voluptuous_a pleasure_n 2_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o samnite_n be_v come_v with_o great_a treasure_n to_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o purpose_v to_o make_v a_o present_a thereof_o unto_o fabritius_n he_o sudden_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o his_o ear_n on_o his_o eye_n on_o his_o nostril_n on_o his_o mouth_n on_o his_o throat_n and_o on_o his_o belly_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o as_o long_o as_o i_o can_v strive_v and_o get_v the_o mastery_n over_o all_o these_o my_o member_n which_o i_o have_v touch_v i_o will_v never_o have_v need_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v a_o ornament_n unto_o i_o 3_o alexander_n the_o great_a have_v take_v the_o daughter_n of_o darius_n king_n of_o persia_n and_o so_o likewise_o scipio_n the_o african_a have_v in_o his_o possession_n the_o daughter_n of_o his_o enemy_n neither_o of_o they_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o go_v and_o see_v they_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n dishonourable_a and_o nothing_o seemly_a for_o they_o who_o be_v the_o conqueror_n of_o their_o enemy_n to_o be_v in_o any_o sort_n subject_v unto_o those_o who_o they_o have_v conquer_v and_o take_v captive_n 4_o the_o continency_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v such_o as_o he_o will_v never_o be_v draw_v by_o constraint_n to_o see_v any_o woman_n but_o he_o ever_o show_v himself_o most_o haughty_a towards_o such_o as_o be_v fair_o and_o most_o beautiful_a but_o to_o all_o other_o he_o be_v exceed_v full_a of_o courtesy_n and_o humanity_n 5_o among_o domestical_a thing_n continency_n deserve_v the_o chief_a commendation_n and_o among_o public_a thing_n dignity_n and_o estimation_n 6_o continency_n sustain_v and_o deâ—fendeth_v all_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o a_o most_o firm_a foundation_n and_o underprop_v of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o edifice_n 7_o he_o that_o pass_v measure_n in_o drink_v be_v no_o more_o master_n of_o his_o thought_n nor_o of_o his_o tongue_n and_o without_o shame_n he_o speak_v of_o all_o dishonest_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o be_v unseemly_a and_o of_o a_o man_n he_o become_v a_o child_n 8_o the_o gold-finers_a make_v a_o trial_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n by_o the_o fire_n but_o wine_n manifest_v the_o thought_n of_o a_o man_n be_v he_o never_o so_o prudent_a 9_o a_o ship_n a_o coach_n or_o any_o other_o exercise_n govern_v by_o a_o drunken_a man_n sudden_o run_v to_o ruin_v and_o perdition_n 10_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o exceed_v great_a difficulty_n for_o a_o man_n to_o conceal_v and_o hide_v his_o ignorance_n but_o much_o more_o difficult_a be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n to_o conceal_v any_o thing_n when_o he_o have_v drink_v well_o 11_o socrates_n say_v that_o true_a continency_n be_v to_o shun_v and_o avoid_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n 12_o pericles_z a_o noble_a captain_n of_o athens_n when_o sophocles_n the_o poet_n show_v unto_o he_o a_o very_a fair_a young_a boy_n say_v unto_o he_o o_o sophocles_n it_o be_v very_o fit_a and_o convenient_a for_o a_o modest_a and_o temperate_a captain_n that_o not_o only_o his_o hand_n but_o his_o eye_n also_o shall_v be_v continent_n 13_o hieron_n the_o tyrant_n have_v hear_v epicarmus_n the_o comical_a poet_n use_v some_o dishonest_a and_o lascivious_a word_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o wife_n condemn_v he_o in_o a_o cerraine_a fine_a for_o his_o punishment_n 14_o philon_n of_o thebes_n be_v dispose_v to_o give_v certain_a thing_n unto_o philip_n the_o father_n of_o alexander_n who_o have_v conquer_v the_o city_n of_o thebes_n he_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o pray_v thou_o do_v not_o deprive_v i_o of_o the_o glory_n and_o honour_n of_o my_o conquest_n for_o by_o thy_o benefit_n and_o courtesy_n which_o thou_o offere_v i_o thou_o will_v make_v i_o to_o be_v not_o as_o a_o conqueror_n but_o as_o one_o rather_o overcome_v and_o conquer_v 15_o cato_n the_o elder_a make_v a_o oration_n against_o the_o prodigality_n and_o superfluous_a expense_n of_o the_o roman_n say_v that_o it_o be_v no_o easy_a matter_n for_o a_o man_n to_o use_v speech_n against_o the_o belly_n which_o be_v without_o ear_n and_o that_o he_o marvel_v how_o that_o city_n can_v be_v long_o preserve_v from_o destruction_n wherein_o a_o fish_n shall_v be_v of_o more_o value_n and_o cost_v more_o than_o a_o beef_n 16_o antiochus_n the_o three_o king_n of_o syria_n see_v a_o very_a fair_a nun_n in_o the_o city_n of_o ephesus_n consecrate_v &_o vow_v to_o the_o goddess_n diana_n speedy_o depart_v thence_o for_o fear_v lest_o her_o beauty_n shall_v draw_v &_o constrain_v he_o to_o do_v that_o thing_n which_o be_v evil_a even_o against_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o own_o mind_n &_o spirit_n 17_o after_o that_o carthage_n be_v take_v by_o scipio_n certain_a soldier_n present_v he_o with_o a_o very_a beautiful_a maiden_n to_o who_o he_o answer_v if_o i_o be_v a_o private_a man_n and_o not_o a_o general_n i_o will_v glad_o accept_v of_o your_o present_n 18_o pythagorus_n do_v esteem_v it_o much_o better_a to_o die_v then_o for_o a_o man_n to_o polâ—lute_v and_o contaminate_v his_o mind_n with_o incontinency_n and_o other_o vice_n 19_o alexander_n the_o great_a have_v send_v his_o orator_n to_o zenocrates_n with_o a_o present_a of_o more_o than_o fifty_o talent_n he_o invite_v according_a to_o his_o usual_a custom_n the_o say_a ambassador_n to_o his_o sparie_n and_o sober_a dinner_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o tell_v alexander_n from_o i_o that_o as_o long_o as_o i_o have_v wherewith_o to_o maintain_v this_o life_n i_o shall_v not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v with_o these_o fifty_o talent_n 20_o demonsthenes_n say_v not_o every_o pleasure_n but_o that_o only_a which_o be_v honest_a and_o virtuous_a aught_o to_o be_v choose_v and_o embrace_v 21_o the_o temperate_a man_n although_o he_o have_v not_o the_o ordinary_a use_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o bring_v pleasure_n yet_o be_v he_o in_o want_n of_o none_o of_o they_o 22_o diogenes_n be_v go_v to_o delphos_n and_o see_v a_o statue_n of_o gold_n make_v in_o the_o name_n of_o phirna_n a_o most_o famous_a strumpet_n he_o say_v this_o be_v for_o the_o intemperancy_n of_o the_o greek_n 23_o the_o philosopher_n epictetus_n say_v that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o