the_o king_n and_o strict_a inquiry_n and_o question_n both_o of_o language_n and_o learning_n and_o much_o critic_n upon_o the_o several_a write_n produce_v by_o the_o several_a pretender_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o examiner_n this_o degree_n may_v resemble_v that_o of_o master_n of_o art_n in_o our_o college_n and_o be_v confer_v with_o a_o new_a badge_n belong_v to_o it_o the_o three_o degree_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o that_o of_o doctor_n among_o we_o in_o any_o of_o our_o science_n and_o be_v never_o confer_v but_o in_o the_o imperial_a city_n of_o peking_n with_o great_a form_n and_o solemnity_n after_o much_o examine_n and_o deliberation_n of_o the_o person_n appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o of_o this_o degree_n there_o be_v never_o to_o be_v above_o three_o hundred_o at_o a_o time_n in_o the_o whole_a empire_n beside_o such_o as_o be_v actual_o in_o the_o magistracy_n or_o government_n who_o be_v all_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o person_n that_o have_v commence_v or_o attain_v this_o degree_n of_o learning_n upon_o the_o take_n each_o degree_n they_o repair_v to_o a_o temple_n of_o confutius_n which_o be_v erect_v in_o each_o city_n and_o adjoin_v to_o the_o college_n and_o there_o they_o perform_v the_o worship_n and_o ceremony_n appoint_v in_o honour_n of_o his_o memory_n as_o the_o great_a prince_n or_o hero_n of_o the_o learned_a of_o these_o person_n all_o their_o council_n and_o all_o their_o magistracy_n be_v compose_v out_o of_o these_o be_v choose_v all_o their_o chief_a officer_n and_o mandarine_n both_o civil_a and_o military_a with_o these_o the_o emperor_n and_o viceroy_n of_o province_n and_o general_n of_o army_n advise_v upon_o all_o great_a occasion_n and_o their_o learning_n and_o virtue_n make_v they_o esteem_v more_o able_a for_o the_o execution_n and_o discharge_n of_o all_o public_a employment_n than_o the_o long_a practice_n and_o experience_n in_o other_o country_n and_o when_o they_o come_v into_o army_n they_o be_v find_v brave_a and_o more_o generous_a in_o expose_v their_o life_n upon_o all_o great_a occasion_n than_o the_o bold_a soldier_n of_o their_o troop_n now_o for_o the_o government_n it_o be_v absolute_a monarchy_n there_o be_v no_o other_o law_n in_o china_n but_o the_o king_n order_n and_o command_n and_o it_o be_v likewise_o hereditary_a still_o descend_v to_o the_o next_o of_o blood_n but_o all_o order_n and_o command_n of_o the_o king_n proceed_v through_o his_o counsel_n and_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o recommendation_n or_o petition_n of_o the_o council_n proper_a and_o appoint_v for_o that_o affair_n so_o that_o all_o matter_n be_v debate_v determine_v and_o conclude_v by_o the_o several_a council_n and_o then_o upon_o their_o advice_n or_o request_n make_v to_o the_o king_n they_o be_v ratify_v and_o sign_v by_o he_o and_o so_o pass_v into_o law_n all_o great_a office_n of_o state_n be_v likewise_o confer_v by_o the_o king_n upon_o the_o same_o recommendation_n or_o petition_n of_o his_o several_a council_n so_o that_o none_o be_v prefer_v by_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o prince_n himself_o nor_o by_o favour_n of_o any_o minister_n by_o flattery_n or_o corruption_n but_o by_o force_n or_o appearance_n of_o merit_n of_o learning_n and_o of_o virtue_n which_o observe_v by_o the_o several_a council_n gain_v their_o recommendation_n or_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n the_o chief_a officer_n be_v either_o those_o of_o state_n reside_v constant_o at_o court_n and_o by_o who_o the_o whole_a empire_n be_v govern_v or_o the_o provincial_a officer_n viceroy_n and_o magistrate_n or_o mandarines_n for_o the_o first_o there_o be_v in_o the_o imperial_a city_n at_o peking_n six_o several_a council_n or_o as_o some_o author_n affirm_v one_o great_a council_n that_o divide_v itself_o into_o six_o small_a but_o distinct_a branch_n