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of_o grief_n when_o speech_n be_v minister_v at_o the_o banquet_n of_o the_o seven_o sage_n concern_v that_o popular_a government_n which_o be_v happy_a wherein_o all_o have_v equal_a cleobulus_n authority_n cleobulus_n affirm_v that_o that_o city_n seem_v unto_o he_o best_o guide_v by_o policy_n wherein_o the_o citizen_n stand_v in_o maiden_n great_a awe_n of_o dishonour_n than_o of_o the_o law_n plutark_o rehearse_v a_o very_a noteable_a history_n of_o the_o force_n of_o honest_a shamefastness_n in_o the_o milesian_n maiden_n who_o be_v fall_v into_o such_o frenzy_n and_o perturbation_n of_o spirit_n that_o without_o any_o apparent_a cause_n to_o be_v see_v they_o be_v sudden_o overtake_v with_o a_o longing_n to_o die_v and_o with_o a_o furious_a desire_n to_o hang_v themselves_o which_o thing_n many_o of_o they_o have_v already_o put_v in_o practice_n so_o that_o neither_o reason_n nor_o tear_n of_o father_n and_o mother_n no_o comfort_n of_o friend_n no_o threaten_n policy_n or_o 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