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divide_v justice_n take_v in_o its_o large_a extent_n into_o justice_n strict_o so_o call_v and_o liberality_n have_v now_o finish_v his_o discourse_n upon_o the_o former_a of_o these_o he_o proceed_v to_o the_o latter_a in_o this_o chapter_n about_o which_o he_o first_o lay_v down_o three_o caution_n remain_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o go_v on_o according_a to_o our_o method_n propose_v that_o we_o say_v something_o likewise_o of_o bounty_n and_o liberality_n than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o near_o ally_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o man._n but_o then_o we_o must_v observe_v these_o follow_a caution_n first_o that_o we_o take_v care_n in_o all_o act_n of_o bounty_n that_o they_o be_v they_o be_v as_o those_o who_o lend_v or_o give_v money_n to_o young_a spendthrift_n to_o help_v they_o forward_o and_o encourage_v they_o in_o their_o ill_a course_n or_o the_o like_a which_o be_v real_o a_o very_a great_a injury_n to_o '_o they_o prejudicial_a to_o those_o we_o will_v 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kind_n of_o friendship_n there_o be_v none_o so_o pleasant_a as_o that_o which_o be_v cement_v by_o a_o likeness_n of_o manner_n chap._n xviii_o in_o liberality_n the_o necessity_n of_o the_o person_n be_v especial_o to_o be_v consider_v some_o kindness_n due_a to_o some_o relative_n more_o than_o to_o other_o rule_n signify_v but_o little_a of_o themselves_o unless_o they_o be_v confirm_v by_o practice_n and_o exercise_n greatness_n of_o soul_n the_o three_o general_a virtue_n most_o glorious_a and_o splendid_a of_o they_o all_o be_v most_o of_o all_o praise_v and_o its_o contrary_n dispraise_v among_o men._n they_o men._n he_o have_v show_v towards_o who_o and_o how_o we_o ought_v chief_o to_o exercise_v our_o liberality_n but_o because_o particular_a circumstance_n may_v make_v some_o alteration_n he_o give_v we_o a_o rule_n or_o two_o for_o our_o direction_n about_o they_o but_o in_o all_o these_o duty_n of_o beneficence_n and_o liberality_n one_o principal_a thing_n to_o be_v 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overgreat_a desire_n of_o any_o thing_n offend_v against_o this_o virtue_n for_o this_o reason_n he_o advise_v here_o against_o the_o desire_n of_o money_n honour_n etc._n etc._n as_o vice_n opposite_a to_o greatness_n of_o soul_n he_o bring_v they_o in_o before_o chap._n 8._o as_o cause_n of_o positive_a injustice_n desire_n that_o of_o money_n shall_v be_v avoid_v for_o nothing_o a_o great_a sign_n of_o a_o narrow_a mean_a and_o sordid_a spirit_n than_o to_o dote_v upon_o riches_n nor_o be_v any_o thing_n on_o the_o contrary_n more_o creditable_a and_o magnificent_a than_o to_o contemn_v wealth_n if_o you_o have_v it_o not_o and_o if_o you_o have_v it_o to_o lay_v it_o out_o free_o in_o act_n of_o bounty_n and_o liberality_n the_o desire_n of_o glory_n as_o i_o before_o observe_v ought_v also_o to_o be_v avoid_v for_o it_o multitude_n it_o for_o who_o be_v great_a slave_n than_o those_o who_o stand_v for_o place_n or_o what_o servant_n more_o depend_v upon_o the_o beck_n of_o his_o master_n than_o the_o ambitious_a man_n upon_o the_o humour_n and_o goodwill_n of_o the_o multitude_n rob_v a_o man_n whole_o of_o his_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n which_o generous_a spirit_n ought_v of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n to_o maintain_v and_o defend_v neither_o ought_v place_n of_o power_n to_o be_v seek_v after_o but_o at_o some_o time_n rather_o to_o be_v refuse_v when_o offer_v at_o other_o be_v lay_v down_o if_o they_o can_v convenient_o we_o shall_v free_v ourselves_o in_o short_a from_o all_o vehement_a passion_n and_o disorder_n of_o mind_n not_o only_o those_o of_o desire_n and_o fear_v but_o also_o of_o sorrow_n of_o joy_n and_o anger_n that_o so_o the_o state_n of_o the_o mind_n may_v be_v calm_a and_o undisturbed_a which_o will_v make_v the_o whole_a life_n become_v graceful_a and_o 29._o and_o by_o constantia_n here_o as_o in_o most_o other_o place_n he_o do_v not_o mean_a that_o which_o we_o common_o call_v constancy_n but_o that_o which_o the_o poet_n 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lust_n and_o sensual_a appety_n true_a freedom_n consist_v not_o in_o our_o be_v exempt_a from_o law_n but_o in_o our_o be_v a_o law_n to_o our_o own_o self_n as_o a_o great_a author_n speak_v self_n best_o please_v chap._n xxi_o those_o who_o live_v a_o public_a and_o a_o private_a life_n aim_v both_o at_o freedom_n their_o life_n compare_v the_o former_a more_o useful_a the_o latter_a more_o safe_a in_o what_o case_n a_o man_n may_v be_v excuse_v from_o serve_v the_o public_a those_o aught_o to_o serve_v it_o who_o be_v qualify_v for_o the_o service_n greatness_n of_o soul_n more_o necessary_a for_o those_o in_o a_o public_a than_o retire_a life_n two_o or_o three_o rule_n to_o be_v obser_v before_o a_o man_n enter_v upon_o business_n this_o then_o be_v the_o common_a design_n and_o end_v of_o they_o both_o those_o who_o be_v ambitious_a of_o power_n and_o authority_n think_v to_o obtain_v it_o by_o enlarge_a their_o fortune_n and_o interest_n in_o the_o world_n but_o these_o who_o i_o have_v mention_v as_o man_n of_o repose_n by_o content_v themselves_o with_o their_o own_o condition_n though_o but_o humble_a and_o mean_v in_o which_o they_o be_v neither_o of_o they_o whole_o in_o the_o wrong_n but_o the_o life_n of_o the_o latter_a i_o mean_v the_o retire_v be_v both_o easy_a and_o safe_o and_o beget_v less_o of_o trouble_n and_o disturbance_n to_o other_o whereas_o that_o of_o the_o former_a who_o give_v '_o emselve_n up_o to_o affair_n of_o state_n and_o the_o management_n of_o great_a and_o important_a concern_v be_v more_o adapt_v to_o the_o benefit_n and_o good_a of_o mankind_n and_o the_o get_n of_o credit_n and_o reputation_n in_o the_o world_n mention_v world_n have_v say_v there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o life_n viz._n public_a and_o private_a wherein_o man_n endeavour_v to_o arrive_v at_o this_o virtue_n and_o compare_v they_o one_o with_o another_o he_o show_v that_o all_o be_v oblige_v to_o the_o former_a as_o more_o useful_a to_o mankind_n except_o in_o some_o case_n mention_v those_o people_n therefore_o be_v perhaps_o excusable_a who_o be_v of_o part_n and_o capacity_n for_o learning_n give_v '_o emselve_n whole_o to_o the_o study_n of_o it_o and_o never_o at_o all_o meddle_v with_o public_a business_n and_o so_o be_v those_o also_o who_o be_v disable_v by_o sickness_n and_o infirmity_n or_o on_o any_o other_o good_a and_o allowable_a account_n have_v separate_v '_o emselve_n from_o the_o administration_n of_o affair_n leave_v the_o power_n and_o reputation_n of_o it_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o other_o but_o as_o for_o those_o people_n who_o have_v none_o of_o these_o reason_n and_o pretend_v to_o despise_v those_o command_n and_o honour_n which_o most_o man_n admire_v i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o think_v it_o a_o virtue_n in_o they_o that_o i_o rather_o esteem_v it_o a_o very_a great_a fault_n thus_o far_o it_o be_v true_a one_o can_v hardly_o condemn_v they_o in_o that_o they_o despise_v and_o make_v little_a account_n of_o glory_n and_o applause_n but_o their_o true_a reason_n seem_v to_o be_v rather_o this_o that_o they_o do_v care_n to_o suffer_v the_o labour_n and_o fatigue_n of_o they_o and_o be_v afraid_a of_o encounter_v with_o rub_n and_o repulse_n as_o thing_n that_o be_v attend_v with_o some_o shame_n and_o dishonour_v etc._n dishonour_v this_o he_o add_v as_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o word_n immediate_o forego_v he_o have_v just_o be_v say_v that_o retire_a man_n do_v well_o in_o despise_v and_o neglect_v place_n of_o honour_n but_o that_o withal_o they_o be_v afraid_a of_o shame_n and_o disgrace_n which_o a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a soul_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v this_o may_v seem_v odd_a that_o one_o who_o despise_a honour_n shall_v yet_o be_v afraid_a of_o a_o little_a disgrace_n to_o confirm_v it_o therefore_o he_o present_o add_v for_o
