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a_o kind_n of_o release_n both_o to_o he_o that_o die_v and_o those_o that_o survive_v he_o xiii_o that_o death_n which_o prevent_v a_o crazy_a old_a age_n come_v in_o better_a time_n than_o that_o which_o terminate_v it_o fourteen_o there_o be_v but_o three_o great_a event_n for_o we_o man_n birth_n life_n and_o death_n we_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o our_o birth_n we_o suffer_v in_o die_v and_o forget_v to_o live_v xv._o most_o man_n spend_v the_o first_o part_n of_o their_o life_n in_o render_v the_o other_o miserable_a *_o xvi_o man_n fear_v death_n as_o child_n fear_v to_o go_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o as_o that_o natural_a fear_n be_v increase_v in_o child_n with_o tale_n so_o be_v the_o other_o certain_o the_o stoic_n bestow_v too_o much_o cost_v upon_o death_n and_o by_o their_o great_a preparation_n make_v it_o appear_v more_o fearful_a it_o be_v as_o natural_a to_o die_v as_o to_o be_v bear_v and_o to_o a_o little_a infant_n perhaps_o the_o one_o be_v as_o painful_a as_o the_o 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themselves_o to_o our_o wit_n which_o be_v natural_o fine_a and_o better_a than_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o make_v they_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o art_n and_o study_n vii_o wit_n be_v always_o make_v a_o cully_n to_o the_o heart_n viii_o many_o people_n be_v acquaint_v with_o their_o own_o wit_n that_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o their_o own_o heart_n ix_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o wit_n to_o act_v a_o long_a while_o the_o part_n of_o the_o heart_n x._o a_o man_n of_o wit_n will_v be_v sometime_o miserable_o at_o a_o loss_n but_o for_o the_o company_n of_o fool_n xi_o a_o man_n of_o wit_n may_v sometime_o be_v a_o coxcomb_n but_o a_o man_n of_o judgement_n never_o can_v xii_o the_o different_a way_n or_o method_n for_o compass_v a_o design_n come_v not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o quickness_n and_o fertility_n of_o a_o industrious_a wit_n as_o dim-sighted_n understanding_n which_o make_v we_o pitch_v upon_o every_o fresh_a matter_n that_o present_v itself_o to_o our_o grope_a fancy_n and_o do_v not_o furnish_v we_o with_o judgement_n sufficient_a to_o discern_v at_o first_o sight_n which_o of_o they_o be_v best_o for_o our_o purpose_n xiii_o the_o twang_v of_o a_o man_n native_a country_n stick_v by_o he_o as_o much_o in_o his_o mind_n and_o disposition_n as_o it_o do_v in_o his_o tone_n of_o speak_v fourteen_o wit_n serve_v sometime_o to_o make_v we_o play_v the_o fool_n with_o great_a confidence_n xv._o shallow_a wit_n be_v apt_a to_o censure_v every_o thing_n above_o their_o own_o capacity_n xvi_o it_o be_v past_a the_o power_n of_o imagination_n itself_o to_o invent_v so_o many_o distant_a contrariety_n as_o there_o be_v natural_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o man._n xvii_o no_o body_n be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o himself_o as_o to_o know_v his_o own_o mind_n at_o all_o time_n xviii_o every_o body_n complain_v of_o his_o memory_n but_o no_o body_n of_o his_o judgement_n xix_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o general_a revolution_n not_o more_o visible_a in_o the_o turn_n it_o give_v to_o the_o fortune_n of_o the_o world_n than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o change_n of_o man_n understanding_n and_o the_o different_a relish_n of_o wit._n xx._n man_n often_o think_v to_o conduct_v and_o govern_v themselves_o when_o all_o the_o while_o they_o be_v lead_v and_o manage_v and_o while_o their_o understanding_n aim_v at_o one_o thing_n their_o heart_n insensible_o draw_v they_o into_o another_o xxi_o great_a soul_n be_v not_o distinguish_v by_o have_v less_o passion_n and_o more_o virtue_n but_o by_o have_v noble_a and_o great_a design_n than_o the_o vulgar_a xxii_o we_o allow_v few_o man_n to_o be_v either_o witty_a or_o reasonable_a beside_o those_o who_o be_v of_o our_o own_o opinion_n xxiii_o we_o be_v as_o much_o please_v to_o discover_v another_o man_n mind_n as_o we_o be_v discontent_v to_o have_v our_o own_o find_v out_o xxiv_o a_o straight_a and_o well-contrived_a mind_n find_v it_o easy_a to_o yield_v to_o a_o 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which_o for_o want_v of_o make_v a_o deep_a impression_n we_o can_v never_o recover_v afterward_o in_o vain_a we_o hunt_v for_o the_o straggle_a idea_n and_o rummage_v all_o the_o solitude_n and_o retirement_n of_o our_o soul_n for_o a_o lose_v thought_n which_o have_v leave_v no_o track_n or_o footstep_n behind_o it_o the_o swift_a offspring_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v go_v it_o be_v dead_a as_o soon_o as_o bear_v nay_o often_o prove_v abortive_a in_o the_o moment_n it_o be_v conceive_v the_o only_a way_n therefore_o to_o retain_v our_o thought_n be_v to_o â—asten_v they_o in_o word_n and_o chain_v they_o in_o write_v xxxii_o *_o a_o man_n be_v never_o so_o great_a a_o dunce_n by_o nature_n but_o love_n malice_n or_o necessity_n will_v supply_v he_o with_o some_o wit._n xxxiii_o *_o there_o be_v a_o defect_n which_o be_v almost_o unavoidable_a in_o great_a inventor_n it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o such_o earnest_n and_o powerful_a mind_n to_o do_v wonderful_a thing_n in_o the_o 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of_o their_o author_n moderation_n i._o moderation_n in_o prosperity_n general_o spring_n either_o from_o apprehension_n of_o the_o shame_n and_o reproach_n that_o attend_v passion_n and_o excess_n or_o ehe_fw-ge fear_n of_o lose_v our_o fortune_n and_o advantage_n ii_o moderation_n be_v like_a temperance_n a_o man_n will_v be_v well_o enough_o please_v to_o eat_v more_o but_o only_o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o a_o surfeit_n iii_o the_o moderation_n of_o some_o fortunate_a man_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o smooth_a and_o compose_a temper_n owe_v to_o the_o calm_a of_o their_o prosperity_n iv_o moderation_n be_v a_o fear_n of_o fall_v into_o that_o envy_n and_o contempt_n which_o those_o who_o grow_v giddy_a with_o their_o good_a fortune_n most_o just_o draw_v upon_o themselves_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a ostentation_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o in_o short_a the_o moderation_n of_o man_n in_o the_o most_o exalt_a fortune_n be_v a_o desire_n to_o be_v think_v above_o those_o 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