adorn_v &_o trim_a up_o his_o house_n with_o fair_a table_n and_o picture_n but_o with_o continency_n and_o good_a custom_n of_o prudence_n chap._n 36._o 1_o the_o king_n darius_n the_o father_n of_o xerxes_n say_v that_o he_o come_v to_o be_v much_o more_o prudent_a by_o the_o experience_n of_o the_o battle_n which_o he_o have_v have_v &_o of_o his_o forepast_a peril_n and_o adversity_n 2_o paulus_n emilius_n assail_a certain_a place_n in_o macedon_n scipio_n nasica_n say_v unto_o he_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o not_o rather_o affront_v the_o camp_n of_o thy_o enemy_n which_o be_v furnish_v and_o fortify_v against_o thou_o to_o who_o he_o answer_v certain_o if_o i_o be_v of_o thy_o age_n i_o will_v do_v so_o as_o thou_o advise_v i_o 3_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n have_v send_v certain_a goodly_a vestment_n to_o the_o daughter_n of_o lisander_n for_o a_o present_a he_o send_v the_o same_o back_n again_o unto_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v great_o afraid_a lest_o his_o daughter_n with_o those_o habit_n shall_v appear_v much_o more_o deform_v than_o they_o be_v 4_o archidamus_n be_v praise_v by_o certain_a man_n who_o demand_v of_o he_o in_o what_o time_n he_o have_v subdue_v the_o people_n of_o arcadia_n he_o answer_v that_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o he_o to_o have_v overcome_v they_o by_o prudence_n then_o by_o force_n 5_o prudence_n have_v great_a need_n of_o fortune_n to_o accompany_v it_o but_o wisdom_n only_o have_v no_o need_n of_o any_o counsel_n for_o the_o acquisition_n and_o attainment_n of_o that_o end_n whereunto_o it_o tend_v because_o it_o apply_v and_o keep_v herself_o continual_o to_o thing_n that_o be_v eternal_a 6_o prudence_n proper_o be_v a_o virtue_n belong_v and_o appertain_v to_o a_o prince_n 7_o whosoever_o be_v prudent_a must_v needs_o be_v temperate_a and_o constant_a he_o that_o be_v constant_a be_v not_o trouble_v he_o that_o be_v not_o trouble_v with_o any_o thing_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v without_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n he_o therefore_o that_o be_v prudent_a can_v choose_v but_o be_v happy_a 8_o prudence_n be_v compound_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a thing_n 9_o prudence_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n be_v the_o great_a for_o by_o it_o all_o thing_n both_o civil_a and_o domestical_a be_v guide_v and_o govern_v &_o the_o name_n thereof_o be_v temperance_n and_o justice_n 10_o they_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v &_o hold_v for_o prudent_a and_o just_a man_n who_o know_v both_o how_o to_o say_v and_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v needful_a and_o convenient_a to_o be_v
thou_o then_o in_o sparta_n he_o answer_v because_o it_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o physician_n to_o dwell_v with_o they_o that_o be_v sound_a and_o healthful_a but_o in_o that_o place_n where_o man_n be_v sick_a and_o disease_a 12_o archidamus_n be_v demand_v by_o one_o what_o territory_n the_o lacedaemonian_n possess_v answer_v so_o much_o as_o they_o can_v get_v and_o purchase_v by_o the_o sword_n 13_o there_o be_v one_o that_o blame_v ethecateus_fw-la the_o orator_n who_o have_v one_o day_n dine_v with_o archidamidas_n do_v not_o speak_v a_o word_n during_o all_o the_o time_n they_o be_v at_o meat_n to_o who_o archidamidas_n make_v this_o answer_n thou_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o he_o which_o know_v how_o to_o speak_v well_o know_v also_o the_o time_n when_o to_o speak_v 14_o iphicrates_n the_o athenian_a be_v demand_v by_o a_o certain_a orator_n what_o place_n he_o have_v in_o the_o army_n because_o he_o think_v he_o a_o man_n exceed_v hardy_a and_o cruel_a why_o quoth_v he_o what_o be_v thou_o a_o man_n at_o arm_n or_o a_o footman_n a_o archer_n or_o a_o light_a horseman_n he_o answer_v i_o be_o none_o of_o all_o these_o but_o i_o be_o he_o which_o have_v learned_a to_o command_v over_o all_o these_o who_o thou_o have_v name_v of_o virtue_n chap._n 44._o 1_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n be_v see_v to_o be_v ever_o conversant_a about_o the_o affection_n and_o the_o action_n in_o which_o consist_v much_o little_a and_o a_o mean_a it_o many_o time_n fall_v out_o that_o we_o fear_v one_o more_o and_o another_o less_o that_o one_o be_v confident_a another_o desire_v one_o be_v fierce_a and_o another_o be_v angry_a &_o choleric_a &_o there_o be_v not_o any_o good_a either_o in_o the_o one_o sort_n or_o other_o and_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v needful_a and_o to_o who_o and_o for_o what_o occasion_n and_o how_o but_o mediocrity_n be_v the_o best_a the_o which_o of_o itself_o proper_o be_v the_o true_a virtue_n then_o virtue_n be_v a_o habit_n of_o election_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o mean_a which_o man_n call_v mediocrity_n 2_o i_o have_v make_v search_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o know_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v manifest_a in_o virtue_n but_o i_o can_v never_o yet_o find_v they_o 3_o it_o appertain_v unto_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sex_n feminine_a to_o govern_v the_o house_n well_o and_o right_o and_o to_o have_v the_o custody_n and_o look_v to_o domestical_a matter_n and_o to_o be_v obedient_a to_o her_o husband_n 4_o force_n wisdom_n temperance_n magnificence_n be_v virtue_n with_o many_o other_o but_o virtue_n can_v be_v catch_v see_v then_o that_o virtue_n can_v be_v have_v by_o doctrine_n it_o be_v not_o a_o science_n 5_o if_o virtue_n do_v fail_v and_o escheat_n in_o man_n which_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v then_o do_v felicity_n also_o fail_v in_o he_o 6_o virtue_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v able_a to_o give_v we_o immortality_n and_o to_o make_v we_o equal_a to_o the_o god_n 7_o virtue_n be_v diverse_a alexander_n be_v ingenious_a cirus_n be_v of_o a_o excellent_a spirit_n agesilaus_n excel_v in_o temperance_n themisâ—ocles_n in_o wisdom_n aristides_n in_o justice_n philip_n in_o experience_n &_o pericles_n in_o the_o skill_n &_o knowledge_n to_o govern_v a_o commonwealth_n 8_o virtue_n have_v this_o quality_n that_o her_o beauty_n and_o excellency_n be_v show_v especial_o towards_o a_o man_n enemy_n she_o be_v accustom_v to_o rejoice_v even_o the_o most_o valiant_a 9_o nature_n can_v establish_v any_o thing_n so_o high_a but_o virtue_n can_v reach_v unto_o it_o 10_o to_o die_v continual_o for_o virtue_n be_v not_o to_o