if_o we_o do_v let_v they_o get_v the_o upperhand_n of_o our_o reason_n but_o reduce_v they_o to_o a_o certain_a mediocrity_n and_o temperament_n but_o the_o stoic_n who_o cicero_n follow_v in_o this_o book_n say_v the_o passion_n be_v absolute_o in_o themselves_o evil_a call_v they_o disease_n and_o infirmity_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o command_v their_o wise_a man_n not_o to_o moderate_v but_o whole_o to_o root_v out_o all_o anger_n joy_n compassion_n etc._n etc._n peripatetic_a school_n and_o they_o have_v very_o good_a reason_n indeed_o to_o require_v it_o but_o then_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v they_o shall_v commend_v anger_n and_o say_v nature_n have_v give_v it_o we_o to_o good_a end_n and_o purpose_n for_o that_o in_o truth_n ought_v in_o no_o case_n to_o be_v allow_v of_o and_o it_o be_v hearty_o to_o be_v wish_v that_o the_o governor_n of_o a_o state_n will_v in_o this_o particular_a be_v like_o the_o law_n themselves_o which_o punish_v offender_n according_a to_o justice_n without_o be_v any_o way_n guide_v by_o passion_n chap._n xxvi_o greatness_n of_o soul_n command_v a_o even_a temper_n free_a from_o haughtiness_n in_o prosperity_n and_o dejectedness_n in_o adversity_n philip_n great_a than_o alexander_n in_o bear_v his_o good_a fortune_n with_o a_o even_a mind_n the_o high_a man_n be_v the_o more_o care_n they_o shall_v take_v of_o be_v humble_a and_o moderate_a a_o admirable_a say_v of_o scipio_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o prosperity_n we_o shall_v especial_o consult_v our_o friend_n and_o have_v a_o care_n of_o flatterer_n greatness_n of_o soul_n see_v often_o among_o the_o philosopher_n and_o those_o who_o in_o private_a manage_n their_o own_o estate_n how_o a_o estate_n shall_v be_v get_v improve_v and_o use_v another_o great_a duty_n of_o etc._n of_o the_o rule_n which_o follow_v equal_o concern_v the_o civil_a and_o military_a sort_n of_o fortitude_n not_o to_o be_v puff_v up_o at_o the_o good_a success_n of_o our_o affair_n or_o deject_v at_o the_o ill_a etc._n etc._n fortitude_n be_v not_o to_o be_v haughty_a disdainful_a and_o arrogant_a when_o fortune_n favour_v we_o and_o all_o thing_n go_v forward_o according_a to_o our_o wish_n for_o it_o show_v as_o much_o meanness_n and_o poorness_n of_o spirit_n to_o be_v transport_v with_o good_a as_o it_o do_v with_o ill_a fortune_n whereas_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n nothing_o more_o brave_a than_o a_o evenness_n of_o temper_n in_o every_o condition_n and_o as_o be_v report_v of_o socrates_n and_o lelius_n a_o constant_a retain_v the_o same_o air_n in_o one_o countenance_n without_o ever_o seem_v puff_v up_o or_o deject_v i_o find_v that_o 8._o that_o the_o second_o of_o that_o name_n son_n of_o amintas_n who_o he_o succeed_v in_o the_o throne_n a_o cunning_a valiant_a and_o ambitious_a prince_n he_o conquer_v the_o theban_n athenian_n and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n till_o at_o last_o he_o be_v make_v generalissimo_n of_o all_o the_o grecian_a force_n he_o lay_v the_o 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intolerable_a in_o old_a age_n but_o shall_v lust_n and_o wantonness_n come_v into_o the_o bargain_n those_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o be_v double_o faulty_a for_o first_o they_o bring_v a_o shame_n and_o disgrace_n upon_o themselves_o and_o withal_o make_v the_o young_a man_n more_o shameless_o wicked_a beside_o these_o duty_n already_o mention_v it_o may_v be_v amiss_o to_o say_v something_o of_o those_o which_o peculiar_o belong_v either_o to_o 32._o to_o these_o he_o bring_v in_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o buy_v here_o thâ—â—_n they_o may_v i_o think_v have_v be_v put_v under_o the_o three_o sort_n â—â—_o decorum_n live_v according_a to_o one_o station_n and_o character_n in_o the_o world_n see_v ch_n 32._o magistrate_n private_a citizen_n or_o stranger_n first_o then_o a_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o consider_v that_o he_o do_v in_o his_o person_n represent_v the_o whole_a city_n and_o accordingly'_v bind_v to_o maintain_v the_o credit_n and_o dignity_n of_o it_o that_o he_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o law_n and_o see_v that_o all_o people_n have_v their_o due_a right_n remember_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v commit_v to_o his_o trust_n which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o render_v up_o faithful_o and_o honest_o '_o tâ—_n the_o duty_n of_o those_o in_o a_o private_a capacity_n to_o live_v aâ—_n the_o rest_n of_o their_o citizen_n do_v neither_o debafe_v themselves_o below_o their_o just_a height_n nor_o endeavour_v 〈◊〉_d raise_v '_o emselve_n up_o above_o it_o and_o to_o follow_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v honest_a and_o peaceable_a in_o the_o commonwealth_n these_o be_v they_o who_o we_o usul_o call_v and_o account_v good_a citizen_n and_o last_o for_o stranger_n and_o sojourner_n in_o a_o place_n it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o follow_v their_o own_o business_n and_o not_o intermeddle_v with_o any_o body_n be_v else_o not_o to_o take_v upon_o they_o in_o what_o no_o way_n concern_v they_o or_o be_v curious_a in_o pry_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o a_o state_n which_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o by_o observe_v these_o rule_v we_o may_v general_o speak_v be_v sure_a to_o find_v our_o duty_n whenever_o it_o be_v inquire_v what_o be_v suitable_a and_o become_v for_o such_o a_o person_n such_o a_o time_n or_o such_o a_o age_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o in_o all_o our_o design_n and_o all_o our_o undertake_n nothing_o more_o become_v than_o constancy_n and_o regularity_n chap._n xxxv_o decorum_n show_v itself_o outward_o in_o three_o thing_n rule_n of_o modesty_n take_v from_o nature_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o our_o body_n obscene_a talk_n discover_v ill_a inclination_n the_o false_a reason_v of_o the_o cynic_n and_o some_o stoic_n upon_o this_o subject_n rule_n of_o exterior_a decency_n in_o our_o carriage_n posture_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a care_n the_o old_a roman_n take_v of_o modesty_n but_o see_v this_o decorum_n of_o which_o we_o be_v speak_v be_v see_v more_o especial_o and_o discover_v itself_o in_o our_o these_o our_o have_v discourse_v of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o decorum_n he_o proceed_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o several_a thing_n in_o which_o it_o appear_v they_o be_v 1._o our_o action_n 2._o our_o word_n and_o 3._o our_o bodily_a carriage_n dress_n etc._n etc._n he_o discourse_v therefore_o of_o each_o of_o these_o action_n our_o word_n and_o our_o carriage_n and_o exterior_a ornament_n of_o the_o body_n and_o consist_v in_o one_o of_o these_o three_o thing_n 40._o thing_n what_o formositas_fw-la ordo_fw-la and_o ornatus_fw-la mean_a in_o which_o he_o make_v decorum_n to_o consist_v be_v more_o difficult_a to_o understand_v than_o it_o be_v to_o express_v and_o commentator_n can_v agree_v about_o it_o not_o to_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o their_o several_a opinion_n by_o formositas_fw-la i_o suppose_v may_v be_v understand_v the_o natural_a beauty_n of_o the_o body_n and_o natural_a
