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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o fashion_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o all_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o present_a world_n be_v but_o object_n of_o the_o eye_n only_o and_o serve_v but_o for_o a_o show_n as_o thing_n mere_o superficial_a without_o any_o either_o stability_n or_o substance_n in_o themselves_o it_o be_v so_o if_o we_o consider_v those_o thing_n which_o both_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o form_n and_o matter_n be_v mere_o natural_a and_o it_o be_v so_o if_o we_o consider_v those_o which_o have_v their_o existence_n in_o and_o from_o the_o will_n of_o man_n the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v not_o so_o mutable_a as_o his_o will_n be_v nor_o the_o person_n and_o outward_a feature_n of_o man_n so_o different_a one_o from_o another_o as_o their_o mind_n nova_fw-la vita_fw-la novos_fw-la mores_fw-la postulat_fw-la say_v the_o comic_a we_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o say_v novus_n die_v novos_fw-la mores_fw-la and_o yet_o that_o be_v more_o than_o we_o can_v true_o say_v of_o many_o
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be_v word_n that_o be_v to_o signify_v somewhat_o as_o for_o example_n it_o make_v the_o sound_n that_o those_o three_o letter_n g._n o._n and_o d._n be_v put_v together_o do_v make_v to_o signify_v unto_o we_o of_o this_o nation_n the_o lord_n and_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o of_o itself_o why_o these_o three_o letter_n shall_v represent_v such_o a_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n in_o nature_n but_o custom_n it_o be_v true_a the_o stoic_n of_o old_a be_v of_o another_o opinion_n and_o it_o become_v a_o great_a controversy_n among_o philosopher_n whether_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o nature_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o imposition_n at_o pleasure_n origin_n in_o few_o word_n state_n the_o question_n thus_o aristoteles_n sentit_fw-la positu_fw-la nomina_fw-la stoici_fw-la putant_fw-la naturâ_fw-la esse_fw-la indita_fw-la imitantibus_fw-la primis_fw-la editis_fw-la vocibus_fw-la res_fw-la ipsas_fw-la ad_fw-la quas_fw-la &_o nomina_fw-la 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labour_n tend_v rather_o to_o make_v sport_n unto_o the_o idle_a then_o to_o give_v satisfaction_n unto_o the_o sober_o curious_a yet_o the_o
stoic_n be_v tolerable_a in_o comparison_n of_o some_o both_o of_o old_a and_o of_o late_a too_o who_o have_v proceed_v further_o lay_v this_o for_o their_o foundation_n that_o word_n and_o syllable_n be_v of_o great_a power_n and_o efficacy_n and_o have_v some_o say_v i_o know_v not_o what_o affinity_n and_o hide_a correspondence_n with_o star_n and_o planet_n hereupon_o some_o by_o a_o certain_a be_v which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d undertake_v in_o the_o name_n of_o every_o man_n to_o read_v his_o fortune_n and_o to_o foretell_v great_a matter_n i_o can_v not_o but_o mention_v such_o come_v so_o in_o my_o way_n but_o i_o will_v no_o more_o than_o mention_v they_o their_o opinion_n be_v so_o apparent_o absurd_a but_o why_o then_o do_v aristotle_n who_o determine_v it_o so_o peremptory_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o word_n be_v by_o nature_n in_o many_o place_n stand_v upon_o word_n so_o much_o himself_o and_o 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