die_v 11_o virtue_n itself_o ought_v to_o be_v honour_v and_o not_o the_o image_n of_o virtue_n 12_o there_o be_v no_o virtue_n in_o this_o life_n except_o it_o be_v to_o love_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v belove_v and_o to_o love_v that_o be_v prudence_n and_o not_o to_o be_v move_v or_o trouble_v for_o any_o matter_n of_o molestation_n that_o be_v fortitude_n nor_o for_o any_o matter_n of_o flattery_n and_o delight_n that_o be_v temperance_n nor_o for_o pride_n that_o be_v justice_n 13_o gorgias_n the_o orator_n be_v demand_v if_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n be_v happy_a answer_v i_o know_v not_o how_o much_o virtue_n he_o have_v 14_o i_o never_o know_v any_o man_n who_o trust_v in_o his_o own_o virtue_n do_v envy_v the_o virtue_n of_o another_o man_n 15_o virtue_n be_v courageous_a through_o her_o own_o proper_a riches_n and_o she_o care_v not_o to_o be_v celebrate_v with_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o common_a people_n because_o she_o have_v no_o need_n of_o praise_n and_o commendation_n 16_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o mind_n live_v when_o all_o other_o thing_n do_v die_v and_o perish_v 17_o that_o virtue_n which_o proceed_v out_o of_o a_o comely_a and_o beautiful_a pâ—â—son_n be_v much_o more_o amiable_a and_o purchase_v the_o great_a grace_n and_o favour_n of_o death_n chap._n 45._o 1_o one_o saying_n that_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a &_o difficult_a thing_n to_o live_v nay_o quoth_v diogenes_n but_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o live_v ill_o 2_o if_o a_o young_a man_n do_v live_v to_o old_a age_n than_o he_o come_v to_o lament_v and_o to_o plain_v himself_o to_o the_o god_n say_v that_o when_o it_o be_v requisite_a his_o labour_n and_o trouble_n shall_v cease_v and_o he_o live_v at_o rest_n even_o than_o be_v he_o most_o trouble_a and_o surcharge_v with_o affair_n afterward_o when_o death_n approach_v than_o will_v he_o live_v and_o request_v the_o physician_n not_o to_o be_v careless_a of_o his_o health_n and_o welfare_n 3_o o_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a mind_a man_n who_o will_v not_o willing_o neither_o live_v nor_o die_v 4_o i_o have_v rather_o live_v and_o serve_v a_o man_n that_o be_v poor_a and_o beggarly_a and_o one_o to_o who_o mean_v of_o live_v be_v want_v then_o to_o commawd_v over_o all_o dead_a man_n 5_o death_n be_v no_o grievous_a thing_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o injury_n in_o the_o end_n which_o be_v full_a of_o fear_n &_o terror_n 6_o see_v all_o man_n must_v needs_o die_v i_o do_v hold_v that_o it_o be_v a_o happy_a thing_n to_o die_v not_o late_o but_o honourable_o 7_o the_o poet_n simonides_n say_v that_o death_n be_v the_o medicine_n of_o all_o evil_n incident_a to_o man_n 8_o there_o be_v nothing_o better_a for_o a_o man_n then_o to_o be_v bear_v nor_o any_o thing_n better_o for_o he_o then_o to_o die_v soon_o and_o quick_o 9_o gorgias_n leontin_n be_v near_o his_o end_n and_o depart_v by_o little_a and_o little_a as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o sleep_n or_o dream_n be_v demand_v by_o a_o familiar_a friend_n of_o he_o what_o do_v you_o to_o who_o he_o answer_v now_o do_v sleep_n begin_v to_o recommend_v i_o to_o her_o sister_n of_o felicity_n chap._n 46._o 1_o felicitie_n be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v desire_v some_o have_v say_v that_o felicity_n be_v prosperity_n of_o fortune_n and_o some_o say_v virtue_n but_o it_o be_v fit_a and_o convenient_a that_o felicity_n be_v give_v from_o the_o god_n the_o felicity_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o operation_n perfect_v by_o virtue_n 2_o virtue_n come_v of_o science_n and_o of_o virtue_n proceed_v the_o sovereign_a good_a what_o can_v this_o sovereign_a and_o chief_a good_a be_v but_o god_n &_o heaven_n whence_o our_o soul_n be_v derive_v 3_o the_o sovereign_a good_a of_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n 4_o this_o be_v felicity_n as_o say_v aristotle_n which_o be_v not_o consist_v in_o one_o only_a art_n but_o in_o all_o the_o course_n of_o a_o perfect_a life_n 5_o they_o be_v true_o happy_a which_o be_v with_o truth_n but_o they_o which_o live_v in_o vanity_n can_v be_v happy_a 6_o some_o by_o too_o great_a felicity_n care_v nothing_o for_o god_n at_o all_o 7_o to_o happy_a man_n the_o consideration_n of_o misery_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o very_o straight_o and_o difficult_a thing_n 8_o to_o be_v happy_a be_v to_o live_v well_o and_o to_o do_v well_o 9_o no_o 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savour_n of_o any_o meat_n so_o can_v any_o man_n attain_v to_o happiness_n and_o felicity_n if_o he_o embrace_v not_o virtue_n 14_o they_o be_v not_o happy_a who_o the_o common_a sort_n repute_v happy_a 15_o no_o man_n in_o truth_n be_v happy_a among_o all_o mortal_a man_n live_v finis_fw-la some_o report_n this_o of_o augustus_n caesar_n
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the_o wander_a star_n but_o these_o be_v they_o and_o in_o so_o say_v point_v to_o the_o man_n that_o stand_v about_o he_o 3_o eusebius_n the_o philosopher_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a and_o difficult_a thing_n to_o know_v god_n and_o that_o we_o can_v tell_v in_o what_o manner_n he_o be_v to_o be_v comprehend_v because_o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a with_o the_o body_n to_o express_v a_o thing_n without_o a_o body_n and_o a_o perfect_a thing_n can_v be_v comprehend_v of_o that_o which_o be_v imperfect_a and_o a_o thing_n eternal_a have_v no_o agreement_n or_o correspondency_n with_o that_o which_o be_v finite_a the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v short_a and_o pass_v away_o speedy_o but_o god_n be_v everlasting_a and_o be_v truth_n whereas_o man_n be_v but_o a_o shadow_n of_o imagination_n there_o be_v