some_o difference_n be_v also_o make_v by_o writer_n concern_v the_o nature_n or_o the_o business_n of_o these_o council_n but_o that_o which_o seem_v most_o general_o agree_v be_v that_o the_o first_o of_o these_o six_o be_v a_o council_n of_o state_n by_o who_o all_o officer_n through_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v choose_v according_a to_o their_o learning_n and_o merit_n the_o second_o be_v the_o council_n of_o treasury_n which_o have_v inspection_n into_o the_o whole_a revenue_n and_o the_o receipt_n and_o payment_n that_o be_v make_v in_o or_o out_o of_o it_o the_o three_o take_v care_n of_o the_o temple_n offering_n feast_n and_o ceremony_n belong_v to_o they_o as_o likewise_o of_o learning_n and_o the_o school_n or_o college_n design_v for_o it_o the_o four_o be_v the_o council_n of_o war_n which_o dispose_v of_o all_o military_a office_n and_o honour_n and_o all_o matter_n of_o war_n and_o peace_n that_o be_v by_o the_o king_n command_n issue_v upon_o their_o representation_n the_o five_o take_v care_n of_o all_o the_o royal_a or_o public_a building_n and_o of_o their_o fleet_n and_o the_o six_o be_v a_o council_n or_o court_n of_o justice_n or_o judicature_n in_o all_o cause_n both_o civil_a and_o criminal_a each_o of_o these_o council_n have_v a_o precedent_n and_o two_o assistant_n or_o chief_a secretary_n whereof_o one_o sit_v at_o his_o right_n and_o the_o other_o on_o his_o left_a hand_n who_o digest_v and_o register_v the_o debate_n and_o order_n of_o the_o council_n and_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v in_o each_o council_n ten_o counsellor_n by_o these_o council_n the_o whole_a empire_n of_o china_n be_v govern_v through_o all_o the_o several_a kingdom_n that_o compose_v it_o and_o they_o have_v in_o each_o province_n particular_a officer_n intendant_o and_o notary_n from_o who_o they_o receive_v constant_a account_n and_o to_o who_o they_o send_v constant_a instruction_n concern_v all_o passage_n or_o affair_n of_o moment_n in_o any_o of_o the_o several_a province_n of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v beside_o these_o six_o several_a small_a council_n as_o one_o for_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o king_n woman_n for_o his_o household_n and_o his_o domestic_a chancery_n or_o justice_n but_o above_o all_o be_v the_o council_n of_o the_o colaos_n or_o chief_a minister_n who_o be_v seldom_o above_o five_o or_o six_o in_o number_n but_o person_n of_o the_o most_o consummate_a prudence_n and_o experience_n who_o after_o have_v pass_v with_o great_a applause_n through_o the_o other_o council_n or_o government_n of_o province_n be_v at_o last_o advance_v to_o this_o supreme_a dignity_n and_o serve_v as_o a_o privy_a council_n or_o rather_o a_o junto_n sit_v with_o the_o emperor_n himself_o which_o be_v allow_v to_o none_o of_o the_o other_o to_o these_o be_v present_v all_o the_o result_v or_o request_n of_o the_o other_o council_n and_o be_v by_o their_o advice_n approve_v they_o be_v by_o the_o emperor_n sign_v and_o ratify_v and_o so_o dispatch_v these_o be_v always_o attend_v by_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o renown_a philosopher_n or_o sage_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o attend_v the_o emperor_n and_o serve_v he_o in_o receive_v all_o petition_n and_o give_v their_o opinion_n upon_o they_o to_o the_o emperor_n or_o the_o colaos_n as_o also_o upon_o any_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n and_o difficulty_n when_o they_o be_v consult_v and_o these_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o two_o assembly_n reside_v at_o peking_n and_o consist_v of_o sixty_o man_n each_o but_o all_o choice_a person_n who_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n be_v general_o know_v and_o applaud_v they_o be_v employ_v in_o all_o matter_n of_o learning_n and_o give_v necessary_a order_n therein_o keep_v all_o the_o public_a write_n and_o order_n and_o digest_v they_o