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verborum_fw-la discordiâ_fw-la controversia_fw-la nata_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o happy_a thing_n it_o be_v for_o the_o world_n that_o word_n be_v well_o understand_v every_o where_o and_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o strife_n and_o contention_n about_o word_n quite_o take_v away_o but_o that_o will_v not_o be_v as_o long_o as_o the_o world_n endure_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o wish_v it_o though_o not_o to_o wish_v it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o either_o a_o ignorant_a or_o uncharitable_a man_n but_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o word_n here_o but_o as_o custom_n my_o present_a subject_n have_v to_o do_v with_o they_o to_o wit_n to_o show_v the_o power_n of_o custom_n upon_o word_n and_o some_o remarkable_a effect_n of_o this_o power_n a._n gellius_n say_v well_o in_o a_o place_n consuetudo_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la domina_fw-la sed_fw-la maximè_fw-la verborum_fw-la and_o quintilian_n yet_o more_o full_o that_o consuetudo_fw-la est_fw-la certissima_fw-la loquendi_fw-la magistra_fw-la utendumque_fw-la plane_n sermone_fw-la ut_fw-la numo_fw-la cui_fw-la publica_fw-la forma_fw-la est_fw-la and_o again_o ridiculum_fw-la it_fw-la sermonem_fw-la quo_fw-la locuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la homines_fw-la quam_fw-la quo_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la &_o sane_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la vetus_fw-la sermo_fw-la quam_fw-la vetus_fw-la loquendi_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la so_o horace_n and_o divers_a other_o who_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o word_n and_o all_o right_a speak_n go_v by_o custom_n and_o whereas_o in_o other_o thing_n custom_n as_o have_v be_v show_v be_v a_o usurper_n upon_o right_n here_o her_o sovereignty_n be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v natural_a right_a and_o custom_n in_o matter_n of_o word_n and_o language_n be_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o wise_a man_n but_o one_o thing_n for_o the_o most_o part_n now_o therefore_o to_o speak_v of_o it_o somewhat_o more_o distinct_o first_o custom_n make_v word_n that_o be_v but_o sound_v before_o to_o 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