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in_o the_o evening_n which_o be_v so_o prejudicial_a to_o government_n that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n among_o the_o carthaginian_n that_o no_o magistrate_n whatsoever_o shall_v drink_v any_o wine_n at_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o year_n in_o which_o they_o bear_v any_o office_n etc._n etc._n as_o we_o read_v in_o plato_n l._n 2._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la p._n 674._o edit_fw-la serrani_fw-la and_o he_o admirable_o represent_v what_o the_o mischief_n of_o it_o be_v when_o a_o mere_a youth_n govern_v who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o undergo_v so_o weighty_a a_o charge_n in_o the_o next_o book_n pag._n 691._o q_o v._n 17._o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o felicity_n of_o a_o nation_n be_v unspeakable_a when_o it_o be_v under_o the_o care_n of_o a_o gallant_a prince_n who_o he_o call_v be_v chorim_n which_o may_v either_o signify_v his_o descent_n or_o the_o excellent_a quality_n of_o his_o own_o person_n or_o rather_o both_o one_o who_o inherit_v the_o virtue_n of_o his_o 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