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weapon_n and_o what_o lie_v in_o it_o do_v harm_n to_o the_o utmost_a therefore_o claudius_n the_o emperor_n for_o that_o he_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o his_o be_v subject_a both_o irae_fw-la &_o iracundiae_fw-la that_o be_v both_o to_o sudden_a wrath_n and_o wrath_n continue_v excuse_v himself_o for_o both_o these_o by_o public_a proclamation_n and_o make_v a_o solemn_a promise_n that_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v short_a and_o harmless_a and_o the_o other_o shall_v never_o be_v unjust_a it_o be_v well_o if_o he_o keep_v his_o word_n and_o how_o useful_a must_v that_o virtue_n be_v which_o enable_v we_o thus_o to_o act_v by_o which_o we_o have_v power_n to_o moderate_v our_o anger_n this_o be_v meekness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_n mansuetudo_fw-la as_o the_o latin_n call_v she_o the_o two_o extreme_n whereof_o be_v on_o the_o defect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v free_a from_o anger_n which_o indeed_o unless_o reason_n be_v very_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v a_o prudent_a man_n in_o plutarch_n you_o know_v not_o how_o to_o suffer_v wrong_a but_o i_o do_v now_o the_o speedy_a and_o most_o successful_a way_n to_o learn_v with_o quietness_n to_o pass_v by_o wrong_n be_v to_o neglect_v contempt_n which_o give_v they_o their_o edge_n but_o because_o the_o great_a master_n of_o ethic_n will_v have_v it_o so_o we_o must_v learn_v how_o to_o be_v angry_a by_o weight_n and_o measure_n sometime_o more_o sometime_o less_o according_a as_o our_o occasion_n call_v saint_n augustine_n have_v a_o conceit_n that_o if_o adam_n have_v not_o fall_v his_o passion_n of_o lust_n will_v have_v be_v so_o absolute_o under_o his_o command_n that_o he_o may_v have_v raise_v or_o allay_v it_o at_o his_o will_n some_o such_o conceit_n
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