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himself_o shall_v add_v diverse_a other_o as_o comprehend_v rather_o bâ—_n 〈◊〉_d and_o custom_n then_o by_o precept_n always_o remember_v never_o to_o 〈◊〉_d from_o justice_n he_o must_v also_o provide_v that_o by_o the_o friendship_n 〈…〉_o the_o quiet_n of_o other_o subject_n may_v be_v preserve_v for_o there_o be_v nothingmore_o noble_a then_o that_o the_o governor_n of_o state_n shall_v show_v themselves_o friend_n companion_n fellow_n and_o well_o willet_n for_o what_o concord_n or_o consent_n of_o subject_n can_v be_v in_o that_o commonweal_n be_v the_o governor_n and_o magistrate_n do_v disagree_v aristides_n and_o themistocles_n senator_n be_v enemy_n yet_o when_o soever_o they_o join_v in_o public_a â—â—bassage_n or_o commission_n of_o war_n be_v come_v to_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o athenian_n land_n they_o lay_v down_o all_o contention_n and_o stâ—ile_n though_o after_o their_o return_n home_o many_o time_n old_a displeasure_n be_v pursue_v it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o noble_a &_o great_a mind_n to_o forget_v iniâ—ries_n &_o contâ—â—â—e_v they_o which_o whosoever_o do_v for_o love_n to_o the_o commonweal_n ought_v be_v call_v a_o good_a &_o just_a man_n and_o not_o so_o to_o do_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o friend_n be_v a_o part_n of_o inhumanity_n barbarousnes_n and_o rusticity_n because_o friendship_n shall_v be_v immortal_a and_o enmity_n mortal_a to_o friendship_n hospitality_n be_v a_o companion_n for_o it_o receive_v and_o courteous_o intertain_v not_o only_a hospitality_n man_n know_v but_o also_o person_n unknown_a and_o stranger_n this_o virtue_n gain_v we_o not_o â—â—ely_o great_a praise_n and_o glory_n but_o also_o reputation_n and_o honour_n the_o privilege_n belong_v to_o hospitality_n be_v so_o great_a as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d observe_v the_o right_n thereof_o to_o their_o enemy_n and_o will_v never_o sight_v till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o prisoner_n to_o who_o they_o be_v indebt_v for_o meat_n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n the_o counsellor_n 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and_o not_o in_o counsel_v for_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o agreeable_a to_o their_o call_n as_o love_n peace_n concord_n and_o good_a will_n and_o that_o state_n be_v in_o apparent_a peril_n where_o the_o senate_n be_v divide_v for_o how_o shall_v those_o that_o contend_v one_o against_o the_o other_o consult_v of_o peace_n concord_n or_o quietness_n in_o the_o commonweal_n wherefore_o either_o the_o contendor_n mind_n must_v be_v reconcile_v or_o without_o respect_n to_o say_v their_o mind_n for_o those_o ought_v be_v remove_v from_o counsel_n and_o punish_v that_o prefer_v private_a hate_n before_o public_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n in_o counsel_n nothing_o shall_v be_v do_v contentious_o unwilling_o or_o seditious_o of_o concord_n and_o justice_n let_v this_o we_o have_v say_v sustice_n now_o forsomuch_o as_o the_o condition_n of_o life_n be_v subject_a to_o sundry_a peril_n and_o misadventure_n so_o as_o it_o behove_v we_o either_o to_o suffer_v or_o mansul_o reuâ—nge_v it_o 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manful_o and_o valiant_o this_o
virtue_n be_v assure_o most_o requirable_a in_o a_o counsellor_n for_o without_o it_o he_o shall_v never_o imagine_v nor_o perform_v any_o thing_n noble_a or_o worthy_a memory_n fortitude_n yet_o therein_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n neither_o to_o be_v foolish_a hardy_a proud_a rash_a timersome_a slothful_a or_o cowardly_a who_o so_o will_v be_v valiant_a it_o behove_v he_o to_o be_v so_o affect_v as_o to_o do_v all_o thing_n for_o love_n to_o virtue_n and_o in_o attempt_v peril_n be_v lead_v by_o reason_n and_o not_o by_o hazard_n chance_n or_o desperation_n all_o commendation_n due_a to_o fortitude_n consist_v partly_o in_o domestical_a and_o partly_o in_o public_a and_o military_a fortitude_n action_n domestical_a fortitude_n do_v ornefie_v the_o happiness_n of_o life_n and_o the_o quality_n thereof_o be_v to_o remove_v all_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n desire_v fear_v sorrow_n voluptuousness_n anger_n and_o every_o other_o affection_n possess_v our_o mind_n with_o tranquillity_n 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though_o death_n shall_v thereof_o follow_v for_o to_o such_o man_n honest_a death_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o life_n whereunto_o a_o valiant_a counsellor_n must_v give_v himself_o willing_o for_o honour_n and_o immortal_a glory_n sake_n the_o fame_n of_o codrus_n shall_v live_v for_o ever_o because_o he_o to_o save_v his_o army_n and_o country_n sacrifice_v himself_o also_o the_o name_n of_o curtius_n and_o scevola_n the_o one_o cast_v himself_o headlong_o into_o a_o devour_a pit_n to_o deliver_v rome_n from_o plague_n the_o other_o burn_v of_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o make_v the_o enemy_n know_v that_o the_o roman_n be_v resolute_a in_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o liberty_n the_o memory_n of_o valiant_a man_n be_v hallow_v with_o immortal_a honour_n and_o by_o record_n of_o all_o chronacle_n be_v preserve_v alive_a for_o ever_o it_o be_v also_o the_o part_n of_o a_o noble_a senator_n to_o judge_v true_o and_o constant_o of_o all_o thing_n not_o follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o common_a 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