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of_o diogenes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d namely_o to_o the_o god_n his_o piety_n and_o affection_n to_o his_o country_n both_o of_o they_o so_o conspicuous_a in_o he_o and_o then_o for_o his_o diâ—t_n he_o be_v say_v diocles_n so_o frugal_a and_o ascetic_a com._n that_o his_o drink_n be_v nothing_o save_o a_o small_a sort_n of_o wine_n or_o for_o the_o most_o part_n water_n of_o the_o rock_n only_o nay_o it_o be_v report_v that_o one_o day_n send_v for_o a_o morsel_n of_o cheese_n to_o his_o bread_n he_o be_v hear_v to_o prosess_v that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a extraordinary_n hujuscemodi_fw-la ergo_fw-la ille_fw-la fuit_fw-la qui_fw-la bonorum_fw-la finem_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la esse_fw-la decrevit_fw-la behold_v the_o epicure_n which_o all_o the_o world_n cry_v up_o for_o their_o patron_n and_o first_o founder_n but_o let_v we_o hear_v he_o celebrate_v by_o athenaeus_n and_o then_o judge_v of_o the_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o mortal_n plot_n you_o wickedness_n for_o gain_v unsatiable_a strife_n and_o war_n maintain_v all_o nature_n wealth_n do_v in_o strait_a bound_n delight_n whilst_o false_a opinion_n err_v to_o infinite_a wise_a neoclis_n son_n this_o from_o the_o muse_n bring_v or_o it_o by_o suadas_n tripodes_fw-la be_v teach_v and_o so_o the_o christian_a philosopher_n 8._o have_v food_n and_o clothing_n let_v we_o therewith_o be_v content_v but_o to_o hasten_v â—ur_n hero_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o hundred_o and_o nine_o olimpiad_n the_o three_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o divine_a plato_n qu._n he_o institute_v his_o school_n and_o sect_n be_v about_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n and_o final_o end_v â—is_fw-la life_n at_o athens_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o 127_o olyâ—piad_n after_o he_o have_v live_v 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sufficient_o testify_v that_o the_o felicity_n which_o he_o cherish_v and_o teach_v be_v only_o to_o be_v enjoy_v in_o the_o command_n over_o his_o passion_n the_o memery_n of_o his_o excellent_a invention_n philosophy_n and_o incomparable_a reason_n and_o if_o this_o hasty_a design_n do_v not_o full_o represent_v he_o to_o the_o reader_n 19_o leâ—_n he_o behold_v he_o describe_v to_o the_o very_a life_n by_o the_o skilful_a pencil_n â—f_n laertius_n where_o he_o shall_v also_o see_v his_o testament_n doctrine_n disciple_n and_o write_n where_o likewise_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_n de_fw-la atomis_fw-la inani_fw-la de_fw-la amore_fw-la and_o a_o just_a liberary_n more_o by_o that_o biographer_n enumerate_v less_o than_o this_o i_o can_v not_o well_o have_v say_v concern_v our_o great_a epicurus_n of_o who_o doctrine_n and_o plaâ—its_v our_o lucretius_n be_v the_o express_a trumpet_n in_o roman_a verse_n his_o philosophy_n be_v the_o very_a subject_a matter_n of_o all_o that_o 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