register_n all_o law_n and_o order_n of_o state_n and_o out_o of_o these_o be_v appoint_v by_o each_o succeed_a king_n some_o person_n to_o relate_v and_o register_v the_o time_n and_o action_n of_o his_o predecessor_n they_o be_v at_o their_o leisure_n much_o give_v to_o poetry_n in_o which_o they_o compile_v the_o praise_n of_o virtuous_a man_n and_o action_n satyr_n against_o vice_n inscription_n for_o monument_n and_o triumphal_a arch_n and_o such_o like_a composition_n and_o last_o out_o of_o these_o as_o they_o grow_v in_o esteem_n and_o fame_n of_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n be_v choose_v and_o advance_v by_o degree_n the_o officer_n of_o state_n and_o counsellor_n in_o the_o several_a council_n and_o none_o ever_o arrive_v to_o be_v a_o colao_n that_o have_v not_o be_v of_o one_o of_o these_o two_o assembly_n each_o particular_a kingdom_n of_o the_o empire_n have_v the_o same_o council_n or_o some_o very_a like_o they_o for_o the_o government_n of_o that_o particular_a province_n but_o there_o be_v beside_o in_o each_o a_o surintendant_n send_v more_o immediate_o from_o court_n to_o inspect_v the_o course_n of_o affair_n a_o censor_n of_o justice_n and_o manner_n without_o who_o approval_n no_o capital_a sentence_n be_v to_o be_v execute_v and_o a_o three_o
other_o sect_n in_o this_o point_n side_v in_o a_o manner_n with_o one_o or_o the_o other_o of_o these_o in_o their_o conception_n or_o expression_n the_o stoic_n will_v have_v it_o to_o consist_v in_o virtue_n and_o the_o epicurean_o in_o pleasure_n yet_o the_o most_o reasonable_a of_o the_o stoic_n make_v the_o pleasure_n of_o virtue_n to_o be_v the_o great_a happiness_n and_o the_o best_a of_o the_o epicurean_o make_v the_o great_a pleasure_n to_o consist_v in_o virtue_n and_o the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o seem_v not_o easy_o discover_v all_o agree_v the_o great_a temper_n if_o not_o the_o total_a subdue_a of_o passion_n and_o exercise_v of_o reason_n to_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o great_a felicity_n to_o live_v without_o desire_n or_o fear_n or_o those_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n and_o thought_n which_o passion_n raise_v to_o place_v true_a riches_n in_o want_v little_a rather_o than_o in_o possess_v much_o and_o true_a pleasure_n in_o temperance_n rather_o than_o in_o satisfy_v the_o sense_n to_o live_v with_o indifference_n to_o the_o common_a enjoyment_n and_o accident_n of_o life_n and_o with_o constancy_n upon_o the_o great_a blow_n of_o fate_n or_o of_o chance_n not_o to_o disturb_v our_o mind_n with_o sad_a reflection_n upon_o what_o be_v past_a nor_o with_o anxious_a care_n or_o rave_a hope_n about_o what_o be_v to_o come_v neither_o to_o disquiet_v life_n with_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n nor_o death_n with_o the_o desire_n of_o life_n but_o in_o both_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n else_o to_o follow_v nature_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o precept_n most_o agree_v among_o they_o thus_o reason_n seem_v only_o to_o have_v be_v call_v in_o to_o allay_v those_o disorder_n which_o itself_o have_v raise_v to_o cure_v its_o own_o wound_n and_o pretend_v to_o make_v we_o wise_n no_o other_o way_n than_o by_o render_v we_o insensible_a this_o at_o lest_o be_v the_o profession_n of_o many_o rigid_a stoic_n who_o will_v have_v have_v a_o wise_a man_n not_o only_o without_o any_o sort_n of_o passion_n but_o without_o any_o sense_n of_o pain_n as_o well_o as_o pleasure_n and_o to_o enjoy_v himself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o disease_n and_o torment_n as_o well_o as_o of_o health_n and_o ease_n a_o principle_n in_o my_o mind_n against_o common_a nature_n and_o common_a sense_n and_o which_o may_v have_v tell_v we_o in_o few_o word_n or_o with_o less_o circumstance_n that_o a_o man_n to_o be_v wise_a shall_v not_o be_v a_o man_n and_o this_o perhaps_o may_v have_v be_v easy_a enough_o