society_n and_o relation_n of_o man_n with_o the_o god_n and_o with_o one_o another_o if_o then_o this_o as_o most_o certain_o it_o be_v be_v the_o great_a virtue_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o duty_n which_o flow_v from_o society_n must_v as_o certain_o be_v the_o great_a for_o the_o deep_a knowledge_n and_o contemplation_n of_o nature_n be_v but_o a_o very_a lame_a and_o imperfect_a business_n unless_o it_o proceed_v and_o tend_v forward_o to_o action_n now_o the_o occasion_n wherein_o it_o can_v show_v itself_o best_a consist_v in_o maintain_v the_o interest_n of_o man_n and_o of_o consequence_n belong_v to_o the_o society_n of_o mankind_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o maintain_v of_o this_o shall_v in_o reason_n take_v place_n before_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n think_v knowledge_n have_v prove_v his_o assertion_n by_o reason_n he_o proceed_v to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v what_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o world_n have_v always_o think_v nor_o be_v this_o any_o more_o than_o what_o all_o good_a man_n show_v they_o judge_v to_o be_v true_a by_o their_o action_n and_o practice_n for_o who_o be_v there_o so_o whole_o addict_v to_o contemplation_n and_o the_o study_n of_o nature_n as_o that_o if_o his_o country_n shall_v fall_v into_o danger_n while_o he_o be_v in_o one_o of_o his_o noble_a researche_n he_o will_v immediate_o throw_v all_o aside_o and_o run_v to_o its_o relief_n with_o all_o possible_a speed_n nay_o though_o he_o think_v he_o may_v number_v the_o star_n or_o take_v the_o just_a dimension_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o same_o will_v he_o do_v in_o case_n of_o any_o danger_n to_o a_o friend_n or_o a_o parent_n from_o all_o which_o thing_n it_o undeniable_o appear_v that_o the_o duty_n of_o knowledge_n and_o search_v for_o truth_n be_v oblige_v to_o give_v way_n to_o the_o duty_n of_o justice_n which_o consist_v in_o uphold_v society_n among_o man_n than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o we_o shall_v be_v more_o concern_v for_o chap._n xliv_o even_o those_o who_o business_n be_v the_o search_n after_o truth_n be_v serviceable_a to_o the_o society_n of_o mankind_n and_o how_o speak_v well_o preferable_a to_o the_o high_a speculation_n and_o why_o man_n by_o nature_n a_o sociable_a creature_n knowledge_n of_o little_a use_n unless_o it_o tend_v to_o action_n and_o do_v some_o good_a to_o the_o world_n necessity_n not_o the_o reason_n of_o man_n join_v into_o society_n nay_o those_o very_a man_n who_o have_v spend_v their_o whole_a life_n in_o philosophy_n and_o learning_n have_v yet_o always_o endeavour_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v to_o be_v serviceable_a to_o the_o interest_n and_o good_a of_o mankind_n for_o many_o brave_a man_n and_o very_o useful_a member_n of_o their_o several_a state_n have_v in_o great_a part_n be_v make_v such_o by_o their_o institution_n thus_o life_n thus_o who_o he_o mention_v chap._n 24._o one_o of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o all_o antiquity_n for_o his_o integrity_n learning_n and_o especial_o valour_n he_o beat_v the_o lacedaemonian_n several_a time_n and_o make_v thebes_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o greece_n which_o before_o and_o after_o he_o be_v inconsiderable_a corn._n nep._n have_v write_v his_o life_n epaminondas_n the_o famous_a theban_a be_v indebt_v for_o his_o education_n to_o pythagoras_n to_o he_o live_v about_o the_o year_n of_o rome_n 366._o bear_v at_o tarentum_n in_o italy_n from_o whence_o he_o flee_v to_o thebes_n and_o be_v entertain_v by_o epaminondas_n father_n where_o he_o die_v there_o be_v still_o extant_a a_o epistle_n of_o he_o to_o hipparchus_n the_o pythagorean_n and_o some_o take_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o golden_a verse_n that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o pythagoras_n lysis_n the_o pythagorean_n nep._n pythagorean_n he_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o and_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o both_z the_o dionysius_n of_o siracuse_n the_o last_o of_o which_o he_o expel_v see_v plut._n and_o corn._n nep._n dion_n of_o siracuse_n for_o his_o to_o plato_n and_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o a_o great_a many_o other_o even_o i_o myself_o whatever_o service_n i_o have_v do_v the_o republic_n if_o at_o least_o it_o may_v be_v say_v i_o have_v do_v it_o any_o service_n must_v whole_o ascribe_v it_o to_o that_o learning_n and_o those_o instruction_n i_o receive_v from_o my_o master_n neither_o be_v their_o teach_v and_o instruct_v other_o determine_v to_o the_o time_n of_o their_o live_n here_o but_o they_o continue_v to_o do_v it_o even_o after_o they_o be_v dead_a by_o the_o learned_a discourse_n which_o they_o leave_v behind_o they_o for_o there_o be_v no_o one_o point_v they_o have_v leave_v unhandled_a relate_v either_o to_o the_o law_n custom_n or_o discipline_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v sacrifice_v their_o leisure_n and_o opportunity_n of_o study_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o those_o who_o be_v engage_v in_o business_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o those_o man_n themselves_o who_o life_n have_v be_v spend_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o wisdom_n have_v nevertheless_o endeavour_v by_o their_o learning_n and_o prudence_n to_o be_v some_o way_n profitable_a to_o the_o community_n of_o mankind_n and_o for_o this_o one_o reason_n persuasive_a speak_v if_o join_v with_o prudence_n be_v a_o great_a accomplishment_n than_o the_o acute_a think_v if_o destitute_a of_o eloquence_n for_o think_v be_v terminate_v in_o itself_o alone_o but_o speak_v reach_n out_o to_o the_o benefit_n of_o those_o with_o who_o we_o be_v join_v in_o the_o same_o society_n now_o as_o bees_n dont_fw-fr therefore_o unite_v themselves_o together_o that_o so_o they_o may_v the_o better_o prepare_v their_o comb_n but_o therefore_o prepare_v their_o comb_n because_o they_o do_v by_o nature_n unite_v themselves_o together_o so_o man_n and_o much_o more_o be_v creature_n that_o natural_o love_v society_n in_o consequence_n of_o that_o seek_v how_o 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that_o they_o weren't_a able_a in_o a_o solitary_a life_n to_o furnish_v themselves_o with_o the_o necessary_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o every_o great_a and_o exalt_a genius_n will_v providence_n supply_v he_o with_o food_n and_o the_o other_o conveniency_n of_o life_n will_v withdraw_v from_o all_o business_n and_o intercourse_n with_o man_n and_o give_v himself_o whole_o to_o study_n and_o contemplation_n this_o be_v not_o so_o for_o he_o will_v avoid_v solitude_n endeavour_v to_o find_v a_o companion_n in_o his_o study_n and_o always_o be_v desirous_a of_o teach_v and_o learn_v of_o hear_v and_o speak_v from_o all_o which_o thing_n be_v abundant_o evident_a that_o the_o duty_n belong_v to_o human_a society_n shall_v in_o reason_n take_v place_n before_o those_o which_o relate_v to_o unactive_a knowledge_n chap._n xlv_o the_o duty_n of_o maintain_v society_n not_o always_o preferable_a to_o those_o of_o temperance_n modesty_n etc._n etc._n what_o duty_n of_o justice_n ought_v to_o 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peripatetic_n see_v chap._n 1._o book_n 1._o which_o be_v former_o the_o same_o make_v honesty_n far_o preferable_a to_o that_o which_o seem_v one_o interest_n yet_o stoic_n yet_o viz._n the_o stoic_n those_o who_o assert_v that_o whatever_o be_v honest_a must_v be_v also_o profitable_a and_o nothing_o be_v profitable_a but_o what_o be_v honest_a talk_v much_o more_o brave_o and_o heroical_o upon_o this_o subject_a than_o academic_n than_o viz._n the_o peripatetic_n and_o ancient_a academic_n those_o who_o allow_v that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n honest_a which_o be_v not_o profitable_a and_o some_o thing_n profitable_a which_o be_v not_o honest._n and_o we_o have_v very_o great_a liberty_n give_v we_o by_o our_o academy_n so_o as_o never_o to_o be_v tie_v up_o to_o such_o and_o such_o tenet_n but_o be_v leave_v free_a to_o defend_v what_o we_o think_v most_o probable_a chap._n v._n the_o rule_n or_o measure_v mention_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n the_o ill_a effect_n of_o man_n injure_v other_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n every_o one_o allow_v to_o take_v care_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o first_o place_n but_o not_o so_o as_o to_o injure_v any_o other_o though_o to_o save_v his_o own_o life_n two_o error_n that_o occasion_n man_n act_v contrariwise_o and_o the_o absurdity_n of_o '_o they_o but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o general_n rule_n or_o measure_n nature_n measure_n for_o nothing_o be_v so_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n as_o conjunction_n and_o society_n that_o which_o tend_v to_o the_o ruin_n and_o dissolution_n of_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v of_o all_o thing_n most_o contrary_a to_o nature_n now_o the_o very_a end_n and_o design_n of_o society_n be_v the_o mutual_a help_n and_o assistance_n of_o each_o