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father_n and_o a_o mother_n to_o she_o and_o a_o brother_n and_o great_a reason_n unless_o the_o state_n of_o marriage_n shall_v be_v no_o better_o than_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o orphan_n for_o she_o that_o be_v bind_v to_o leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o brother_n for_o thou_o either_o be_v miserable_a like_o a_o poor_a fatherless_a child_n or_o else_o aught_o to_o find_v all_o these_o and_o more_o in_o thou_o medea_n in_o euripides_n have_v cause_n to_o complain_v when_o she_o find_v it_o otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o st._n ambrose_n well_o translate_v it_o be_v sad_a when_o virgin_n be_v with_o their_o own_o money_n sell_v to_o slavery_n and_o that_o service_n be_v in_o better_a virg_n state_n than_o marriage_n for_o they_o receive_v wage_n but_o these_o buy_v their_o fetter_n and_o pay_v dear_a for_o their_o loss_n of_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o the_o roman_n express_v the_o man_n power_n over_o his_o wife_n but_o by_o a_o gentle_a word_n nec_fw-la verò_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la praefectus_fw-la reponatur_fw-la qui_fw-la apud_fw-la graecos_n creari_fw-la solet_fw-la sed_fw-la sit_fw-la censor_n qui_fw-la viros_fw-la doceat_fw-la moderari_fw-la uxoribus_fw-la say_v cicero_n let_v there_o be_v no_o governor_n of_o the_o woman_n appoint_v but_o a_o censor_n of_o manner_n one_o to_o teach_v the_o man_n to_o moderate_v their_o wife_n that_o be_v fair_o to_o induce_v they_o to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o own_o proportion_n it_o be_v rare_o observe_v of_o philo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o adam_n make_v that_o fond_a excuse_n for_o his_o folly_n in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n he_o say_v the_o woman_n thou_o give_v to_o be_v with_o i_o she_o give_v i_o he_n say_v not_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o give_v to_o i_o no_o such_o thing_n she_o be_v none_o of_o his_o good_n none_o of_o his_o possession_n not_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o his_o servant_n god_n do_v not_o give_v she_o to_o he_o so_o but_o the_o woman_n thou_o give_v to_o be_v with_o i_o that_o be_v to_o be_v my_o partner_n the_o companion_n of_o my_o joy_n and_o sorrow_n thou_o give_v she_o for_o use_n not_o for_o dominion_n the_o dominion_n of_o a_o man_n over_o his_o wife_n be_v no_o other_o than_o as_o the_o soul_n rule_v the_o body_n for_o which_o it_o take_v a_o mighty_a care_n and_o use_v it_o with_o a_o delicate_a tenderness_n and_o care_n for_o it_o in_o all_o contingency_n and_o watch_n to_o keep_v it_o from_o all_o evil_n and_o study_n to_o make_v for_o it_o fair_a provision_n and_o very_o often_o be_v lead_v by_o its_o inclination_n and_o desire_n and_o do_v never_o contradict_v its_o appetite_n but_o when_o they_o be_v evil_a and_o then_o also_o not_o without_o some_o trouble_n and_o sorrow_n and_o its_o government_n come_v only_o to_o this_o it_o furnish_v the_o body_n with_o light_n and_o understanding_n and_o the_o body_n furnish_v the_o soul_n with_o hand_n and_o foot_n the_o soul_n govern_v because_o the_o body_n can_v else_o be_v happy_a but_o the_o government_n be_v no_o other_o than_o provision_n as_o a_o nurse_n govern_v a_o child_n when_o she_o cause_v he_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o be_v warm_a and_o dry_a and_o quiet_a and_o yet_o even_o the_o very_a government_n itself_o be_v divide_v for_o man_n and_o wife_n in_o the_o family_n be_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n in_o the_o firmament_n of_o heaven_n he_o rule_v by_o day_n and_o she_o by_o night_n that_o be_v in_o the_o lesser_a and_o more_o proper_a circle_n of_o her_o affair_n in_o the_o conduct_n of_o domestic_a provision_n and_o necessary_a office_n and_o shine_v only_o by_o his_o light_n and_o rule_n by_o his_o authority_n and_o as_o the_o