to_o believe_v but_o nothing_o so_o hard_a as_o the_o other_o the_o epicurean_o be_v more_o intelligible_a in_o their_o notion_n and_o fortunate_a in_o their_o expression_n when_o they_o place_v a_o man_n happiness_n in_o the_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n and_o indolence_n of_o body_n for_o while_o we_o be_v compose_v of_o both_o i_o doubt_v both_o must_v have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o good_a or_o ill_n we_o feel_v as_o man_n of_o several_a language_n say_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o very_o different_a word_n so_o in_o several_a age_n country_n constitution_n of_o law_n and_o religion_n the_o same_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v mean_v by_o very_o different_a expression_n what_o be_v call_v by_o the_o stoic_n apathy_n or_o dispassion_n by_o the_o sceptic_n indisturbance_n by_o the_o molinist_n quietism_n by_o common_a man_n peace_n of_o conscience_n seem_v all_o to_o mean_v but_o great_a tranquillity_n of_o mind_n though_o it_o be_v make_v to_o proceed_v from_o so_o diverse_a cause_n as_o human_a wisdom_n innocence_n of_o life_n or_o resignation_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n a_o old_a usurer_n have_v the_o same_o notion_n when_o he_o say_v no_o man_n can_v have_v peace_n of_o conscience_n that_o run_v out_o of_o his_o estate_n not_o comprehend_v what_o else_o be_v mean_v by_o that_o phrase_n beside_o true_a quiet_a and_o content_a of_o mind_n which_o however_o express_v be_v i_o suppose_v mean_v by_o all_o to_o be_v the_o best_a account_n that_o can_v be_v give_v of_o the_o happiness_n of_o man_n since_o no_o man_n can_v pretend_v to_o be_v happy_a without_o it_o i_o have_v often_o wonder_v how_o such_o sharp_a and_o violent_a invective_n come_v to_o be_v make_v so_o general_o against_o epicurus_n by_o the_o age_n that_o follow_v he_o who_o admirable_a wit_n felicity_n of_o expression_n excellence_n of_o nature_n sweetness_n of_o conversation_n temperance_n of_o life_n and_o constancy_n of_o death_n make_v he_o so_o belove_v by_o his_o friend_n admire_v by_o his_o scholar_n and_o honour_v by_o the_o athenian_n but_o this_o injustice_n may_v be_v fasten_v chief_o upon_o the_o envy_n and_o malignity_n of_o the_o stoic_n at_o first_o then_o upon_o the_o mistake_v of_o some_o gross_a pretender_n to_o his_o sect_n who_o take_v pleasure_n only_o to_o be_v sensual_a and_o afterward_o upon_o the_o piety_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n who_o esteem_v his_o principle_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n more_o opposite_a to_o those_o of_o our_o religion_n than_o either_o the_o platonist_n the_o peripatetic_n or_o stoic_n themselves_o yet_o i_o confess_v i_o do_v not_o know_v why_o the_o account_n give_v by_o lucretius_n of_o the_o god_n shall_v be_v think_v more_o impious_a than_o that_o give_v by_o homer_n who_o make_v they_o not_o only_a subject_n to_o all_o the_o weak_a passion_n but_o perpetual_o busy_a in_o all_o the_o worst_a or_o mean_a action_n of_o men._n but_o epicurus_n have_v find_v so_o great_a advocate_n of_o his_o virtue_n as_o well_o as_o learning_n and_o invention_n that_o there_o need_v no_o more_o and_o the_o testimony_n of_o diogenes_n laertius_n alone_o seem_v too_o sincere_a and_o impartial_a to_o be_v dispute_v or_o to_o want_v the_o assistance_n of_o modern_a author_n if_o all_o fail_v he_o will_v be_v but_o too_o well_o defend_v by_o the_o excellence_n of_o so_o many_o of_o his_o sect_n in_o all_o age_n and_o especial_o of_o those_o who_o live_v in_o the_o compass_n of_o one_o but_o the_o great_a in_o story_n both_o as_o to_o person_n and_o event_n i_o need_v name_n no_o more_o than_o caesar_n atticus_n maecenas_n lucretius_n virgil_n horace_n all_o admirable_a in_o their_o several_a kind_n and_o perhaps_o unparalleled_a in_o story_n caesar_n if_o consider_v in_o all_o light_n may_v just_o challenge_v the_o first_o place_n in_o the_o register_n we_o have_v of_o