other_o without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v ever_o subsist_v it_o a_o naturalis_fw-la est_fw-la societatis_fw-la utilitatum_fw-la communio_fw-la say_v the_o learned_a grotius_n ut_fw-la sine_fw-la ea_fw-la nequeat_fw-la societas_fw-la consistere_fw-la those_o man_n therefore_o who_o instead_o of_o profit_v injure_v their_o fellow_n do_v what_o direct_o tend_v to_o the_o ruin_n of_o society_n and_o consequent_o what_o of_o all_o thing_n be_v most_o contrary_a to_o nature_n there_o be_v nothing_o upon_o earth_n then_o so_o contrary_a to_o nature_n neither_o death_n nor_o poverty_n nor_o pain_n nor_o whatever_o other_o evil_a can_v befall_v a_o man_n either_o in_o his_o body_n or_o fortune_n as_o to_o take_v away_o any_o thing_n wrongful_o from_o another_o and_o do_v one_o self_n a_o kindness_n by_o injure_v one_o neighbour_n for_o in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o ruin_v all_o manner_n of_o society_n and_o intercourse_n among_o man_n since_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o if_o once_o man_n arrive_v at_o such_o a_o pass_n as_o to_o plunder_n and_o injure_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o neighbour_n out_o of_o hope_n to_o procure_v some_o advantage_n to_o themselves_o there_o must_v follow_v of_o course_n a_o dissolution_n of_o that_o society_n which_o of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n shall_v we_o suppose_v for_o example_n that_o the_o bodily_a member_n have_v every_o one_o of_o they_o get_v a_o opinion_n that_o to_o draw_v to_o its_o self_n all_o the_o vigour_n of_o its_o neighbour_n will_v very_o much_o serve_v to_o increase_v its_o own_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o whole_a body_n must_v decay_v and_o perish_v and_o just_o so_o shall_v every_o one_o among_o we_o deprive_v other_o people_n of_o their_o profit_n and_o advantage_n and_o take_v away_o all_o he_o can_v get_v from_o they_o with_o design_n of_o apply_v it_o only_o to_o his_o own_o use_n the_o general_a society_n and_o fellowship_n of_o mankind_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v break_v for_o though_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o nature_n will_v allow_v of_o that_o each_o man_n shall_v look_v after_o himself_o in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o furnish_v himself_o with_o the_o necessary_n of_o life_n 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come_v to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o public_a interest_n be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o brave_a and_o exalt_a spirit_n whereas_o to_o rob_v another_o for_o one_o own_o advantage_n be_v as_o have_v be_v show_v more_o contrary_a to_o nature_n than_o death_n than_o pain_n or_o any_o other_o evil_n whatever_o of_o that_o kind_n again_o those_o man_n live_v much_o more_o according_a to_o nature_n who_o suffer_v perpetual_a trouble_n and_o labour_n for_o the_o good_a and_o preservation_n be_v it_o possible_a of_o all_o man_n like_a hercules_n of_o old_a who_o man_n as_o a_o grateful_a requital_n for_o his_o benefit_n report_v to_o be_v place_v among_o the_o number_n of_o the_o god_n than_o those_o who_o consume_v all_o their_o life_n in_o retirement_n where_o they_o be_v not_o only_a free_a from_o disturbance_n and_o vexation_n but_o be_v furnish_v with_o all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o conveniency_n of_o life_n and_o have_v moreover_o the_o advantage_n of_o strength_n and_o comeliness_n superad_v to_o they_o and_o according_o we_o find_v it_o to_o be_v so_o in_o effect_n that_o all_o the_o most_o great_a and_o extraordinary_a genius_n have_v prefer_v all_o the_o trouble_n and_o difficulty_n of_o the_o former_a before_o the_o quiet_a and_o ease_n of_o this_o latter_a way_n of_o live_v from_o all_o which_o lay_v together_o it_o unanswerable_o follow_v that_o whoever_o live_v agreeable_o to_o the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n can_v never_o be_v guilty_a of_o injure_v another_o etc._n another_o have_v lay_v down_o his_o general_a rule_n or_o measure_n and_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o from_o reason_n law_n and_o the_o example_n of_o the_o great_a man_n he_o now_o show_v the_o absurdity_n of_o the_o two_o contrary_a principle_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n or_o cause_n of_o man_n injure_v one_o another_o viz._n either_o they_o think_v it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o nature_n etc._n etc._n in_o fine_a he_o that_o injure_v another_o
to_o do_v himself_o a_o kindness_n either_o think_v he_o do_v nothing_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n or_o that_o the_o do_v a_o injury_n be_v a_o less_o degree_n of_o evil_a than_o death_n or_o poverty_n or_o pain_n or_o loss_n of_o child_n friend_n or_o relation_n if_o he_o think_v that_o in_o wrong_v and_o abuse_v of_o other_o he_o do_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o dispute_v any_o long_o with_o such_o a_o one_o who_o take_v away_o from_o man_n the_o distinguish_a part_n and_o very_o characteristic_a as_o it_o be_v of_o his_o nature_n but_o if_o he_o allow_v that_o it_o be_v indeed_o a_o evil_a only_o think_v that_o some_o other_o such_o as_o poverty_n pain_n or_o death_n may_v be_v worse_o he_o be_v gross_o mistake_v in_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o ill_n which_o touch_v nothing_o but_o the_o body_n or_o fortune_n can_v be_v great_a than_o those_o which_o affect_v the_o soul_n chap._n vi_o the_o interest_n of_o particular_n inseparable_a from_o that_o of_o the_o whole_a community_n the_o rule_n of_o not_o wrong_v another_o for_o our_o own_o advantage_n extend_v not_o only_o to_o relation_n or_o fellow-citizen_n but_o to_o all_o mankind_n the_o break_n of_o it_o ruin_n all_o justice_n liberality_n etc._n etc._n several_a case_n about_o it_o put_v and_o resolve_v tyrant_n no_o member_n of_o human_a society_n community_n society_n this_o be_v a_o conclusion_n from_o the_o forego_n discouse_n see_v for_o one_o man_n to_o injure_v another_o be_v so_o very_o pernicious_a to_o human_a society_n it_o follow_v that_o no_o one_o shall_v do_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o own_o interest_n as_o distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o whole_a community_n we_o shall_v all_o of_o we_o therefore_o propose_v the_o same_o end_n and_o every_o one_o think_v his_o own_o interest_n in_o particular_a to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o republic_n in_o general_a which_o if_o each_o one_o endeavour_n to_o draw_v 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every_o man_n shall_v desire_v and_o procure_v the_o advantage_n of_o another_o whoever_o he_o be_v though_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n than_o because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o all_o man_n be_v join_v by_o the_o selfsame_a nature_n in_o one_o common_a interest_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a than_o all_o man_n be_v subject_a and_o live_v equal_o under_o the_o same_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o if_o this_o be_v true_a too_o then_o certain_o they_o be_v forbid_v by_o that_o same_o law_n of_o nature_n any_o way_n to_o injure_v or_o wrong_v one_o another_o but_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v undoubted_o certain_a therefore_o the_o last_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o likewise_o for_o as_o to_o what_o be_v usual_o say_v by_o some_o man_n that_o they_o will_v not_o take_v any_o thing_n away_o from_o a_o father_n or_o brother_n for_o their_o own_o advantage_n but_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o reason_n for_o their_o ordinary_a citizen_n it_o be_v foolish_a and_o 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a_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n and_o command_n god_n for_o he_o break_v that_o society_n which_o they_o have_v establish_v and_o settle_v among_o man_n the_o close_a cement_n or_o bond_n of_o which_o be_v the_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o for_o man_n to_o injure_v and_o wrong_v one_o another_o for_o their_o private_a interest_n be_v a_o evil_a that_o nature_n be_v much_o more_o a_o verse_n from_o than_o all_o those_o which_o happen_v either_o