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that_o power_n that_o we_o leave_v to_o revenge_v ourselves_o but_o also_o a_o gentleness_n in_o a_o superior_a in_o punish_v and_o chastise_v of_o inferior_n it_o be_v likewise_o know_v that_o as_o meekness_n or_o mildness_n lean_v and_o incline_v rather_o to_o the_o defect_n than_o the_o excess_n of_o anger_n so_o also_o clemency_n incline_v more_o to_o the_o want_n than_o to_o the_o excess_n of_o punishment_n so_o that_o indulgence_n be_v not_o so_o much_o opposite_a to_o it_o as_o cruelty_n of_o mind_n or_o that_o kind_a of_o inhumanity_n that_o appear_v in_o the_o extraordinary_a punishment_n of_o offender_n it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o this_o virtue_n be_v esteem_v proper_a to_o generous_a and_o noble_a mind_n it_o become_v all_o man_n in_o general_a who_o have_v authority_n over_o those_o who_o ask_v pardon_n for_o their_o fault_n but_o it_o be_v more_o particular_o the_o ornament_n and_o glory_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n therefore_o cicero_n call_v it_o a_o 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