mankind_n equal_a only_o to_o himself_o and_o surpass_v all_o other_o of_o his_o nation_n and_o his_o age_n in_o the_o virtue_n and_o excellency_n of_o a_o statesman_n a_o captain_n a_o orator_n a_o historian_n beside_o all_o these_o a_o poet_n a_o philosopher_n when_o his_o leisure_n allow_v he_o the_o great_a man_n of_o counsel_n and_o of_o action_n of_o design_n and_o execution_n the_o great_a nobleness_n of_o birth_n of_o person_n and_o of_o countenance_n the_o great_a humanity_n and_o clemency_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o great_a provocation_n occasion_n and_o example_n of_o cruelty_n and_o revenge_n it_o be_v true_a he_o overturn_v the_o law_n and_o constitution_n of_o his_o country_n yet_o it_o be_v after_o so_o many_o other_o have_v not_o only_o begin_v but_o proceed_v very_o far_o to_o change_v and_o violate_v they_o so_o as_o in_o what_o he_o do_v he_o seem_v rather_o to_o have_v prevent_v other_o than_o to_o have_v do_v what_o himself_o design_v for_o though_o his_o ambition_n be_v vast_a yet_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v raise_v to_o those_o height_n rather_o by_o the_o insolence_n of_o his_o enemy_n than_o by_o his_o own_o temper_n and_o that_o what_o be_v natural_a to_o he_o be_v only_o a_o desire_n of_o true_a glory_n and_o to_o acquire_v it_o by_o good_a action_n as_o well_o as_o great_a by_o conquest_n of_o barbarous_a nation_n extent_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n defend_v at_o first_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o plebeian_n oppose_v the_o faction_n that_o have_v begin_v in_o sylla_n and_o end_v in_o pompey_n and_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o victory_n and_o success_n seek_v all_o occasion_n of_o bounty_n to_o his_o friend_n and_o clemency_n to_o his_o enemy_n atticus_n appear_v to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o wise_a and_o best_a of_o the_o roman_n learned_a without_o pretend_v good_a without_o affectation_n bountiful_a without_o design_n a_o friend_n to_o all_o man_n in_o misfortune_n a_o flatterer_n to_o no_o man_n in_o greatness_n or_o power_n a_o lover_n of_o mankind_n and_o belove_v by_o they_o all_o and_o by_o these_o virtue_n and_o disposition_n he_o pass_v safe_a and_o untouched_a through_o all_o the_o flame_n of_o civil_a dissension_n that_o ravage_v his_o country_n the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o life_n and_o though_o he_o never_o enter_v into_o any_o public_a affair_n or_o particular_a faction_n of_o his_o state_n yet_o he_o be_v favour_v honour_a and_o court_v by_o they_o
what_o length_n of_o time_n they_o be_v adore_v for_o as_o to_o bacehus_n and_o hercules_n it_o be_v general_o agree_v that_o there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o or_o two_o of_o those_o name_n in_o very_o different_a time_n and_o perhaps_o country_n as_o greece_n and_o egypt_n and_o that_o the_o last_o who_o be_v son_n of_o alcmene_n and_o one_o of_o the_o argonaut_n be_v very_o modern_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o other_o more_o ancient_a who_o be_v contemporary_a with_o the_o race_n of_o jupiter_n but_o the_o story_n of_o that_o bacehus_n and_o hercules_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v conquer_a india_n be_v grow_v too_o obscure_a by_o the_o dark_a shade_n of_o so_o great_a antiquity_n or_o disguise_v by_o the_o mask_n of_o fable_n and_o fiction_n of_o poet_n the_o same_o divine_a honour_n be_v render_v by_o the_o egyptian_n to_o osiris_n in_o who_o temple_n be_v inscribe_v on_o a_o pillar_n that_o he_o have_v go_v through_o all_o country_n and_o every_o where_o teach_v man_n all_o that_o he_o find_v necessary_a for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o mankind_n by_o the_o assyrian_n to_o belus_n the_o founder_n of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o great_a inventor_n or_o improver_n of_o astronomy_n among_o the_o chaldaean_n by_o the_o original_a latin_n or_o hetruscan_o