to_o the_o body_n or_o fortune_n itself_o fortune_n that_o be_v to_o take_v away_o any_o thing_n from_o another_o which_o be_v a_o act_n of_o injustice_n be_v not_o only_o a_o great_a evil_n than_o any_o of_o body_n or_o fortune_n but_o of_o mind_n too_o i._n e._n than_o any_o other_o vice_n except_o only_o those_o which_o be_v offence_n against_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o itself_o nay_o and_o i_o may_v add_v to_o the_o mind_n also_o provide_v only_o they_o be_v contrary_v to_o justice_n for_o that_o one_o virtue_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o kind_a 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of_o nature_n be_v that_o every_o one_o desire_v his_o own_o happiness_n which_o be_v certain_o his_o true_a and_o great_a profit_n now_o this_o consist_v in_o virtue_n or_o honesty_n the_o right_a use_n of_o this_o principle_n be_v to_o conduct_v and_o lead_v man_n on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n but_o those_o who_o make_v man_n interest_n separate_v from_o honesty_n pervert_v this_o principle_n and_o make_v it_o conduct_v man_n to_o other_o thing_n instead_o of_o honesty_n viz._n riches_n power_n or_o the_o like_a first_o principle_n of_o nature_n for_o we_o all_o of_o we_o natural_o desire_v our_o interest_n towards_o which_o we_o be_v carry_v with_o so_o strong_a a_o bias_n as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o turn_v the_o other_o way_n for_o who_o be_v averse_a from_o or_o rather_o who_o do_v not_o most_o eager_o follow_v his_o own_o advantage_n but_o since_o we_o can_v find_v out_o no_o real_a advantage_n except_o in_o what_o be_v honest_a become_v and_o commendable_a therefore_o we_o count_v these_o the_o principal_a thing_n and_o take_v the_o word_n profit_n to_o signify_v something_o which_o only_o relate_v to_o our_o outward_a necessity_n and_o the_o supply_n of_o they_o without_o all_o that_o glorious_a and_o shine_a excellence_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o action_n of_o virtue_n and_o honesty_n chapter_n honesty_n he_o bring_v all_o the_o argument_n of_o those_o man_n who_o will_v have_v that_o regulus_n do_v foolish_o in_o return_v as_o first_o that_o he_o can_v not_o fear_v the_o anger_n of_o the_o god_n if_o he_o have_v stay_v at_o home_n for_o they_o be_v never_o angry_a second_o if_o they_o have_v be_v angry_a they_o can_v not_o have_v hurt_v he_o worse_o than_o he_o do_v himself_o by_o return_v etc._n etc._n to_o all_o which_o he_o answer_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n but_o after_o all_o be_v do_v perhaps_o some_o man_n will_v say_v pray_v what_o be_v there_o in_o a_o oath_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v afraid_a thus_o to_o break_v it_o what!_o be_v it_o jupiter_n anger_n that_o he_o dread_v but_o this_o be_v agree_v on_o by_o all_o philosopher_n not_o only_o those_o providence_n those_o the_o epicureaus_fw-la who_o make_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o god_n consist_v in_o ease_n and_o freedom_n from_o disturbance_n and_o deny_v a_o providence_n who_o maintain_v that_o the_o god_n lead_v a_o idle_a life_n neither_o busy_v themselves_o nor_o disturb_v other_o but_o body_n but_o the_o stoic_n academic_n etc._n etc._n who_o hold_v that_o the_o god_n take_v care_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o affair_n of_o it_o only_o aristotle_n confine_v his_o providence_n to_o the_o heavenly_a body_n those_o who_o affirm_v they_o be_v always_o busy_a and_o always_o do_v something_o that_o relate_v to_o the_o world_n in_o this_o thing_n i_o say_v
hasty_o 1_o 6._o athens_n a_o famous_a university_n 1_o 1._o 3_o 2._o athenian_n make_v a_o cruel_a edict_n 3_o 11._o forsake_v their_o city_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o persian_n ibid._n reject_v a_o dishonest_a proposal_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n avarice_n one_o great_a cause_n of_o injustice_n 1_o 7_o 8._o a_o sign_n of_o a_o narrow_a and_o sordid_a spirit_n 1_o 20._o magistrate_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o suspicion_n of_o it_o 2_o 21._o be_v destructive_a to_o a_o state_n 2_o 22._o b._n bardylis_n the_o illyrian_a 2_o 11._o bargain_n shall_v be_v make_v at_o a_o word_n 3_o 15._o beauty_n of_o two_o sort_n 1_o 36._o how_o to_o be_v get_v ibid._n become_v see_v decency_n benefit_n how_o we_o shall_v judge_v of_o their_o value_n 1_o 15._o do_v either_o by_o our_o money_n or_o industry_n 2_o 15._o relate_v either_o to_o the_o republic_n or_o to_o particular_n 2_o 19_o etc._n etc._n upon_o who_o best_o bestow_v 2_o 18_o 20._o body_n shall_v be_v enure_v to_o labour_n 1_o 23._o the_o care_n nature_n have_v take_v in_o its_o fabric_n 1_o 35._o bounty_n 12._o see_v liberality_n boy_n not_o allow_v all_o sort_n of_o play_n 1_o 29._o brag_a very_o unbecoming_a 1_o 38._o bribery_n in_o magistrate_n the_o ruin_n of_o a_o republic_n 2_o 21_o 22._o law_n make_v against_o it_o by_o the_o roman_n 2_o 21._o brute_n how_o differ_v from_o man_n 1_o 4_o etc._n etc._n we_o often_o talk_v of_o their_o courage_n but_o not_o justice_n etc._n etc._n 1_o 16._o brutus_n depose_v collatinus_n 3_o 10._o building_n its_o measure_n and_o end_v 1_o 39_o buyer_n shall_v not_o use_v art_n to_o beat_v down_o the_o prize_n 3_o 15._o see_v seller_n c._n caesar_n brother_n of_o catulus_n a_o facetious_a man_n 1_o 37._o caesar_n break_v through_o the_o most_o sacred_a tie_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o empire_n 1_o 8._o robe_v some_o that_o he_o may_v be_v generous_a to_o other_o 1_o 14._o rent_n and_o mangle_v his_o country_n 1_o 17._o be_v murder_v for_o his_o tyranny_n 2_o 7._o triumph_n over_o marseilles_n etc._n etc._n 2_o 8._o his_o party_n be_v wicked_a and_o detestable_a 2_o 13._o love_a villainy_n though_o he_o get_v nothing_o by_o it_o 2_o 24._o make_n himself_o k._n of_o the_o roman_n etc._n etc._n 3_o 21._o callicratidas_n too_o careful_a of_o his_o own_o honour_n 1_o 24._o a_o lover_n of_o simplicity_n 1_o 30._o call_v see_v life_n callipho_n and_o dinomachus_n join_v pleasure_n and_o virtue_n 3_o 33._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o 1_o 3._o cannius_n bargain_n 3_o 14._o carriage_n towards_o all_o man_n to_o be_v take_v care_n of_o 1_o 28_o 35._o carthaginian_n treacherous_a 1_o 12._o cato_n censorius_n his_o letter_n to_o poppilius_n 1_o 11._o cause_v the_o three_o carthaginian_a war_n 1_o 23._o his_o apothegm_n 1_o 29._o his_o answer_n about_o manage_v a_o estate_n 2_o 25._o cato_n father_n to_o uticensis_n his_o determination_n of_o a_o case_n 3_o 16._o cato_n uticensis_n genius_n 1_o 31._o too_o headstrong_a in_o stand_v up_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o public_a 3_o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o 1_o 3._o catulus_n not_o inferior_a to_o pompey_n 1_o 22._o catuli_fw-la count_v the_o best_a speaker_n 1_o 37._o chide_v sometime_o necessary_a 1_o 38._o rule_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o it_o ibid._n child_n natural_o love_v 1_o 4._o chrysippus_n excellent_a say_v 3_o 10._o cicero_n service_n to_o his_o countryman_n by_o write_v 1_o 1._o assume_v to_o himself_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o orator_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n his_o prudent_a management_n of_o the_o republic_n 1_o 22._o 2_o 24._o get_v his_o preferment_n by_o all_o the_o vote_n 2_o 17._o betake_v himself_o to_o retirement_n 3_o 1._o design_v to_o have_v go_v to_o athens_n 3_o 33._o cimber_n and_o celtiber_n 1_o 12._o cimon_n of_o athens_n hospitality_n 2_o 18._o circumstance_n of_o man_n to_o be_v regard_v in_o give_v 1_o 8._o 2_o 18._o make_v that_o not_o to_o be_v a_o crime_n which_o usual_o be_v one_o 3_o 4._o city_n in_o take_v they_o nothing_o to_o be_v do_v cruel_o etc._n etc._n 1_o 24._o the_o great_a use_n of_o they_o 2_o 4._o why_o at_o first_o build_v 2_o 21_o 22._o citizen_n duty_n 1_o 34._o claudius_n centumalus_n 3_o 16._o clemency_n how_o far_o laudable_a 1_o 25._o cleombrotus_n beat_v by_o epaminondas_n 1_o 24._o clothes_n only_a health_n to_o be_v regard_v in_o they_o 1_o 30._o moderation_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o fineness_n of_o they_o 1_o 36._o clownishness_n to_o be_v avoid_v 1_o 35_o 36._o common_a all_o thing_n at_o first_o be_v so_o 1_o 