true_o that_o argue_v that_o my_o faith_n be_v much_o and_o more_o great_a than_o my_o eloquence_n of_o hope_n chap._n 4._o 1_o hope_n and_o fear_n be_v the_o two_o tormentor_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v 2_o oftentimes_o do_v happen_v soon_o thing_n unexpected_a than_o those_o which_o be_v hope_v for_o 3_o hope_n be_v the_o last_o solace_n and_o comfort_n of_o man_n that_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o adversity_n 4_o when_o fortune_n do_v abandon_v we_o and_o deceive_v we_o in_o our_o first_o hope_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v do_v seem_v and_o appear_v unto_o we_o to_o be_v better_o than_o the_o present_a 5_o hope_n be_v the_o thing_n that_o do_v nourish_v and_o feed_v false_a love_n 6_o like_o as_o by_o hope_n we_o be_v all_o save_v even_o so_o by_o hope_n be_v we_o to_o become_v true_o and_o perfect_o happy_a 7_o we_o ought_v to_o hope_v for_o all_o thing_n and_o to_o despair_v of_o nothing_o 8_o the_o hope_n of_o those_o which_o be_v discreet_a and_o wise_a be_v not_o vain_a but_o those_o of_o unwise_a and_o imprudent_a man_n be_v light_a void_a and_o difficult_a 9_o evil_a hope_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o ill_a captain_n who_o lead_v their_o follower_n in_o error_n yet_o with_o pleasure_n 10_o a_o woman_n without_o a_o man_n &_o good_a hope_n without_o pain_n and_o industry_n can_v engender_v nothing_o that_o good_a be_v 11_o neither_o aught_o a_o ship_n to_o trust_v to_o one_o anchor_n nor_o the_o life_n of_o man_n ought_v to_o rely_v upon_o one_o simple_a hope_n 12_o it_o be_v good_a always_o to_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n for_o peradventure_o to_o morrow_n will_v be_v better_a and_o more_o fortunate_a than_o the_o time_n past_a or_o present_a 13_o hope_n be_v the_o dream_n of_o those_o that_o use_v watch_v 14_o hope_n be_v a_o thing_n most_o common_a with_o all_o man_n who_o when_o they_o have_v no_o other_o thing_n remain_v they_o do_v whole_o and_o altogether_o rely_v upon_o hope_n 15_o where_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o lover_n be_v exceed_o great_a there_o be_v the_o mind_n most_o desirous_a of_o luxuriousnesse_n of_o adulation_n and_o flattery_n chap._n 5._o 1_o the_o world_n be_v grow_v to_o that_o corruption_n that_o he_o that_o can_v flatter_v be_v either_o account_v envious_a or_o repute_v proud_a and_o arrogant_a 2_o we_o have_v a_o custom_n to_o please_v ourselves_o so_o much_o that_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v praise_v even_o in_o that_o the_o contrary_a whereof_o we_o do_v most_o common_o put_v in_o practice_n 3_o i_o have_v rather_o offend_v in_o tell_v the_o truth_n then_o to_o please_v by_o flatter_v of_o any_o man_n 4_o photion_n a_o athenian_a captain_n be_v require_v by_o antipater_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v unjust_a make_v he_o this_o answer_n thou_o can_v not_o use_v i_o both_o as_o thy_o friend_n and_o thy_o flatterer_n 5_o cato_n the_o elder_a sue_v for_o the_o office_n of_o censorship_n in_o rome_n and_o see_v that_o many_o do_v curry_v favour_n and_o flatter_v with_o the_o people_n to_o obtain_v it_o with_o a_o high_a &_o lofty_a voice_n say_v unto_o they_o that_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n have_v as_o much_o need_n of_o a_o severe_a speedy_a and_o sharp_a physician_n as_o they_o have_v of_o a_o strong_a purgation_n 6_o the_o same_o cato_n say_v that_o those_o which_o be_v studious_a of_o thing_n ridiculous_a afterward_o in_o matter_n of_o gravity_n and_o weighty_a importance_n will_v grow_v so_o to_o demean_v themselves_o as_o they_o will_v be_v mock_v and_o deride_v of_o all_o man_n 7_o where_o deceitful_a flattery_n &_o adulation_n be_v there_o can_v never_o be_v any_o true_a friendship_n nor_o amity_n 8_o they_o which_o have_v get_v and_o make_v it_o a_o custom_n to_o flatter_v continual_o be_v of_o no_o faith_n nor_o honesty_n 9_o adulation_n be_v deadly_a pestiferous_a and_o deceitful_a 10_o if_o necessity_n shall_v enforce_v a_o man_n to_o take_v his_o choice_n he_o be_v better_o fall_v among_o crow_n then_o among_o flatterer_n 11_o crates_n the_o philosopher_n see_v a_o rich_a and_o wealthy_a young_a man_n accompany_v with_o many_o flatterer_n say_v unto_o he_o o_o my_o youth_n i_o be_o very_o sorry_a to_o see_v thou_o so_o solitary_a 12_o shun_v as_o a_o thing_n most_o abominable_a both_o the_o benevolence_n of_o flatterer_n and_o the_o misfortune_n of_o thy_o friend_n 13_o remove_v far_o away_o from_o thou_o the_o audacious_a and_o bold_a speech_n of_o flatter_a person_n 14_o the_o wolf_n do_v resemble_v dog_n so_o do_v flatterer_n seem_v friend_n but_o notwithstanding_o they_o desire_v thing_n different_a 15_o like_a as_o actcon_n be_v tear_v in_o piece_n by_o the_o dog_n which_o himself_o have_v nourish_v so_o be_v many_o destroy_v by_o flatterer_n that_o have_v familiarity_n with_o they_o 16_o the_o hunter_n take_v hare_n by_o hunt_v they_o with_o dog_n and_o many_o other_o do_v take_v foolish_a man_n with_o their_o false_a praise_n 17_o the_o flatterer_n be_v contemner_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o live_v by_o soothe_v up_o and_o please_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o rich_a they_o laugh_v at_o man_n secret_o &_o among_o themselves_o though_o they_o have_v no_o occasion_n they_o be_v free_a by_o fortune_n and_o yet_o they_o make_v themselves_o villain_n and_o slave_n by_o their_o own_o election_n of_o ambition_n chap._n 6._o 1_o ambition_n and_o favour_n do_v then_o most_o signorize_v when_o they_o hide_v &_o conceal_v themselves_o under_o a_o kind_n of_o severity_n 2_o ambition_n be_v easy_o maintain_v by_o old_a age_n 3_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o he_o which_o be_v covetous_a of_o glory_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v praise_v of_o the_o wicked_a must_v of_o necessity_n himself_o be_v wicked_a 4_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o man_n to_o become_v covetous_a of_o glory_n in_o trouble_v themselves_o and_o bear_v envy_v one_o towards_o another_o 5_o ambition_n teach_v man_n to_o become_v disloyal_a 6_o after_o ambition_n have_v once_o get_v possession_n of_o the_o honour_n which_o it_o desire_v she_o begin_v to_o wax_v old_a 7_o ambition_n be_v the_o bestial_a nurse_n of_o avarice_n 8_o the_o glory_n that_o be_v ambitious_a do_v many_o time_n work_v the_o ruin_n even_o of_o brethren_n 9_o the_o man_n that_o desire_v superiority_n &_o power_n do_v hardly_o observe_v justice_n and_o he_o which_o be_v covetous_a and_o greedy_a of_o glory_n do_v most_o easy_o fall_v into_o unjust_a action_n of_o envy_n chap._n 7._o 1_o no_o man_n do_v light_o envy_v he_o who_o use_v his_o fortune_n modest_o and_o gentle_o the_o envious_a do_v not_o bear_v envy_n so_o much_o to_o the_o person_n of_o those_o who_o they_o envy_v as_o they_o do_v to_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v in_o they_o 2_o wicked_a man_n do_v not_o so_o much_o rejoice_v at_o their_o own_o proper_a good_a fortune_n as_o they_o do_v at_o damage_n &_o discommodity_n of_o other_o man_n 3_o â—nuie_n be_v punish_v not_o only_o with_o her_o own_o proper_a evil_n but_o also_o by_o the_o good_a and_o welfare_n of_o stranger_n 4_o the_o common_a use_n of_o the_o envious_a