to_o janus_n who_o introduce_v agriculture_n into_o italy_n and_o these_o three_o be_v worship_v as_o god_n by_o those_o ancient_a and_o learned_a nation_n ninus_n and_o sesostris_n be_v renown_v for_o their_o mighty_a conquest_n and_o esteem_v the_o two_o great_a hero_n of_o assyria_n and_o of_o egypt_n the_o first_o have_v extend_v his_o victory_n to_o the_o river_n indus_n and_o the_o other_o those_o of_o the_o egyptian_n over_o asia_n as_o far_o as_o pontus_n the_o time_n of_o ninus_n be_v controvert_v among_o historian_n be_v by_o some_o place_v thirteen_o by_o other_o eight_o hundred_o year_n before_o sardanapalus_n but_o that_o of_o sesostris_n be_v in_o my_o opinion_n much_o hard_a to_o be_v affirm_v for_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o their_o opinion_n can_v be_v allow_v who_o make_v he_o to_o be_v sesack_n that_o take_v jerusalem_n in_o the_o time_n of_o rehoboam_n since_o no_o more_o be_v say_v in_o scripture_n of_o the_o progress_n of_o that_o expedition_n nor_o be_v the_o time_n of_o it_o mention_v in_o the_o grecian_a story_n though_o some_o record_n be_v there_o find_v of_o all_o that_o pass_v after_o the_o trojan_a war_n and_o with_o distinction_n enough_o but_o the_o most_o ancient_a among_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o reign_n of_o sesostris_n and_o his_o mighty_a conquest_n as_o very_o ancient_a then_o and_o agree_v the_o kingdom_n of_o choleos_n to_o have_v descend_v from_o a_o colony_n there_o establish_v by_o this_o famous_a king_n as_o a_o monument_n how_o far_o northward_o his_o victory_n have_v extend_v now_o this_o kingdom_n flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o argonaut_n and_o excel_v in_o those_o art_n of_o magiek_n and_o enchantment_n which_o they_o be_v think_v to_o have_v bring_v with_o they_o out_o of_o egypt_n so_o as_o i_o think_v the_o story_n of_o this_o king_n must_v be_v reckon_v as_o almost_o cover_v with_o the_o ruin_n of_o time_n the_o two_o next_o hero_n that_o enter_v the_o scene_n be_v the_o theban_a hercules_n and_o theseus_n both_o renown_a among_o the_o greek_n for_o free_v their_o country_n from_o fierce_a wild_a beast_n or_o from_o fierce_a and_o wild_a man_n that_o infest_a they_o from_o robber_n and_o spoiler_n or_o from_o cruel_a and_o lawless_a tyrant_n theseus_n be_v beside_o honour_v as_o founder_n of_o the_o more_o civil_a state_n or_o kingdom_n of_o athens_n which_o city_n first_o begin_v to_o flourish_v and_o grow_v great_a by_o his_o institution_n though_o his_o father_n have_v be_v king_n of_o the_o scatter_a village_n or_o inhabitant_n of_o attica_n in_o the_o same_o age_n flourish_v minos_n king_n of_o crete_n repute_v to_o be_v son_n of_o jupiter_n who_o by_o the_o force_n and_o number_n of_o his_o fleet_n become_v lord_n of_o the_o aegaean_a island_n and_o most_o of_o the_o coast_n of_o greece_n and_o be_v renown_v as_o a_o hero_n for_o the_o justness_n of_o his_o law_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o the_o hero_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trojan_a war_n so_o much_o celebrate_v in_o those_o two_o charm_a poem_n which_o from_o they_o be_v call_v heroical_a though_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o take_v their_o character_n from_o those_o admirable_a picture_n draw_v of_o they_o by_o homer_n and_o virgil_n yet_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v they_o in_o the_o relation_n of_o any_o authentic_a story_n that_o which_o may_v be_v observe_v be_v that_o all_o the_o conduct_n and_o courage_n of_o hector_n be_v employ_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n and_o his_o father_n against_o a_o foreign_a invasion_n the_o valour_n of_o achilles_n be_v exercise_v in_o the_o common_a cause_n wherein_o his_o whole_a nation_n be_v engage_v upon_o the_o fatal_a revenge_n of_o the_o rape_n of_o helen_n though_o he_o have_v be_v assure_v by_o certain_a prophecy_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v before_o the_o