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section_n i._o man_n divert_v his_o eyâ—s_n from_o his_o condition_n not_o to_o know_v the_o deformity_n thereof_o and_o abandon_v they_o to_o follow_v his_o own_o vain_a imagination_n pag._n 1_o section_n ii_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n can_v free_v itself_o from_o vanity_n so_o natural_a she_o be_v to_o it_o pag._n 17_o the_o second_o discourse_n of_o the_o sense_n section_n i._o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n be_v unite_v together_o 〈…〉_z strong_a â—â—inke_v that_o as_o the_o 〈…〉_z by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o the_o soul_n can_v move_v towards_o external_a thing_n nor_o know_v they_o but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o sense_n pag._n 27_o section_n ii_o the_o different_a operation_n of_o the_o sense_n conclude_v not_o that_o there_o be_v five_o no_o more_o than_o the_o different_a effect_n of_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o there_o be_v many_o sun_n 32_o section_n iii_o nature_n be_v icalous_a of_o secret_n permit_v not_o the_o sense_n to_o discover_v the_o 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increase_v and_o fortify_v themselves_o through_o opinion_n 88_o section_n iii_o opinion_n very_o ill_o requiâ—es_v the_o greatness_n to_o hold_v she_o still_o in_o show_n and_o esteem_v and_o to_o give_v all_o the_o world_n right_a to_o control_v her_o action_n 94_o section_n iv._o the_o common_a people_n have_v no_o more_o certain_a nor_o clear_v see_v guide_n than_o opinion_n 99_o section_n v._o opinion_n as_o a_o ingenious_a painter_n give_v those_o thing_n which_o environ_v we_o such_o face_n &_o figure_n as_o it_o please_v 102_o section_n vi_o opinion_n leave_v nothing_o entire_a but_o its_o corruption_n and_o pardon_v not_o virtue_n herself_o 107_o the_o four_o discourse_n of_o passion_n section_n i._o stormes_n arise_v not_o so_o many_o surge_n on_o the_o sea_n as_o passion_n engender_v tempest_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n 114_o section_n ii_o we_o may_v say_v of_o love_n that_o which_o the_o roman_n say_v of_o a_o emperor_n that_o they_o know_v not_o whether_o they_o 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