be_v to_o desire_v that_o there_o come_v no_o good_a unto_o any_o 5_o envy_n be_v engender_v of_o the_o superfluity_n of_o good_n 6_o a_o great_a blot_n and_o stain_v of_o this_o age_n wherein_o we_o live_v be_v that_o virtue_n be_v never_o without_o envy_n 7_o bion_n the_o philosopher_n see_v a_o envious_a man_n carry_v his_o head_n &_o countenance_n hang_v down_o towards_o the_o ground_n say_v either_o some_o great_a mischief_n be_v befall_v to_o this_o man_n or_o some_o great_a good_a to_o another_o 8_o no_o felicity_n be_v so_o modest_a as_o it_o can_v avoid_v the_o bite_a tooth_n of_o malignity_n 9_o it_o be_v a_o very_a troublesome_a and_o uneasy_a matter_n to_o eschew_v and_o avoid_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o envious_a 10_o this_o ought_v ever_o to_o be_v have_v by_o we_o in_o remembrance_n that_o after_o glory_n ever_o ensue_v envy_n 11_o assure_o this_o vice_n of_o envy_n be_v very_o common_a in_o any_o great_a &_o free_a city_n and_o envy_n do_v always_o accompany_v glory_n 12_o even_o as_o rust_n eat_v out_o the_o iron_n so_o do_v envy_n consume_v the_o envious_a 13_o that_o envy_n which_o be_v secret_a &_o hide_a be_v more_o to_o be_v fear_v then_o that_o which_o be_v open_a and_o manifest_a 14_o envy_n will_v never_o yield_v to_o give_v renown_n unto_o they_o which_o be_v live_v 15_o when_o the_o affair_n of_o another_o be_v most_o joyous_a then_o be_v envy_v most_o sad_a and_o sorrowful_a 16_o envy_n be_v the_o mistress_n of_o injustice_n and_o it_o incit_v both_o the_o thought_n and_o the_o hand_n to_o ill_a and_o wicked_a action_n 17_o whosoever_o bear_v envy_n to_o any_o good_a man_n and_o do_v well_o he_o may_v well_o say_v that_o he_o be_v envious_a both_o to_o the_o
reject_v by_o the_o mistress_n fall_v to_o lasciviousness_n with_o her_o maid_n 11_o know_v you_o that_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o folly_n the_o one_o be_v call_v frenzy_n and_o fury_n the_o other_o be_v true_o name_v ignorance_n &_o gross_a simplicity_n 12_o stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n do_v often_o go_v astray_o out_o of_o their_o way_n so_o the_o ill_a instruct_v and_o man_n of_o gross_a understanding_n do_v go_v wander_v in_o the_o way_n be_v it_o never_o so_o plain_a 13_o even_o as_o corrupt_v wine_n be_v not_o desire_v in_o banquet_n so_o the_o rude_a and_o ignorant_a person_n be_v not_o receive_v in_o any_o good_a company_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o man_n self_n chap._n 13._o 1_o king_n philip_n the_o father_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a have_v vanquish_v the_o athenian_n at_o choeâ—onca_n albeit_o he_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v proud_a enough_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o great_a victory_n which_o he_o have_v get_v yet_o follow_v reason_n he_o commit_v no_o insolency_n against_o the_o people_n who_o he_o have_v conquer_v but_o consider_v well_o with_o himself_o what_o be_v the_o force_n of_o felicity_n and_o how_o difficult_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o temper_n and_o moderate_v himself_o in_o so_o glorious_a a_o victory_n he_o advise_v himself_o that_o it_o be_v needful_a and_o according_o he_o take_v order_n that_o one_o of_o the_o page_n of_o his_o chamber_n for_o his_o adverticement_n shall_v every_o morning_n rehearse_v unto_o he_o this_o sentence_n and_o say_v o_o philip_n remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n 2_o heraclitus_n the_o philosopher_n even_o in_o his_o young_a year_n be_v hold_v for_o a_o very_a sage_a and_o wise_a man_n only_o for_o that_o he_o confess_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o know_v he_o know_v nothing_o 3_o demon_n the_o philosopher_n be_v demand_v when_o and_o at_o what_o time_n he_o first_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o philosopher_n he_o answer_v when_o i_o begin_v first_o to_o know_v myself_o 4_o one_o demand_v of_o theocritus_n for_o what_o occasion_n he_o make_v no_o work_n he_o answer_v because_o i_o can_v make_v such_o as_o i_o will_v therefore_o such_o as_o i_o can_v and_o be_o able_a to_o do_v i_o will_v not_o 5_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o many_o that_o this_o sentence_n know_v thyself_o be_v the_o proverb_n of_o the_o philosopher_n chilo_n which_o thing_n he_o say_v be_v very_o difficult_a 6_o socrates_n know_v that_o alcibiades_n a_o goodly_a fair_a young_a man_n do_v grow_v proud_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a riches_n and_o live_n which_o he_o possess_v he_o lead_v he_o into_o a_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o city_n where_o he_o show_v he_o a_o table_n wherein_o be_v paint_v a_o map_n of_o the_o world_n and_o will_v he_o to_o see_v if_o he_o can_v there_o find_v the_o region_n of_o athens_n their_o native_a country_n and_o when_o alcibiades_n have_v show_v it_o he_o socrates_n then_o say_v unto_o he_o see_v now_o if_o thou_o can_v find_v there_o the_o place_n where_o thy_o land_n and_o possession_n do_v lie_v alcibiades_z say_v i_o can_v see_v that_o they_o be_v here_o paint_v at_o all_o whereupon_o socrates_n present_o reply_v what_o reason_n then_o have_v thou_o to_o grow_v proud_a by_o reason_n of_o those_o land_n which_o do_v not_o appear_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n 7_o seeing_z thou_o be_v bear_v a_o mortal_a man_n thou_o ought_v to_o have_v remembrance_n of_o the_o common_a fortune_n and_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v bear_v a_o king_n yet_o thou_o ought_v to_o understand_v that_o thou_o be_v mortal_a 8_o thing_n that_o be_v vain_a and_o empty_a be_v easy_o blow_v up_o with_o the_o wind_n and_o fool_n be_v soon_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n 9_o they_o that_o can_v talk_v well_o and_o according_a to_o reason_n and_o can_v themselves_n hearken_v unto_o it_o may_v be_v resemble_v unto_o harp_n which_o yield_v a_o most_o pleasant_a sound_n and_o harmony_n unto_o other_o but_o perceive_v no_o part_n thereof_o themselves_o 10_o many_o man_n be_v defender_n of_o their_o own_o fault_n and_o sharp_a accuser_n of_o the_o offence_n of_o other_o man_n 11_o whensoever_o we_o be_v dispose_v to_o mock_v another_o let_v we_o first_o look_v into_o ourselves_o and_o consider_v if_o we_o be_v incline_v to_o the_o same_o vice_n for_o one_o selfeloue_v do_v hide_v many_o offence_n in_o us._n of_o friendship_n and_o friend_n chap._n 14._o 1_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o wisdom_n have_v invent_v for_o man_n to_o live_v well_o and_o happy_o there_o be_v none_o great_a nor_o more_o