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thersites_n of_o who_o the_o poet_n feign_v the_o one_o to_o be_v the_o fair_a the_o other_o to_o be_v the_o most_o deform_a of_o all_o they_o that_o come_v to_o priamus_n palace_n or_o troy_n and_o that_o they_o strive_v in_o hell_n after_o death_n who_o shall_v be_v prefer_v verdict_n be_v give_v menippus_n be_v the_o judge_n that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o hereunto_o also_o come_v as_o well_o dives_fw-la as_o poor_a lazarus_n aswell_o wise_a solomon_n as_o foolish_a nabal_n but_o thou_o brag_v of_o thy_o parent_n nobility_n and_o then_o be_v of_o gentle_a blood_n etc._n etc._n what_o of_o that_o can_v these_o thing_n deliver_v thou_o no_o true_o but_o harken_v what_o i_o hear_v one_o say_v te_o quidem_z nobili_fw-la generositate_fw-la tuorum_fw-la parentum_fw-la tumescis_fw-la superbia_fw-la interrogo_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o demand_v of_o thou_o say_v he_o which_o be_v puff_v up_o in_o pride_n by_o mean_n of_o thy_o noble_a parentage_n whether_o those_o thy_o parent_n be_v either_o dead_a or_o live_n if_o they_o be_v live_v know_v this_o it_o will_v not_o be_v long_o ere_o they_o will_v die_v for_o death_n come_v on_o they_o with_o speed_n if_o they_o be_v dead_a then_o harken_v what_o s._n augustine_n say_v ult._n aug._n de_fw-fr ver_fw-la inocen_n ca._n ult._n respice_fw-la eorum_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la pauperum_fw-la &_o vide_fw-la quis_fw-la dominus_fw-la quis_fw-la pauper_fw-la discern_v si_fw-la poteris_fw-la vinctum_fw-la à _fw-la rege_fw-la fortem_fw-la à _fw-la debili_fw-la pulchrum_fw-la à _fw-la deformi_fw-la etc._n etc._n behold_v their_o sepulcher_n and_o the_o grave_n also_o of_o poor_a man_n and_o see_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o poor_a man_n discern_v if_o thou_o be_v able_a between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prisoner_n the_o strong_a man_n and_o the_o feeble_a the_o beautiful_a and_o the_o ugly_a look_v upon_o their_o sepulcher_n and_o i_o suppose_v thou_o may_v not_o find_v any_o great_a 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up_o silver_n and_o gold_n wherein_o man_n do_v trust_v and_o make_v no_o end_n of_o their_o gather_n they_o be_v come_v to_o naught_o and_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n and_o other_o man_n be_v come_v up_o in_o their_o stead_n and_o to_o show_v that_o not_o only_a man_n which_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o grass_n but_o also_o that_o all_o his_o wisdom_n and_o glory_n which_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o grass_n by_o saint_n james_n shall_v decay_v 1.20_o 1._o cor._n 1.20_o harken_v what_o s._n paul_n expostulate_v thereon_o where_o be_v the_o wise_a where_o be_v the_o scribe_n where_o be_v the_o disputer_n of_o this_o world_n have_v not_o god_n make_v the_o wisdom_n of_o this_o world_n foolishness_n hereunto_o hasten_v man_n and_o hereunto_o come_v his_o glory_n in_o the_o end_n which_o to_o remember_v be_v very_o profitable_a for_o all_o man_n as_o syracides_n say_v and_o as_o moses_n wish_v to_o his_o people_n 32._o deut._n 32._o for_o man_n have_v once_o number_v their_o 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