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one_o ambition_n to_o one_o avarice_n to_o one_o superstition_n to_o one_o a_o immense_a desire_n of_o live_v yet_o be_v the_o life_n of_o no_o creature_n more_o frail_a the_o lust_n of_o no_o creature_n be_v more_o the_o fear_n of_o none_o more_o confuse_v nor_o the_o fury_n more_o vehement_a last_o all_o other_o creature_n live_v quiet_o with_o their_o several_a kind_n they_o congregate_v together_o and_o oppose_v their_o enemy_n the_o lion_n fight_v not_o with_o lion_n noâ—_n do_v serpent_n serpent_n bite_v nor_o do_v the_o monster_n of_o the_o sea_n prey_v but_o upon_o various_a kind_n but_o man_n chief_a mischief_n proceed_v from_o man_n himself_o sect._n 10._o what_o then_o be_v man_n if_o we_o believe_v the_o ancient_n man_n be_v the_o sport_n of_o fortune_n the_o image_n of_o inconstancy_n the_o mirror_n of_o corruption_n the_o spoil_n of_o time_n the_o slave_n of_o death_n a_o walk_a sepulchre_n the_o figure_n of_o frailty_n a_o thin_a shadow_n a_o mere_a dream_n a_o breathe_v carcase_n a_o live_a death_n if_o thou_o ask_v seneca_n what_o be_v man_n he_o will_v answer_v a_o weak_a frail_a naked_a body_n natural_o unarm_v need_v the_o help_n of_o other_o liable_a to_o all_o the_o injury_n of_o fortune_n the_o food_n of_o every_o wild_a beast_n a_o victim_n to_o the_o strong_a â—â—c_n if_o you_o ask_v the_o sacred_a writer_n man_n be_v the_o bait_n of_o worm_n a_o skin_n full_a of_o dung_n the_o sport_n of_o calamity_n a_o pattern_n of_o imbecility_n he_o be_v a_o fly_a post_n a_o sail_a ship_n a_o bird_n upon_o the_o wing_n a_o vanish_v smoke_n a_o light_n froth_n a_o scale_n of_o envy_n the_o drop_n of_o a_o bucket_n the_o turn_n of_o the_o balance_n a_o drop_n of_o dew_n before_o morning_n the_o guest_n of_o one_o day_n a_o flower_n grass_n altogether_o vanity_n dust_n and_o ash_n emptiness_n and_o nothing_o and_o yet_o we_o little_a miserable_a animal_n compile_v vast_a nomenclator_n full_a of_o specious_a tity_n we_o ambitious_o desire_v great_a name_n and_o without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o our_o ear_n we_o hear_v the_o title_n of_o magnificent_a most_o illustrious_a happy_a pious_a most_o potent_a most_o august_n most_o invincible_a the_o best_a the_o great_a what_o can_v we_o do_v more_o unless_o we_o shall_v imitate_v sapor_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n in_o a_o epistle_n which_o he_o thus_o begin_v to_o constantine_n the_o emperor_n sapor_n king_n of_o king_n companion_n of_o the_o star_n and_o brother_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n to_o constantine_n my_o brother_n wish_v health_n or_o rather_o let_v we_o borrow_v name_n from_o the_o bisnagentian_a king_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v salute_v the_o bridegroom_n of_o good_a luck_n the_o god_n of_o great_a province_n the_o king_n of_o most_o potent_a king_n lord_n of_o all_o the_o army_n of_o horse_n the_o master_n and_o teacher_n of_o those_o that_o understand_v not_o how_o to_o speak_v emperor_n over_o three_o emperor_n conqueror_n of_o whatever_o he_o see_v preserver_n of_o his_o conquest_n who_o eight_o part_n of_o the_o world_n sear_v a_o knight_n to_o who_o there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v compare_v a_o vanquisher_n of_o every_o one_o that_o boast_v in_o strength_n the_o hunter_n of_o elephant_n lord_n of_o the_o east_n south_n north_n west_n and_o sea_n all_o this_o peter_n irricus_n relate_v be_v here_o title_n enough_o if_o you_o please_v let_v we_o add_v a_o series_n of_o eulogy_n which_o the_o sultan_n setâ—_n before_o his_o epistle_n in_o this_o order_n omnipotent_a salmander_n before_o carthage_n lord_n of_o jordan_n lord_n of_o the_o east_n lord_n of_o