goodly_a or_o pleasant_a then_o friendship_n 2_o he_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v just_a which_o make_v no_o reckon_v of_o his_o own_o loss_n and_o hindrance_n to_o the_o intent_n he_o may_v keep_v his_o friend_n 3_o that_o friendship_n that_o have_v a_o end_n be_v never_o to_o be_v account_v true_a friendship_n 4_o no_o man_n be_v friend_n unto_o a_o tyrant_n but_o either_o for_o hope_n or_o for_o fear_v 5_o friendship_n between_o man_n of_o equality_n be_v common_o stable_n and_o among_o such_o there_o be_v never_o experience_n make_v of_o their_o force_n 6_o one_o friend_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v entreat_v by_o another_o when_o they_o demand_v any_o thing_n each_o of_o other_o 7_o this_o be_v true_a friendship_n when_o both_o will_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o both_o do_v not_o will_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n 8_o friend_n be_v esteem_v to_o be_v the_o only_a refuge_n in_o poverty_n and_o in_o all_o other_o calamity_n 9_o perfect_a amity_n be_v between_o good_a man_n and_o such_o as_o be_v like_a in_o virtue_n 10_o friendship_n be_v a_o honest_a union_n of_o a_o perpetual_a good_a will_n 11_o friendship_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o equality_n and_o semblance_n of_o person_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o friend_n be_v to_o love_v 12_o a_o new_a friend_n be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v or_o try_v in_o time_n of_o feast_v or_o banquet_v 13_o he_o commit_v a_o great_a oversight_n that_o think_v to_o recommend_v himself_o unto_o his_o friend_n 14_o a_o friend_n ought_v to_o be_v embrace_v even_o to_o the_o death_n 15_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o any_o man_n to_o abandon_v and_o not_o to_o aid_v and_o succour_v his_o friend_n 16_o every_o man_n know_v that_o he_o can_v be_v hold_v a_o friend_n to_o honest_a and_o goodman_n who_o live_v so_o foolish_o as_o to_o make_v himself_o please_v and_o acceptable_a unto_o wicked_a man_n 17_o it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v a_o good_a friend_n then_o great_a wealth_n and_o multitude_n of_o riches_n 18_o friend_n ought_v to_o aid_v &_o help_v each_o other_o with_o many_o good_a deed_n and_o benefit_n to_o the_o intent_n their_o friendship_n may_v grow_v more_o firm_a and_o great_a of_o liberality_n and_o magnificence_n chap._n 15._o 1_o this_o can_v be_v say_v perfect_a liberality_n when_o a_o man_n give_v more_o upon_o occasion_n of_o vain_a glory_n then_o for_o true_a compassion_n and_o pity_n 2_o liberality_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v forward_o and_o hasty_a for_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o true_a duty_n of_o he_o that_o give_v willing_o to_o give_v prompt_o and_o ready_o and_o whosoever_o relieve_v another_o in_o defer_v he_o from_o day_n to_o day_n he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o give_v liberal_o and_o with_o a_o good_a heart_n 3_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v much_o more_o befit_v and_o seemly_a for_o the_o royal_a majesty_n of_o a_o prince_n to_o give_v unto_o other_o then_o to_o receive_v of_o other_o 4_o king_n philip_n the_o father_n of_o alexander_n have_v conceive_v great_a grief_n for_o the_o death_n of_o hipparchus_n a_o man_n of_o nigrepont_n and_o one_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o die_v not_o but_o in_o good_a time_n and_o of_o full_a age_n philip_n answer_v true_o he_o die_v too_o too_o soon_o and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o too_o soon_o because_o he_o have_v never_o receive_v of_o i_o any_o kind_n of_o bounty_n worthy_a of_o my_o good_a love_n &_o affection_n towards_o he_o 5_o perillus_n one_o of_o the_o friend_n of_o alexander_n demand_v of_o he_o a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o marry_v a_o daughter_n which_o he_o have_v to_o who_o alexander_n cause_v immediate_o to_o be_v deliver_v above_o fifty_o talent_n which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a sum_n then_o say_v perillus_n unto_o he_o my_o lord_n ten_o talent_n will_v suffice_v but_o alexander_n answer_v it_o be_v enough_o for_o thou_o to_o receive_v ten_o talent_n but_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o i_o to_o give_v so_o little_a 6_o alexander_n the_o great_a have_v charge_v his_o chamberlain_n to_o deliver_v to_o the_o philosopher_n anaxarcus_n so_o much_o money_n as_o he_o will_v demand_v of_o he_o sir_n say_v the_o chamberlain_n he_o
demand_v a_o hundred_o talent_n whereunto_o alexander_n answer_v he_o do_v well_o and_o like_o a_o honest_a man_n for_o he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v a_o friend_n and_o such_o a_o friend_n that_o can_v and_o will_v glad_o bestow_v upon_o he_o asmuch_o gold_n as_o he_o will_v desire_v 7_o king_n ptolemy_n do_v use_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v very_o often_o in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o he_o never_o care_v for_o the_o possession_n of_o any_o thing_n more_o they_o be_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o life_n and_o he_o will_v common_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o more_o princely_a thing_n to_o make_v other_o rich_a then_o himself_o 8_o true_a liberality_n be_v to_o give_v unto_o their_o near_a and_o next_o friend_n 9_o simon_n a_o famous_a captain_n of_o the_o athenian_n be_v a_o man_n of_o that_o bounty_n and_o liberality_n that_o have_v many_o possession_n and_o garden_n in_o diverse_a place_n he_o never_o set_v any_o to_o watch_v they_o to_o hinder_v other_o from_o take_v away_o the_o fruit_n that_o grow_v in_o they_o but_o suffer_v every_o man_n to_o use_v they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n 10_o the_o emperor_n domitian_n refuse_v many_o a_o fair_a inheritance_n which_o diverse_a rich_a man_n have_v leave_v &_o bequeath_v unto_o he_o 11_o i_o esteem_v that_o the_o most_o royal_a praise_n and_o commendation_n that_o can_v be_v give_v to_o any_o man_n be_v to_o do_v good_a unto_o other_o and_o to_o be_v liberal_a 12_o it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a and_o difficult_a matter_n for_o a_o rich_a man_n to_o be_v liberal_a because_o the_o liberal_a man_n do_v not_o use_v to_o be_v much_o sparie_n but_o be_v incline_v plentiful_o to_o pour_v out_o and_o to_o depart_v with_o his_o riches_n 13_o mark_v anthony_n the_o philosopher_n have_v nothing_o more_o in_o hatred_n &_o detestation_n then_o covetousness_n of_o nobleness_n and_o magnanimity_n chap._n 16._o 1_o the_o same_o anthony_n be_v reproach_v by_o