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mori_fw-la alterum_fw-la ut_fw-la posset_n etc._n etc._n seneca_n epist_n 24._o sic_fw-la long_fw-mi virtute_fw-la fuit_fw-la mens_fw-la sancta_fw-la catonis_fw-la purgata_fw-la atque_fw-la illi_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la immortalis_fw-la honorem_fw-la jam_fw-la contemplanti_fw-la divini_fw-la fata_fw-la platonis_fw-la phaedonem_fw-la tradunt_fw-la cum_fw-la laetus_fw-la talia_fw-la fatur_fw-la salve_fw-la sancte_fw-la libre_fw-la superis_fw-la demisse_fw-la catoni_fw-la dirige_fw-la tu_fw-la cursum_fw-la vitaeque_fw-la extrema_fw-la meantis_fw-la instrue_n non_fw-la alium_fw-la moriturus_fw-la quaero_fw-la magistrum_fw-la nec_fw-la restare_fw-la alius_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la numina_fw-la curas_fw-la etc._n etc._n tho._n maius_n in_o supplemento_fw-la lucani_n lib._n 4._o quid_fw-la ambraciotes_n ille_fw-la cleombrotus_n videlicet_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la platonis_fw-la illum_fw-la phaedonem_fw-la perlegasset_fw-la praecipitem_fw-la se_fw-la dedit_fw-la nullam_fw-la aliam_fw-la ob_fw-la 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162._o say_v thus_o of_o he_o orpheus_n in_o aegyptum_fw-la profectus_fw-la multa_fw-la ibi_fw-la didicit_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la tam_fw-la initiationibus_fw-la &_o theologia_n quam_fw-la poesi_fw-la &_o melodia_n esset_fw-la graecorum_n praestantissimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o
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argument_n from_o which_o we_o have_v digress_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n why_o not_o you_o say_v well_o quoth_v he_o indissoluble_a he_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o grand_a dispute_n about_o the_o soul_n immortality_n the_o fundament_n whereof_o be_v this_o proposition_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v most_o pure_a and_o simple_a and_o therefore_o indissoluble_a ought_v we_o not_o then_o say_v socrates_n to_o ask_v of_o ourselves_o and_o with_o the_o best_a of_o our_o understanding_n to_o inquire_v to_o what_o thing_n this_o affection_n of_o dissipation_n may_v be_v convenient_a and_o incident_a and_o for_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o fear_v lest_o it_o suffer_v dissipation_n and_o by_o what_o reason_n and_o in_o what_o part_n thereof_o then_o to_o consider_v diligent_o whether_o that_o thing_n be_v a_o soul_n or_o not_o and_o in_o fine_a matter_n be_v thus_o state_v either_o to_o hope_v comfortable_o of_o the_o soul_n or_o to_o fear_v for_o it_o according_o you_o say_v well_o quoth_v he_o dissolution_n he_o first_o position_n whatsoever_o be_v compose_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o dissolution_n be_v it_o agreeable_a to_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v either_o actual_o mix_v or_o compound_v or_o by_o nature_n so_o constitute_v as_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o mixture_n or_o composition_n be_v it_o agreeable_a i_o say_v to_o such_o a_o thing_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v compound_v to_o be_v dissolve_v but_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n of_o who_o nature_n it_o be_v to_o be_v whole_o simple_a or_o uncompounded_a be_v it_o convenient_a to_o this_o thing_n to_o suffer_v no_o dissolution_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v so_o say_v cebes_n compound_v cebes_n second_o position_n thing_n that_o be_v always_o the_o same_o that_o be_v eternal_a be_v void_a of_o composition_n thing_n not_o always_o the_o same_o that_o be_v moralâ—_n be_v compound_v