7._o what_o thing_n be_v common_a to_o all_o 1_o 16._o company_n a_o man_n will_v be_v weary_a of_o his_o life_n without_o it_o 1_o 43._o to_o keep_v company_n with_o good_a and_o wise_a man_n recommend_v young_a people_n 2_o 13._o conceal_v how_o differ_v from_o not_o to_o tell_v 3_o 12._o what_o it_o be_v 3_o 13._o concord_n a_o pillar_n of_o any_o state_n 2_o 22._o confidence_n see_v trust._n constantia_n what_o it_o be_v 1_o 20._o contemplation_n shall_v give_v place_n to_o action_n 1_o 4_o 6_o 43_o 44_o 45._o copulation_n the_o desire_n of_o it_o natural_a to_o all_o animal_n 1_o 4._o corinth_n raze_v by_o the_o roman_n 1_o 11._o 3_o 11._o correction_n see_v chide_v punishment_n covetousness_n see_v avarice_n countenance_n to_o be_v keep_v always_o the_o same_o without_o dejection_n 1_o 26._o counterfeit_v nothing_o can_v be_v lasting_a that_o be_v such_o 2_o 12._o country_n claim_v a_o share_n in_o we_o 1_o 8._o the_o love_n we_o have_v for_o it_o swallow_v up_o all_o other_o love_v 1_o 17._o their_o wickedness_n who_o injure_v it_o 1_o 17._o every_o one_o that_o be_v able_a aught_o to_o serve_v it_o 1_o 20._o shall_v be_v prefer_v even_o before_o parent_n 1_o 17_o 45._o 3_o 23._o courage_n be_v a_o virtue_n contend_v for_o honesty_n 1_o 19_o a_o enemy_n to_o treachery_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n to_o desire_n of_o applause_n 1_o 20._o consist_v in_o two_o thing_n ibid._n be_v obtain_v by_o the_o mind_n not_o the_o body_n 1_o 23._o in_o war_n recommend_v young_a man_n 2_o 13._o teach_v we_o to_o fear_v nothing_o etc._n etc._n 3_o 27._o nothing_o profitable_a that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o 3_o 26_o etc._n etc._n craft_n see_v cunning._n crassus_n marc._n his_o say_v about_o riches_n 1_o 8._o make_v heir_n by_o a_o false_a will_n 3_o 18._o a_o ill_a man_n 3_o 19_o crassus_n luc._n a_o orator_n 1_o 37._o get_v honour_n by_o a_o accusation_n 2_o 13._o crassus_n the_o wealthy_n aedile_n 2_o 16._o cratippus_n who_o he_o be_v 1_o 1._o 2_o 2._o cruelty_n most_o contrary_a to_o nature_n 2_o 11._o cunning_a far_o from_o true_a wisdom_n 1_o 19_o 2_o 3._o 3_o 17._o the_o great_a mischief_n of_o it_o 3_o 17._o do_v not_o excuse_v from_o perjury_n but_o rather_o aggravate_v it_o 3_o 32._o custom_n and_o civil_a constitution_n to_o be_v follow_v 1_o 41._o some_o may_v act_v against_o they_o and_o other_o not_o ibid._n cynic_n argue_v against_o modesty_n 1_o 35._o to_o be_v whole_o reject_v 1_o 41._o cyrenaic_a phisopher_n 3_o 33._o d._n dance_v in_o the_o street_n scandalous_a 3_o 19_o 25._o danger_n how_o far_o to_o be_v undertake_v 1_o 24._o we_o shall_v endanger_v ourselves_o rather_o than_o the_o public_a ibid._n debt_n forgive_v etc._n etc._n 2_o 22_o 23._o governors_n shall_v hinder_v people_n from_o run_v into_o debt_n 2_o 24._o deceit_n free_v a_o man_n from_o be_v bind_v by_o his_o promise_n 1_o 10._o decency_n observe_v by_o man_n only_o 1_o 4._o inseparable_a from_o honesty_n 1_o 27._o be_v see_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o honesty_n ibid._n two_o sort_n of_o it_o universal_a and_o particular_a ibid._n draw_v the_o approbation_n of_o all_o 1_o 28._o relate_v both_o to_o body_n and_o mind_n ibid._n nothing_o decent_a that_o be_v contrary_a to_o a_o man_n genius_n 1_o 31._o decency_n of_o live_v according_a to_o universal_a nature_n 1_o 28_o 29_o 30._o according_a to_o each_o man_n be_v particular_a one_o 1_o 30_o 31._o according_a to_o one_o place_n or_o station_n in_o the_o world_n 1_o 32._o be_v see_v in_o our_o word_n action_n etc._n etc._n 1_o 35._o in_o our_o eye_n hand_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n consist_v in_o three_o thing_n ibid._n decorum_n of_o the_o poet_n 1_o 28._o defend_v more_o laudable_a than_o to_o accuse_v 2_o 14._o to_o defend_v a_o guilty_a person_n lawful_a ibid._n define_v the_o subject_a of_o a_o discourse_n ought_v to_o be_v define_v at_o the_o beginning_n 1_o 2._o deliberation_n five_o head_n of_o it_o 1_o 3._o in_o some_o case_n sinful_a 3_o 4_o 8_o etc._n etc._n demetrius_n phalereus_n who_o he_o be_v 1_o 1._o blame_n pericles_n 2_o 17._o demetrius_n forsake_v by_o the_o macedonian_n 2_o 7._o demosthenes_n a_o hearer_n of_o plato_n 1_o 1._o at_o what_o age_n he_o
in_o prosperity_n to_o be_v avoid_v 1_o 26._o health_n how_o to_o be_v preserve_v 2_o 24._o hecaton_n the_o rhodian_a 3_o 15_o 23._o help_v not_o to_o help_v the_o injure_v if_o we_o can_v be_v injustice_n 1_o 7._o hercules_n see_v two_o way_n 1_o 32._o be_v place_v among_o the_o god_n 3_o 5._o herillus_n explode_v 1_o 2._o herodotus_n the_o historian_n 2_o 12._o hesiod_n rule_n 1_o 15._o hire_v the_o worst_a mean_n of_o win_a man_n to_o our_o side_n 2_o 6._o honestum_fw-la whence_o it_o result_v 1_o 4_o 5._o laudable_a in_o itself_o ibid._n will_v make_v the_o world_n in_o love_n with_o it_o can_v it_o be_v see_v 1_o 5._o show_n itself_o by_o its_o own_o brightness_n 1_o 9_o entitle_v a_o man_n to_o our_o liberality_n 1_o 14_o 15._o 2_o 20._o more_o especial_o deserve_v our_o study_n 2_o 3._o natural_o please_v man_n 2_o 9_o be_v the_o same_o with_o profit_n 3_o 3_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n honest_a man_n who_o 3_o 19_o honour_n the_o desire_n of_o it_o tempt_v man_n to_o injustice_n 3_o 20._o hortensius_z aedile_z 2_o 15._o use_n a_o false_a will_n 3_o 18._o hospitality_n to_o be_v keep_v by_o great_a man_n 1_o 39_o praise_v deserve_o by_o theophrastus_n 2_o 18._o hostess_fw-la its_o signification_n among_o the_o old_a roman_n 1_o 12._o hot_a counsel_n and_o deiign_n prefer_v by_o some_o 1_o 24._o house_n of_o what_o sort_n become_v a_o great_a man_n 1_o 39_o the_o master_n shall_v be_v a_o honour_n to_o his_o house_n ibid._n humility_n requisite_a in_o prosperity_n 1_o 26._o humour_n see_v nature_n hunt_v a_o manly_a recreation_n 1_o 29._o hypocrisy_n shall_v be_v banish_v cut_v of_o the_o world_n 3_o 14._o i._o jest_a in_o what_o kind_n and_o degree_n allowable_a 1_o 29._o inheritance_n the_o best_a a_o father_n can_v leave_v to_o his_o son_n be_v the_o fame_n of_o his_o virtue_n 1_o 33._o injury_n two_o way_n of_o do_v they_o 1_o 13._o injure_v other_o most_o contrary_a to_o nature_n 3_o 5._o injustice_n of_o two_o sort_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o each_o 1_o 7_o 8_o 9_o the_o great_a which_o be_v do_v under_o the_o mask_n of_o honesty_n 1_o 13._o innocent_a person_n never_o to_o be_v accuse_v 2_o 14._o interest_n draw_v one_o way_n and_o honesty_n another_o 1_o 3._o no_o base_a thing_n can_v be_v any_o one_o interest_n 3_o 19_o shall_v be_v measure_v by_o justice_n 3_o 21._o isocrates_n contrary_a to_o aristotle_n 1_o 1._o judge_n duty_n 2_o 14._o justice_z the_o most_o splendid_a virtue_n 1_o 7._o make_v man_n be_v call_v good_a ibid._n 2_o 11._o the_o duty_n of_o it_o 1_o 7._o be_v alter_v upon_o a_o alteration_n of_o the_o circumstance_n 1_o 10._o to_o be_v keep_v towards_o those_o that_o have_v injure_v we_o and_o enemy_n 1_o 11._o towards_o the_o mean_a such_o as_o salve_n 1_o 13._o be_v the_o only_a way_n of_o obtain_v our_o end_n 2_o 3._o make_v man_n trust_v we_o more_o than_o prudence_n 2_o 9_o no_o man_n just_a who_o be_v afraid_a of_o death_n etc._n etc._n 2_o 11._o justice_n get_v we_o all_o the_o three_o ingredient_n of_o glory_n ibid._n be_v necessary_a for_o all_o man_n even_o pirate_n 2._o 11._o king_n be_v at_o first_o choose_v and_o law_n make_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o it_o 2_o 12._o no_o credit_n can_v be_v last_v that_o be_v not_o build_v upon_o it_o 2_o 20._o be_v the_o queen_n of_o all_o virtue_n 3_o 6._o nothing_o profitable_a that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o 3_o 22_o etc._n etc._n k._n kindness_n shall_v be_v do_v to_o honest_a rather_o than_o great_a man_n 2_o 20._o not_o to_o be_v do_v to_o one_o by_o injure_v another_o ibid._n see_v benefit_n king_n former_o choose_v for_o their_o justice_n 2_o 12._o no_o faith_n in_o case_n of_o a_o kingdom_n 1_o 8._o justice_n violate_v for_o a_o kingdom_n 3_o 21._o many_o treacherous_a and_o but_o few_o faithful_a to_o king_n ibid._n knowledge_n how_o desire_v etc._n etc._n by_o man_n 1_o 4_o 6._o must_v give_v place_n to_o action_n 1_o 43._o be_v a_o barren_a accomplishment_n without_o justice_n 1_o 44._o that_o of_o honesty_n best_a 2_o 2_o 3._o 3_o 2._o knavery_n