a_o fife-player_n that_o he_o be_v not_o bear_v of_o noble_a blood_n make_v he_o this_o answer_n i_o be_o therefore_o the_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v commend_v because_o the_o nobility_n of_o my_o lineage_n begin_v with_o i_o 2_o beauty_n or_o comeliness_n of_o countenance_n and_o moderation_n of_o mind_n be_v two_o thing_n that_o do_v principal_o and_o especial_o belong_v to_o noble_a and_o man_n of_o honest_a reputation_n and_o those_o two_o quality_n have_v need_v also_o of_o force_n &_o strength_n to_o be_v join_v with_o they_o as_o for_o other_o delicacy_n and_o lascivity_n they_o have_v a_o good_a grace_n in_o herb_n and_o flower_n 3_o anacharâ—is_n the_o philosopher_n be_v cast_v in_o the_o tooth_n as_o with_o a_o matter_n of_o ignominy_n or_o infamy_n that_o he_o be_v a_o scythian_a or_o tartarian_a bear_v answer_v certain_o i_o do_v not_o live_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n and_o fashion_n of_o the_o tartarian_n 4_o socrates_n be_v demand_v what_o be_v nobility_n answer_v it_o be_v a_o temperance_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o of_o body_n 5_o as_o we_o do_v not_o therefore_o judge_v bread_n to_o be_v good_a because_o the_o corn_n grow_v in_o a_o fair_a field_n unless_o the_o same_o be_v leaven_a and_o bake_v with_o great_a labour_n and_o travel_v so_o do_v we_o not_o esteem_v any_o man_n noble_a albeit_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o noble_a family_n unless_o he_o be_v noble_a by_o virtue_n and_o honest_a condition_n 6_o the_o man_n that_o be_v magnanimous_a and_o of_o a_o great_a spirit_n do_v continual_o carry_v himself_o upright_o under_o any_o burden_n be_v it_o never_o so_o puissant_a and_o nothing_o do_v happen_v displease_v unto_o he_o be_v it_o never_o so_o difficult_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v bear_v for_o he_o know_v his_o own_o force_n and_o with_o virtue_n he_o vanquisheth_z fortune_n 7_o the_o nobility_n of_o another_o blood_n do_v not_o make_v thou_o noble_a if_o thou_o do_v not_o purchase_v thy_o nobility_n of_o and_o by_o thyself_o and_o thy_o own_o virtue_n 8_o nobility_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v and_o consider_v according_a to_o blood_n but_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n usual_o observe_v 9_o we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o any_o man_n be_v good_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o nobility_n of_o his_o birth_n but_o for_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o virtue_n 10_o true_a nobility_n depend_v of_o virtue_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v of_o fortune_n 11_o the_o noble_a and_o courageous_a hart_n have_v this_o property_n to_o be_v always_o do_v of_o thing_n honest_a and_o virtuous_a and_o you_o shall_v never_o see_v any_o man_n of_o a_o high_a and_o great_a spirit_n to_o delight_v in_o small_a and_o base_a thing_n or_o in_o such_o as_o be_v dishonest_a 12_o what_o avail_v it_o any_o man_n to_o be_v of_o a_o noble_a lineage_n and_o to_o be_v pollute_v with_o vice_n and_o what_o hurt_v it_o a_o man_n to_o be_v issue_v of_o a_o poor_a house_n if_o he_o be_v adorn_v and_o beautify_v with_o virtuous_a quality_n 13_o true_a nobility_n be_v to_o rely_v upon_o a_o man_n own_o proper_a virtue_n and_o not_o upon_o those_o of_o another_o 14_o magnanimity_n and_o greatness_n of_o courage_n be_v as_o a_o certain_a ornament_n of_o all_o virtue_n 15_o that_o man_n only_o be_v to_o be_v call_v and_o account_v a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a spirit_n and_o magnanimity_n who_o both_o be_v and_o esteem_v himself_o worthy_a of_o great_a thing_n and_o he_o which_o in_o his_o action_n do_v not_o carry_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o power_n and_o ability_n of_o his_o dignity_n be_v repute_v a_o simple_a and_o a_o foolish_a person_n 16_o there_o be_v four_o sort_n of_o nobility_n or_o gentry_n the_o first_o be_v of_o those_o who_o be_v bear_v of_o good_a and_o honest_a parent_n the_o second_o be_v of_o those_o who_o parent_n have_v be_v prince_n and_o great_a personage_n the_o three_o be_v of_o they_o who_o ancestor_n have_v be_v renown_v and_o famous_a the_o four_o and_o most_o commendable_a of_o all_o be_v when_o a_o man_n be_v excellent_a by_o his_o own_o proper_a virtue_n his_o own_o industry_n and_o haughtiness_n of_o courage_n of_o bounty_n and_o humanity_n chap._n 17._o 1_o it_o be_v say_v by_o lycurgus_n of_o lacedemonia_fw-la that_o victory_n be_v get_v by_o riches_n and_o bounty_n by_o the_o perseverance_n of_o good_a custom_n 2_o aristippus_n the_o philosopher_n be_v demand_v what_o thing_n in_o this_o life_n be_v most_o worthy_a of_o admiration_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v man_n provide_v always_o that_o he_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v good_a and_o modest_a 3_o scipio_n the_o african_a observe_v the_o admonition_n of_o polybius_n during_o his_o whole_a life_n will_v never_o light_o depart_v or_o leave_v any_o place_n where_o he_o come_v but_o he_o will_v first_o purchase_v himself_o some_o one_o or_o other_o for_o his_o friend_n 4_o alexander_n the_o great_a have_v send_v for_o a_o present_a a_o hundred_o talent_n to_o photion_n of_o athens_n be_v demand_v by_o those_o which_o carry_v the_o silver_n that_o see_v there_o be_v so_o great_a number_n of_o athenian_n beside_o he_o why_o he_o shall_v give_v unto_o photion_n only_o so_o great_a a_o sum_n of_o money_n alexander_n answer_v because_o i_o do_v not_o hold_v nor_o judge_v any_o other_o athenian_a so_o good_a and_o just_a a_o man_n as_o photion_n 5_o themistocles_n in_o set_v to_o open_v and_o public_a sale_n a_o certain_a piece_n of_o inheritance_n to_o he_o that_o will_v give_v most_o say_v unto_o the_o crier_n let_v it_o be_v cry_v that_o it_o have_v good_a neighbour_n dwell_v round_o about_o it_o 6_o the_o orator_n demosthenes_n make_v a_o oration_n unto_o the_o senate_n and_o see_v photion_n come_v a_o far_o off_o say_v behold_v the_o hatchet_n and_o the_o sharp_a cut_a sword_n of_o my_o speech_n come_v here_o at_o hand_n by_o which_o kind_n of_o speech_n he_o mean_v that_o the_o force_n of_o speech_n have_v no_o such_o effect_n and_o puissance_n as_o the_o excellency_n of_o good_a and_o virtuous_a condition_n 7_o they_o who_o do_v accustom_v themselves_o to_o good_a fashion_n their_o life_n common_o be_v well_o fashion_a and_o order_v 8_o it_o be_v a_o most_o assure_a sign_n and_o prognostication_n that_o that_o city_n will_v quick_o run_v to_o ruin_v wherein_o the_o good_a be_v not_o know_v nor_o discern_v from_o the_o wicked_a 9_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o the_o good_a be_v stir_v up_o to_o virtue_n by_o praise_n and_o reward_n and_o the_o wicked_a by_o correction_n and_o punishment_n and_o they_o that_o will_v not_o be_v reform_v aught_o to_o be_v drive_v into_o exile_n 10_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o unfit_a and_o inconvenient_a for_o a_o man_n to_o carry_v goodness_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o none_o at_o all_o in_o his_o heart_n 11_o as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n and_o folly_n for_o
