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himself_o in_o public_a affair_n of_o state_n 135_o the_o life_n of_o man_n either_o active_a or_o contemplative_a ib._n lin_v 7_o direction_n of_o reservancie_n useful_a to_o all_o gentleman_n in_o their_o keep_n of_o company_n ib._n lin_v 33._o credulity_n in_o two_o respect_n dangerous_a to_o person_n employ_v in_o affair_n of_o state_n 137_o credulity_n in_o believe_v the_o relation_n of_o other_o in_o impart_v his_o thought_n to_o the_o secrecy_n of_o other_o show_v in_o a_o conceit_a story_n 137_o 138_o 139_o resolution_n in_o suffer_v neither_o price_n to_o draw_v he_o nor_o power_n to_o over-awe_n he_o 140_o disobedience_n punish_v in_o act_n most_o successive_a 142_o the_o holy_a war_n as_o a_o consequent_a action_n of_o honour_n recommend_v to_o the_o undertake_n of_o all_o young_a gentleman_n 146._o lin_v 15_o how_o a_o gentleman_n be_v to_o employ_v himself_o in_o public_a affair_n 143_o how_o a_o gentleman_n be_v to_o demean_v himself_o in_o private_a affair_n 147_o two_o 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