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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o man_n will_v do_v injury_n it_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o kingdom_n piety_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o less_o matter_n as_o he_o think_v but_o the_o truth_n be_v he_o need_v not_o have_v suppose_v it_o to_o be_v such_o a_o difficult_a thing_n to_o be_v persuade_v to_o do_v injury_n for_o as_o the_o philosopher_n speak_v nothing_o be_v more_o easy_a then_o to_o do_v another_o man_n wrong_v and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o justice_n although_o it_o be_v so_o beautiful_a a_o light_n in_o the_o world_n that_o as_o he_o say_v of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o the_o morning_n nor_o the_o evening_n star_n be_v half_a so_o orient_o beautiful_a yet_o so_o few_o man_n be_v in_o love_n with_o it_o because_o it_o be_v the_o good_a of_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v all_o natural_o engrosser_n of_o good_n for_o ourselves_o but_o we_o be_v loath_a though_o just_o to_o divide_v or_o part_v they_o with_o any_o other_o and_o therefore_o 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