bethlehem_n lord_n of_o paradise_n praefect_n of_o hell_n supreme_a emperor_n of_o constantinople_n lord_n of_o the_o dry_a fig_n the_o lord_n by_o who_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n steer_v their_o course_n protector_n of_o john_n the_o first_o priest_n emperor_z king_n of_o king_n lord_n of_o the_o christian_n jew_n turk_n the_o god_n friend_n in_o a_o style_n not_o much_o unlike_a to_o this_o solyman_n write_v to_o our_o caesar_n to_o charles_n the_o five_o always_o most_o august_n emperor_n solyman_n his_o contemporary_a spring_v from_o the_o victorious_a and_o most_o noble_a family_n of_o the_o ottoman_n emperor_n of_o trebizond_n and_o constantinople_n lord_n of_o the_o world_n and_o conqueror_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n what_o will_v you_o have_v more_o o_o true_o splendid_a misery_n o_o ash_n and_o nothing_o o_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n most_o shameful_a be_v that_o ignorance_n when_o man_n forget_v himself_o to_o be_v man._n sect._n 11._o to_o the_o hater_n of_o funeral_n hence_o therefore_o not_o man_n but_o kite_n which_o tho_o most_o rapacious_a and_o always_o hungry_a yet_o never_o taste_v any_o or_o prey_n upon_o funeral_n diet._n you_o though_o most_o curious_a in_o other_o thing_n will_v hardly_o be_v persuade_v to_o touch_v any_o thing_n that_o smell_v of_o the_o coffin_n or_o of_o embalm_v more_o grateful_a to_o you_o be_v any_o supper_n under_o any_o tree_n than_o a_o banquet_n under_o yew_n or_o cyprus_n all_o the_o preparation_n of_o libitina_n you_o perfect_o hate_v desire_v nothing_o more_o than_o utter_o to_o abolish_v the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n but_o here_o behold_v the_o delirium_fw-la that_o possess_v you_o when_o the_o sacred_a letter_n clear_o admonish_v we_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o mourn_v than_o of_o feast_v but_o you_o have_v rather_o do_v any_o thing_n else_o than_o pious_o mourn_v and_o remember_v death_n but_o beware_v that_o while_o you_o dread_v a_o short_a mourning_n you_o be_v not_o force_v to_o wait_v eternal_o sect._n 12._o our_o life_n be_v but_o a_o life_n of_o tear_n every_o one_o of_o we_o say_v cyprian_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o receive_v into_o the_o inn_n of_o this_o world_n begin_v his_o journey_n
of_o the_o sick_a be_v almost_o innumerable_a they_o can_v hardly_o speak_v without_o murmur_v how_o often_o do_v we_o hear_v they_o cry_v out_o oh_o miserable_a i_o oh_o afflict_a i_o oh_o who_o so_o overwhelm_v in_o pain_n as_o i_o be_o but_o they_o that_o more_o narrow_o examine_v the_o business_n will_v change_v their_o note_n and_o cry_v `_o it_o be_v well_o it_o be_v very_o well_o it_o be_v god_n pleasure_n o_o happy_a o_o bless_a i_o correct_v not_o by_o a_o tyrant_n but_o by_o a_o father_n god_n be_v praise_v glory_n be_v to_o god_n heaven_n reward_v all_o my_o benefactor_n this_o be_v that_o my_o sick_a friend_n that_o become_v thou_o and_o behoove_v thou_o seneca_n admonish_v the_o same_o thing_n do_v not_o say_v he_o make_v thy_o misery_n more_o grievous_a to_o thyself_o than_o they_o be_v complaint_n of_o past_a grief_n be_v idle_a and_o these_o common_a say_n never_o have_v any_o man_n such_o a_o time_n on_o it_o what_o torment_v what_o misery_n do_v i_o feel_v no_o body_n think_v i_o will_v ever_o have_v recover_v and_o the_o like_a they_o may_v be_v true_a but_o they_o be_v pass_v what_o signify_v it_o to_o remember_v past_a trouble_n and_o to_o be_v miserable_a because_o thou_o be_v so_o therefore_o lay_v aside_o two_o thing_n the_o fear_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v and_o the_o remembrance_n of_o past_a sorrow_n wherefore_o then_o do_v thou_o complain_v in_o vain_a and_o