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it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n without_o the_o expense_n of_o so_o much_o sweat_n and_o blood_n 29_o chilo_n say_v one_o ought_v to_o be_v young_a in_o his_o old_a age_n and_o old_a in_o his_o youth_n that_o be_v a_o old_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v cheerful_a and_o good-humoured_a and_o a_o young_a man_n wise._n 30_o artaxerxes_n be_v rout_v in_o a_o battle_n and_o put_v to_o flight_n after_o his_o baggage_n and_o provision_n have_v be_v plunder_v he_o find_v himself_o so_o press_v with_o hunger_n that_o he_o be_v reduce_v to_o eat_v a_o piece_n of_o barley_n bread_n and_o some_o dry_a figs._n he_o relish_v they_o so_o well_o that_o he_o cry_v out_o o_o god_n how_o many_o pleasure_n have_v plenty_n deprive_v i_o of_o till_o this_o instant_n 31_o those_o of_o cyrene_n desire_v plato_n to_o make_v law_n for_o they_o i_o can_v say_v he_o dictate_v law_n to_o those_o who_o plenty_n and_o prosperity_n have_v make_v incapable_a to_o obey_v 32_o archidamus_n besiege_v corinth_n see_v a_o great_a 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