to_o be_v avoid_v 2_o 3._o few_o action_n whole_o free_a from_o it_o 3_o 15._o see_v dolus_fw-la malus_fw-la l._n lacedæmonians_n plato_n observation_n of_o they_o 1_o 19_o ruin_v by_o epimanondas_n 1_o 24._o forsake_v by_o their_o ally_n 2_o 7._o murder_n their_o king_n agis_n etc._n etc._n 2_o 23._o laetorius_n law_n 3_o 15._o language_n see_v discourse_n largi_fw-la of_o two_o fort_n 2_o 16._o latin_n to_o be_v join_v with_o greek_a 1_o 1._o law_n a_o malicious_a interpretation_n of_o they_o a_o mean_n of_o roguery_n 1_o 10._o punish_v offender_n according_a to_o justice_n 1_o 25._o why_o first_o invent_v 2_o 12._o use_v the_o same_o language_n to_o all_o condition_n ibid._n the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o creditable_a at_o rome_n 2_o 19_o give_v a_o man_n opportunity_n of_o oblige_v ibid._n the_o end_n and_o design_n of_o they_o 3_o 5._o how_o they_o root_n out_o fraud_n 3_o 17._o the_o law_n of_o nation_n different_a from_o that_o of_o particular_a city_n ibid._n roman_n law_n take_v from_o nature_n and_o its_o excellence_n ibid._n law_n of_o nature_n take_v in_o all_o man_n 3_o 6._o lawsuit_n to_o be_v a_o void_v 2_o 18._o learner_n how_o best_o correct_v 1_o 41._o learn_v who_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o give_v '_o emselve_n up_o to_o the_o study_n of_o it_o 1_o 20._o be_v a_o pleasure_n not_o a_o labour_n 3_o 2._o letter_n how_o to_o be_v express_v 1_o 37._o level_v estate_n destructive_a etc._n etc._n 2_o 21_o etc._n etc._n liberality_n three_o caution_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o it_o 1_o 14._o 2_o 25._o must_v be_v govern_v by_o justice_n ibid._n to_o give_v to_o one_o what_o be_v take_v from_o another_o not_o liberality_n ibid._n to_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v most_o show_v 1_o 15_o 18._o 2_o 18_o 20._o move_v the_o people_n love_n 2_o 9_o 18._o consist_v in_o do_v kindness_n either_o by_o money_n or_o labour_n the_o latter_a preferable_a 2_o 15._o have_v get_v no_o bottom_n ibid._n how_o the_o liberal_a dispose_n of_o their_o money_n 2_o 16._o liberty_n ought_v to_o be_v most_o of_o all_o contend_v for_o 1_o 20._o wherein_o it_o consist_v ibid._n bite_n deep_a after_o she_o have_v be_v chain_v 2_o 7._o life_n of_o retirement_n and_o that_o of_o public_a business_n compare_v 1_o 21._o several_a man_n take_v several_a way_n of_o life_n 1_o 32._o the_o difficulty_n of_o choose_v a_o way_n of_o life_n and_o what_o chief_o to_o be_v regard_v in_o it_o 1_o 32_o 33._o shall_v not_o easy_o be_v change_v 1_o 33._o how_o such_o change_n shall_v be_v make_v ibid._n little_a indecency_n especial_o to_o be_v avoid_v 1_o 40._o in_o the_o least_o thing_n we_o observe_v what_o be_v become_v 1_o 41._o love_n of_o '_o emselve_n and_o offspring_n in_o all_o animal_n 1_o 4._o love_v a_o strong_a motive_n to_o obedience_n than_o fear_v 2_o 7_o 8._o how_o to_o be_v gain_v of_o the_o people_n 2_o 9_o by_o what_o we_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o man_n love_n to_o we_o 1_o 15._o we_o shall_v do_v most_o for_o those_o by_o who_o we_o be_v love_v most_o ibid._n general_a love_n and_o that_o of_o friendship_n how_o far_o necessary_a 2_o 8._o lucullus_z magnificent_a in_o building_n 1_o 39_o lycurgus_n the_o lawgiver_n of_o sparta_n 1_o 22._o lie_v abominable_a 1_o 42._o 3_o 14._o shall_v be_v banish_v from_o all_o commerce_n 3_o 15._o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o character_n of_o a_o good_a man_n 3_o 20._o lysander_n enlarge_v the_o spartan_a empire_n 1_o 22._o crafty_a 1_o 30._o the_o ephore_n banish_v 2_o 23._o lysis_n master_n of_o epaminondas_n 1_o 44._o m._n macedonians_n desert_a demetrius_n 2_o 7._o paullus_n take_v the_o treasure_n of_o macedon_n 2_o 22._o magistrate_n duty_n 1_o 24_o 25_o 34._o 2_o 21_o etc._n etc._n mamercus_n put_v by_o the_o consulship_n 2_o 17._o man_n how_o different_a from_o brute_n 1_o 4_o 30._o not_o bear_v for_o himself_o alone_o 1_o 7._o all_o thing_n on_o earth_n make_v for_o he_o say_v the_o stoic_n ibid._n we_o shall_v show_v a_o respect_n for_o all_o man_n 1_o 28_o 36._o and_o desire_v to_o be_v think_v well_o of_o by_o they_o ibid._n some_o be_v man_n in_o name_n only_o 1_o 30._o man_n may_v be_v allow_v some_o ornament_n but_o must_v avoid_v niceness_n 1_o 36._o natural_o love_n society_n 1_o 43_o 44._o do_v the_o most_o good_a and_o harm_n to_o one_o another_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o to_o procure_v their_o love_n the_o chief_a of_o virtue_n 2_o 5._o by_o what_o mean_v they_o be_v draw_v to_o be_v for_o we_o 2_o 6._o every_o man_n shall_v help_v any_o other_o because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n 3_o 6._o manlius_n luc._n and_o titus_n 3_o 31._o marius_n make_v
16._o profit_n the_o same_o with_o honesty_n 2_o 3._o 3_o 3_o 7_o 12_o etc._n etc._n move_v all_o man_n 3_o 8_o 28._o the_o appearance_n of_o it_o make_v man_n act_v contrary_a to_o duty_n 3_o 11._o ought_v to_o be_v reject_v ibid._n every_o thing_n honest_a profitable_a and_o every_o thing_n profitable_a honest_a 3_o 8._o promise_v not_o always_o oblige_v 1_o 10._o 3_o 24_o 25._o property_n its_o original_a 1_o 7._o prudence_n the_o duty_n result_v from_o 1_o 5._o consist_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n and_o be_v most_o natural_a to_o man_n 1_o 6._o of_o but_o little_a worth_n without_o justice_n 1_o 43._o different_a from_o craft_n 1_o 19_o 2_o 3._o 3_o 17._o a_o definition_n of_o it_o 1_o 43._o make_v man_n confide_v in_o we_o if_o join_v etc._n etc._n 2_o 9_o public_a officer_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o passion_n etc._n etc._n 1_o 20_o 25._o shall_v see_v that_o what_o they_o undertake_v be_v honest_a ibid._n remember_v plato_n two_o rule_n 1_o 25._o a_o description_n of_o a_o good_a one_o ibid._n shall_v be_v courteous_a affable_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n do_v the_o brave_a action_n 1_o 26._o shall_v guard_v their_o eye_n as_o well_o as_o hand_n 1_o 40._o not_o to_o be_v resist_v 1_o 41._o public_a and_o private_a life_n compare_v 1_o 21._o punishment_n rule_n to_o be_v observe_v about_o they_o 1_o 15._o if_o some_o escape_v they_o other_o grow_v more_o insolent_a 2_o 8._o pyrrho_fw-mi can_v give_v no_o rule_n about_o duty_n 1_o 2._o 2_o 2._o pyrrhus_n his_o speech_n upon_o give_v up_o the_o prisoner_n 1_o 12._o a_o deserter_n offer_v to_o poison_n he_o 1_o 13._o 3_o 22._o pythagoras_n 1_o 17_o 30._o pythias_n a_o banker_n etc._n etc._n 3_o 14._o r._n rashness_n in_o give_v up_o our_o assent_n to_o be_v avoid_v 1_o 6._o 2_o 2._o in_o our_o action_n 1_o 29._o reason_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o govern_v faculty_n in_o man_n 1_o 28._o rebuke_n in_o friendship_n 1_o 17_o see_v chide_v regularity_n see_v uniformity_n regulus_n take_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n etc._n etc._n 1_o 3._o 3_o 26_o etc._n etc._n relation_n shall_v be_v consider_v before_o other_o people_n 1_o 14_o 16._o republic_n cicero_n write_v six_o book_n about_o it_o 2_o 17._o respect_n shall_v be_v have_v for_o all_o man_n 1_o 28._o especial_o those_o we_o converse_v with_o 1_o 35_o 36_o 38._o retire_a people_n do_v very_o noble_a thing_n 1_o 26._o see_v life_n revenge_n must_v be_v keep_v within_o bound_n 1_o 11._o rhetoric_n master_n overrun_v all_o 1_o 36._o riches_n why_o desire_v 1_o 8._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o get_v unless_o one_o know_v how_o to_o use_v they_o 2_o 12._o neither_o to_o be_v keep_v too_o close_o nor_o too_o open_a 2_o 15._o the_o best_a fruit_n of_o they_o 2_o 16._o be_v too_o much_o respect_v 2_o 20._o to_o be_v get_v not_o for_o ourselves_o alone_o etc._n etc._n 3_o 15._o aren't_a profitable_a if_o accompany_v with_o infamy_n 3_o 22._o see_v avarice_n liberality_n romans_z famous_a for_o courage_n 1_o 18._o their_o ancient_a justice_n and_o kindness_n to_o ally_n when_o change_v 2_o 8._o ruin_v by_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n ibid._n romulus_n do_v ill_a in_o kill_v remus_n 3_o 10._o roscius_n amerinus_n defend_v by_o cicero_n 2_o 14._o rule_v the_o desire_n of_o it_o natural_a to_o man_n 1_o 4._o general_a rule_n or_o measure_n 3_o 5._o rutilius_n have_v the_o name_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n etc._n etc._n 2_o 13._o scholar_n of_o panaetius_n 