fester_v thy_o wound_n with_o the_o nail_n of_o impatience_n i_o be_o miserable_a thou_o say_v rather_o bless_v humanity_n be_v in_o a_o good_a condition_n in_o regard_n no_o man_n be_v miserable_a but_o through_o his_o own_o fault_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o god_n chasten_v for_o who_o he_o love_v he_o chastise_v he_o make_v a_o wound_n and_o he_o heal_v he_o wound_v and_o his_o hand_n make_v whole_a again_o know_v thou_o not_o that_o the_o wound_n which_o the_o chirurgeon_n make_v be_v the_o begin_n of_o the_o cure_n do_v thou_o therefore_o not_o mind_v the_o wound_n but_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o wound_n and_o thou_o will_v confess_v thyself_o to_o be_v much_o more_o in_o health_n than_o when_o thou_o be_v at_o the_o best_a but_o say_v thou_o i_o feel_v a_o most_o vehement_a pain_n no_o question_n if_o thou_o endure_v it_o effeminate_o but_o as_o the_o enemy_n make_v the_o great_a slaughter_n upon_o they_o that_o fly_v so_o be_v all_o pain_n more_o heavy_a to_o he_o that_o succomb_n under_o it_o but_o the_o torture_n be_v intolerable_a it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o stout_a to_o endure_v slight_a pain_n think_v upon_o so_o many_o hundred_o of_o courageous_a martyr_n seneca_n relate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a person_n who_o while_o the_o vein_n of_o his_o leg_n be_v cut_v read_v in_o a_o book_n all_o the_o while_n but_o say_v thou_o my_o disease_n will_v let_v i_o do_v nothing_o how_o nothing_o alas_o it_o be_v thy_o body_n that_o be_v only_o infirm_a and_o sick_a not_o thy_o mind_n therefore_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o racer_n thy_o foot_n be_v only_o bind_v if_o a_o smith_n or_o other_o handicraftsman_n thy_o hand_n be_v not_o at_o liberty_n but_o if_o thy_o mind_n fail_v thou_o not_o thou_o may_v hear_v thou_o may_v learn_v thou_o may_v remember_v though_o sick_a what_o more_o do_v thou_o believe_v thou_o do_v nothing_o if_o thou_o be_v temperate_a in_o sickness_n if_o thou_o show_v that_o thy_o disease_n may_v be_v overcome_v at_o least_o endure_v there_o be_v room_n for_o courage_n in_o the_o bed_n of_o sickness_n thou_o have_v business_n enough_o strive_v with_o thy_o disease_n and_o thou_o have_v do_v enough_o sect._n 46._o the_o sick-man_n to_o himself_o against_o himself_o what_o do_v i_o do_v must_v i_o thus_o die_v before_o i_o be_o gray_a we_o be_v all_o in_o this_o error_n that_o we_o think_v none_o fit_a for_o death_n but_o the_o age_a when_o infancy_n and_o youth_n also_o go_v a_o immaculate_a life_n be_v a_o old_a age_n and_o the_o most_o lovely_a age_n of_o all_o be_v a_o honest_a life_n it_o be_v better_a that_o the_o intellectual_n of_o man_n than_o their_o head_n shall_v be_v gray_a he_o be_v wealthy_a in_o the_o endowment_n of_o old_a age_n who_o worship_v god_n lead_v a_o prudent_a life_n and_o live_v well_o it_o be_v more_o noble_a to_o be_v age_v in_o virtue_n than_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o time_n but_o there_o be_v that_o covetousness_n of_o life_n that_o when_o we_o come_v to_o die_v though_o never_o so_o decrepit_a we_o think_v ourselves_o all_o to_o be_v young_a man_n but_o why_o do_v thou_o number_v thy_o few_o day_n god_n have_v write_v down_o thy_o time_n of_o live_v in_o the_o table_n of_o his_o providence_n in_o the_o other_o world_n there_o be_v not_o that_o accuse_v god_n because_o he_o do_v not_o spare_v they_o a_o long_a life_n but_o because_o he_o live_v no_o better_o therefore_o do_v thou_o mind_n that_o and_o remember_v eternity_n it_o be_v no_o loss_n to_o lose_v a_o point_n of_o time_n and_o gain_v immortality_n most_o generous_o say_v the_o macedonian_a king_n 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