o bereave_v a_o man_n of_o sleep_n the_o same_o horace_n write_v to_o crispus_n salustius_n say_v that_o that_o man_n be_v rich_a not_o which_o be_v a_o great_a king_n but_o which_o have_v his_o lust_n in_o subjection_n and_o that_o the_o thirst_n of_o he_o which_o be_v disease_v with_o the_o dropsy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v staunch_v but_o by_o draw_v the_o watery_a humour_n out_o of_o the_o vein_n and_o by_o remove_v the_o cause_n out_o of_o the_o disease_n rich_a here_o by_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o decide_v the_o other_o question_n namely_o by_o what_o mean_v a_o man_n may_v become_v rich_a for_o socrates_n teach_v it_o in_o one_o word_n say_v you_o shall_v easy_o become_v rich_a if_o you_o impoverish_v your_o lust_n and_o desire_n epicurus_n say_v that_o he_o that_o will_v make_v a_o man_n rich_a must_v not_o 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