3_o 2._o s._n salamis_n famous_a for_o a_o victory_n 1_o 22._o salmacis_n 1_o 18._o scaevola_n give_v more_o than_o be_v ask_v for_o a_o estate_n 3_o 15._o pontifex_fw-la max._n 3_o 17._o sceptic_n their_o opinion_n 2_o 2._o secrecy_n nothing_o to_o be_v commit_v out_o of_o hope_n of_o it_o 3_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n self-love_n keep_v man_n from_o see_v their_o duty_n 1_o 9_o nature_n allow_v a_o man_n to_o love_n himself_o first_o 3_o 5_o 10._o but_o not_o to_o injure_v other_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o self_n ibid._n 3_o 6._o seller_n bind_v to_o tell_v the_o fault_n of_o his_o good_n 3_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n shall_v use_v no_o art_n to_o enhance_v their_o price_n 3_o 15._o serious_n thing_n to_o be_v handle_v serious_o 1_o 37_o 40._o show_v to_o the_o people_n how_o far_o allowable_a 2_o 16_o 17._o sincerity_n agreeable_a to_o man_n nature_n 1_o 4._o sing_v open_o a_o great_a rudeness_n 1_o 40._o slave_n how_o to_o be_v deal_v with_o 1_o 13._o 2_o 7._o trick_n in_o sell_v they_o punish_v 3_o 17._o society_n the_o principle_n sort_n and_o degree_n of_o it_o 1_o 16_o 17._o nothing_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v more_o concern_v for_o 1_o 43._o man_n by_o nature_n sociable_a 1_o 44._o necessity_n not_o the_o motive_n to_o society_n ibid._n duty_n of_o it_o of_o several_a degree_n in_o what_o order_n to_o be_v perform_v 1_o 43._o universal_a society_n of_o what_o nature_n 3_o 12._o socrates_n facetious_a and_o droll_a 1_o 30._o of_o extraordinary_a virtue_n 1_o 41._o his_o short_a cut_n to_o glory_n 2_o 12_o 13._o use_v to_o curse_v those_o that_o separate_a profit_n and_o honesty_n 3_o 3._o solon_n athenian_a lawgiver_n 1_o 22._o his_o craft_n 1_o 30._o son_n shall_v live_v as_o become_v the_o name_n of_o their_o ancestor_n 1_o 22_o 23._o dont_fw-fr bath_n with_o their_o father_n 1_o 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o 43._o sophocles_n the_o tragedian_n 1_o 40._o soul_n function_n more_o noble_a than_o the_o body_n 2_o 13._o speech_n see_v discourse_n state_n how_o to_o be_v support_v 2_o 7_o 8._o 3_o 22._o style_n of_o eloquence_n and_o philosophy_v to_o be_v both_o cultivate_v 1_o 1._o stoic_n cicero_n follow_v they_o in_o this_o book_n 1_o 2._o great_a admirer_n of_o derivation_n 1_o 8._o their_o chief_a good_a etc._n etc._n 3_o 3._o stranger_n duty_n in_o a_o place_n 1_o 34._o a_o difference_n to_o be_v make_v between_o they_o 1_o 41._o shall_v not_o be_v forbid_v a_o city_n 3_o 11._o study_v not_o to_o be_v spend_v upon_o obscure_a and_o difficult_a subject_n 1_o 7._o the_o end_n of_o it_o ibid._n shall_v give_v place_n to_o action_n 1_o 4_o 6_o 43_o 44_o 45._o subject_a of_o a_o discourse_n must_v be_v first_o explain_v 1_o 2._o different_a subject_n require_v different_a way_n of_o expression_n 2_o 10._o subject_n of_o common_a discourse_n 1_o 37._o sulpitius_n a_o astronomer_n 1_o 6._o a_o orator_n accuse_v norbanus_n 2_o 14._o summum_fw-la jus_o summam_fw-la injuria_fw-la 1_o 10._o swear_v upon_o one_o conscience_n 3_o 19_o my_o tongue_n swear_v but_o etc._n etc._n 3_o 29._o sylla_n lucius_n inhuman_a victory_n 2_o 8._o sylla_n pub._n kinsman_n to_o the_o former_a ibid._n t._n take_v away_o what_o be_v another_o a_o breach_n of_o justice_n 1_o 7._o most_o contrary_a to_o nature_n 3_o 5_o 6._o take_v away_o from_o one_o and_o give_v to_o another_o no_o liberality_n 1_o 14._o no_o good_a man_n will_v take_v from_o another_o to_o enrich_v himself_o 3_o 19_o talk_v see_v discourse_n tax_n the_o people_n not_o to_o be_v burden_v with_o they_o 2_o 21._o tax-gatherers_a hate_a 1_o 42._o ten_o man_n send_v by_o hannibal_n to_o rome_n etc._n etc._n 1_o 13._o 3_o 32._o temperance_n 1_o 5._o the_o duty_n of_o it_o must_v not_o always_o give_v place_n to_o those_o of_o justice_n 1_o 45._o and_o sobriety_n adorn_v a_o young_a man_n 2_o 13._o nothing_o profitable_a that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o 3_o 33._o ten_o pay_v to_o the_o god_n 2_o 17._o terence_n chremes_n 1_o 9_o thebes_n wife_n of_o tyrant_n alexander_n 2_o 7._o themistocles_n 1_o 22._o his_o opinion_n about_o marry_v a_o daughter_n 2_o 20._o his_o proposal_n to_o the_o athenian_n 3_o 11._o theophrastus_n 1_o 1._o his_o book_n about_o riches_n 2_o 16._o praise_n hospitality_n 2_o 18._o theseus_n wish_n grant_v by_o neptune_n 1_o 10._o 3._o 25._o thief_n can_v subsist_v without_o justice_n 2._o 11._o think_v the_o end_n of_o it_o 1_o 6._o a_o good_a man_n will_v think_v what_o he_o be_v ashamed_a shall_v be_v know_v 3_o 19_o thracian_n brand_v 2_o 7._o time_n and_o place_n make_v action_n good_a or_o bad_a 1_o 40._o trade_n which_o creditable_a etc._n etc._n 1_o 42._o tradesman_n shall_v avoid_v lie_v 1_o 42._o be_v just_a 2._o 11._o treachery_n etc._n etc._n contrary_a to_o reason_n 3_o 17._o truce_n for_o thirty_o day_n 1_o 10._o trust_v how_o man_n be_v induce_v to_o trust_v we_o 2_o 9_o trust_n not_o always_o to_o be_v restore_v 3_o 25._o truth_n the_o love_n of_o it_o natural_a to_o man_n 1_o 4_o 30._o two_o fault_n in_o search_n of_o it_o to_o be_v avoid_v 1_o 6._o tyrant_n general_o come_v to_o ill_a end_n 2_o 7._o to_o kill_v they_o count_v glorious_a among_o the_o roman_n 3_o 4._o be_v enemy_n of_o human_a society_n 3_o 6._o lead_v miserable_a life_n 3_o 21._o u._n v._n victual_n pleasure_n shall_v not_o be_v regard_v in_o it_o 1_o 30._o viriathus_n the_o lysitanian_a robber_n 2_o 11._o virtue_n alone_a or_o at_o least_o chief_o desirable_a 1_o 2._o 3_o 7._o virtue_n all_o connect_v 1_o 5._o 2_o 10._o force_v we_o to_o love_v the_o person_n that_o possess_v it_o 1_o 17._o 2_o 9_o it_o be_v principal_a office_n to_o procure_v the_o love_n of_o man_n 2_o 5._o consist_v in_o three_o thing_n ibid._n move_v man_n admiration_n 2_o 10._o when_o it_o appear_v with_o great_a splendour_n ibid._n scorn_v affinity_n with_o pleasure_n 3_o 33._o see_v honesty_n ulysses_n of_o a_o temper_n to_o undergo_v any_o thing_n 1_o 31._o will_v have_v avoid_v the_o war_n 3_o 26._o unable_a those_o who_o be_v unable_a to_o exercise_v some_o virtue_n shall_v take_v the_o more_o care_n to_o get_v other_o 1_o 33._o ungrateful_a man_n hate_v by_o all_o 2_o 18._o uniformity_n of_o life_n whence_o it_o arise_v 1_o 31_o 40._o be_v most_o become_a ibid._n unjust_a those_o who_o spend_v their_o life_n in_o contemplation_n be_v so_o 1_o 9_o and_o those_o who_o mind_n no_o body_n business_n but_o their_o own_o ibid._n voice_n shall_v be_v clear_a and_o harmonious_a etc._n etc._n 1_o 37._o voluntary_a no_o true_a virtue_n that_o be_v not_o so_o 1_o 9_o usurer_n hate_v 1_o 42._o cato_n opinion_n of_o usery_n 2_o 25._o w._n want_v we_o shall_v be_v most_o liberal_a to_o those_o that_o want_v most_o etc._n etc._n 1_o 15._o 2_o 18._o war_n law_n of_o it_o to_o be_v observe_v 1_o 11._o 3_o 29._o may_v be_v undertake_v but_o it_o must_v be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o peace_n 1_o 11_o 23._o the_o management_n of_o it_o less_o glorious_a than_o civil_a prudence_n 1_o 22._o courage_n in_o it_o recommend_v a_o young_a man_n 2_o 13._o way_n two_o of_o pleasure_n and_o virtue_n 1_o 32._o wicked_a to_o be_v so_o never_o profitable_a 3_o 15._o will_v forge_v of_o minut._n basilus_n etc._n etc._n 3_o 18._o wing_n of_o horse_n 2_o 13._o wisdom_n which_o the_o chief_a 1_o 43._o the_o desinition_n and_o commendation_n of_o it_o 2_o 2._o to_o be_v often_o with_o wise_a man_n recommend_v a_o young_a man_n 2_o 13._o a_o wise_a man_n not_o wise_a for_o himself_o good_a for_o nothing_o 3_o 15_o workhouse_n can_v have_v nothing_o gentile_a in_o it_o 1_o 42._o world_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o be_v well_o think_v of_o by_o all_o the_o world_n 1_o 28._o x._o xanthippus_n the_o lacedaemonian_a 3_o 26._o xenocrates_n the_o severe_a philosopher_n 1_o 30._o xenophon_n o_o economic_n translate_v by_o cicero_n 2_o 24._o y._n young_a man_n the_o duty_n of_o they_o 1_o 34._o how_o they_o shall_v make_v '_o emselve_n take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o world_n 2_o 13._o be_v not_o envy_v but_o rather_o encourage_v ibid._n z._n zeno_n hold_v virtue_n to_o be_v the_o only_a good_a 3_o 8._o print_a by_o w._n onley_n in_o bond_n be_v stable_n adjoin_v to_o symond_n be_v inn_n in_o chancery-lane_n mdcxcix_o