wall_n of_o troy_n and_o aeneas_n have_v employ_v his_o utmost_a prowess_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n save_v his_o father_n and_o the_o trojan_a god_n gather_v up_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o ruin_a country_n sail_v to_o italy_n and_o there_o found_v a_o kingdom_n which_o give_v rise_v to_o the_o great_a empire_n of_o the_o world_n about_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n after_o these_o lycurgus_n institute_v the_o spartan_a state_n upon_o law_n and_o order_n so_o different_a from_o those_o usual_a in_o those_o time_n and_o country_n that_o more_o than_o humane_a authority_n seem_v necessary_a to_o establish_v they_o and_o the_o pythian_a priestess_n tell_v he_o she_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o she_o shall_v call_v he_o a_o god_n or_o a_o man._n and_o indeed_o no_o civil_a or_o politic_a constitution_n have_v be_v more_o celebrate_v than_o he_o by_o the_o best_a author_n of_o ancient_a story_n and_o time_n the_o next_o hero_n we_o meet_v with_o upon_o record_n be_v romulus_n and_o numa_n of_o which_o the_o first_o found_v the_o roman_a city_n and_o state_n and_o the_o other_o polish_v the_o civil_a and_o religious_a order_n of_o both_o in_o such_o a_o degree_n that_o the_o original_a institution_n of_o these_o two_o lawgiver_n continue_v as_o long_o as_o that_o glorious_a state_n the_o next_o hero_n that_o come_v upon_o the_o stage_n be_v cyrus_n who_o free_v his_o country_n from_o their_o servitude_n to_o the_o mede_n erect_v the_o persian_a empire_n upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o assyrian_a adorn_v it_o with_o excellent_a constitution_n and_o law_n and_o extend_v it_o westward_o by_o the_o conquest_n of_o all_o the_o lesser_a asia_n and_o lydia_n to_o the_o very_a coast_n of_o the_o aegean_a sea_n whether_o the_o picture_n of_o cyrus_n draw_v by_o xenophon_n be_v after_o the_o life_n or_o only_o imaginary_a we_o may_v find_v in_o it_o the_o true_a character_n that_o can_v be_v give_v of_o heroic_a virtue_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a his_o memory_n be_v always_o sacred_a among_o the_o persian_n though_o not_o prosecute_v by_o divine_a honour_n because_o that_o nation_n adore_v one_o supreme_a god_n without_o any_o representation_n or_o idol_n and_o in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o sun_n to_o who_o alone_o they_o offer_v sacrifice_n alexander_n be_v the_o next_o renown_v in_o story_n have_v found_v the_o grecian_a monarchy_n by_o the_o entire_a conquest_n of_o the_o persian_a and_o extend_v it_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o greece_n and_o macedon_n but_o he_o attain_v not_o the_o esteem_n or_o appellation_n of_o a_o hero_n though_o he_o affect_v and_o court_v it_o by_o his_o mother_n story_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o by_o the_o flattery_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o oracle_n of_o jupiter_n ammon_n his_o pretence_n be_v just_o exclude_v by_o his_o intemperance_n in_o wine_n in_o anger_n and_o in_o lust_n and_o more_o yet_o by_o his_o cruelty_n and_o his_o pride_n for_o true_a honour_n have_v something_o in_o it_o so_o humorous_a as_o to_o follow_v common_o those_o who_o avoid_v or_o neglect_v it_o rather_o than_o those_o who_o seek_v and_o pursue_v it_o beside_o he_o institute_v no_o order_n or_o frame_n of_o government_n in_o the_o kingdom_n either_o of_o macedon_n or_o persia_n but_o rather_o corrupt_v and_o disorder_v those_o he_o find_v and_o seem_v to_o have_v owe_v the_o success_n of_o his_o enterprise_n to_o the_o counsel_n and_o conduct_v of_o his_o father_n old_a officer_n after_o who_o disgrace_n and_o fall_v immediate_o succeed_v that_o of_o his_o fortune_n and_o his_o life_n yet_o he_o must_v be_v allow_v to_o have_v much_o contribute_v to_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o fame_n by_o a_o great_a native_a genius_n and_o unlimited_a bounty_n and_o by_o the_o great_a