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pro._n a_o conceit_n be_v the_o altar_n of_o a_o orator_n he_o that_o mingle_v modest_a mirth_n in_o all_o his_o commerce_n with_o other_o reserve_v a_o freedom_n of_o mind_n it_o be_v a_o matter_n more_o politic_a than_o a_o man_n will_v think_v smooth_o to_o pass_v from_o jest_n to_o earnest_n and_o from_o earnest_a to_o jest_v a_o witty_a conceit_n be_v oftentimes_o a_o convoy_n of_o a_o truth_n which_o otherwise_o can_v not_o so_o handsome_o have_v be_v fery_v over_o contra_n what_o man_n despise_v not_o those_o that_o hunt_v after_o these_o deformity_n and_o concinnity_n to_o put_v off_o the_o importance_n of_o business_n with_o a_o jest_n be_v a_o base_a slight_a of_o wit_n then_o judge_v of_o a_o jest_n when_o you_o have_v do_v laugh_v merry_o conceit_a man_n seldom_o penetrate_v far_o than_o the_o superficies_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o point_n where_o the_o jest_n lie_v to_o put_v a_o jest_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o moment_n upon_o serious_a affair_n be_v a_o childish_a 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