a_o man_n to_o recite_v thing_n that_o be_v another_o man_n and_o to_o usurp_v they_o for_o his_o own_o so_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n and_o a_o token_n of_o humanity_n to_o make_v their_o name_n know_v and_o manifest_a by_o who_o a_o man_n come_v to_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n 12_o julius_n caesar_n be_v wont_a to_o forget_v nothing_o more_o soon_o and_o ready_o than_o the_o injury_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v 13_o no_o man_n can_v be_v good_a by_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o another_o but_o only_o of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o disposition_n 14_o titus_n vespasian_n be_v crown_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o people_n say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o so_o great_a honour_n because_o it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o have_v get_v that_o victory_n but_o that_o god_n have_v favour_v he_o against_o the_o jew_n 15_o octavian_n augustus_n will_v never_o recommend_v his_o child_n to_o the_o people_n but_o only_o in_o use_v these_o word_n uz._n if_o they_o deserve_v well_o 16_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o humanity_n the_o first_o when_o one_o salute_v other_o courteously_z the_o second_o when_o one_o aid_v those_o which_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o which_o have_v lose_v their_o good_n by_o ill_a fortune_n the_o three_o when_o man_n do_v frank_o of_o their_o own_o freewils_fw-mi make_v banquet_n and_o feast_v their_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n 17_o a_o certain_a man_n come_v to_o tell_v octavian_n that_o aemilius_n elian_n speak_v very_o ill_o of_o his_o uncle_n julius_n caesar_n to_o who_o augustus_n answer_v i_o will_v wish_v that_o thou_o make_v good_a proof_n of_o that_o which_o thou_o say_v for_o i_o will_v make_v aemilius_n elian_n to_o know_v that_o i_o have_v a_o tongue_n leave_v i_o 18_o cecilius_n metellus_n a_o senator_n be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o scipio_n african_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v howbeit_o when_o he_o understand_v of_o the_o death_n of_o scipio_n he_o grow_v very_o sorrowful_a and_o command_v his_o son_n present_o to_o go_v and_o help_v to_o carry_v the_o corpse_n of_o so_o worthy_a a_o personage_n to_o the_o sepulture_n use_v these_o or_o the_o like_a speech_n i_o yield_v infinite_a thanks_n to_o the_o immortal_a god_n for_o the_o love_n which_o i_o have_v to_o rome_n that_o it_o be_v thus_o happen_v that_o scipio_n the_o african_a be_v not_o bear_v in_o another_o nation_n 19_o it_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n to_o be_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n 20_o courtesy_n and_o fair_a behaviour_n be_v a_o mean_a to_o appease_v wrath_n 21_o humanity_n among_o man_n be_v a_o strong_a bond_n &_o he_o which_o break_v it_o be_v a_o most_o wicked_a man_n and_o a_o murderer_n 22_o the_o office_n of_o humanity_n be_v to_o relieve_v man_n in_o time_n of_o necessity_n and_o peril_n 23_o the_o sovereign_a good_a of_o a_o man_n be_v life_n eternal_a and_o the_o sovereign_a and_o chief_a ill_n of_o man_n be_v death_n everlasting_a of_o good_a deed_n and_o honour_n chap._n 18._o 1_o in_o do_v good_a to_o good_a man_n it_o seem_v that_o this_o be_v not_o to_o give_v but_o to_o receive_v 2_o he_o which_o receive_v any_o good_a turn_n especial_o of_o one_o that_o be_v his_o servant_n the_o which_o he_o make_v any_o reckon_v of_o let_v he_o regard_v not_o of_o who_o he_o receive_v it_o but_o what_o it_o be_v which_o he_o have_v receive_v 3_o it_o behoove_v each_o man_n to_o be_v forward_o to_o do_v good_a unto_o another_o &_o to_o have_v a_o care_n also_o that_o such_o favour_n be_v not_o conceal_v 4_o when_o mortal_a man_n become_v benefactor_n they_o imitate_v the_o god_n 5_o benefit_n receive_v by_o importunate_a request_n be_v little_a or_o nothing_o worth_a 6_o it_o be_v no_o benefit_n to_o give_v a_o man_n that_o have_v no_o need_n nor_o necessity_n 7_o to_o give_v more_o honour_n to_o a_o man_n than_o he_o deserve_v be_v to_o make_v way_n to_o fool_n both_o to_o perceive_v and_o to_o think_v ill_o 8_o in_o my_o opinion_n it_o be_v a_o honourable_a action_n to_o accuse_v the_o wicked_a &_o to_o defend_v the_o good_a 9_o honour_n ought_v to_o be_v get_v by_o virtue_n and_o not_o by_o deceit_n for_o the_o one_o be_v the_o office_n of_o wicked_a and_o lewd_a person_n and_o the_o other_o of_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n 10_o conon_n the_o athenian_a be_v send_v ambassador_n by_o pharnabazus_n to_o the_o king_n artaxerxes_n be_v counsel_v by_o chiliarchus_n that_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v unto_o his_o presence_n he_o ought_v to_o incline_v and_o prostrate_v himself_o before_o he_o to_o who_o conon_n answer_v it_o will_v not_o grieve_v i_o to_o do_v that_o honour_n unto_o the_o king_n which_o thou_o advise_v i_o but_o i_o doubt_v lest_o i_o shall_v dishonour_v my_o country_n in_o so_o do_v because_o the_o city_n wherein_o i_o be_v bear_v be_v such_o a_o place_n as_o it_o have_v use_v to_o rule_v and_o command_v over_o all_o other_o city_n 11_o it_o be_v the_o part_n and_o duty_n of_o a_o friend_n to_o do_v good_a especial_o to_o those_o that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o and_o that_o before_o they_o require_v and_o ask_v it_o because_o both_o to_o the_o one_o and_o to_o the_o other_o it_o will_v then_o be_v a_o thing_n both_o more_o honest_a and_o more_o please_a and_o acceptable_a 12_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o rare_a virtue_n can_v have_v too_o much_o honour_n and_o reverence_v do_v unto_o it_o of_o exercise_n and_o industry_n chap._n 19_o 1_o he_o which_o have_v begin_v to_o purchase_v himself_o praise_n and_o commendation_n with_o glory_n aught_o to_o take_v great_a pain_n and_o travel_v to_o continue_v it_o for_o in_o truth_n sloth_n and_o negligence_n do_v use_v to_o bring_v forth_o at_o the_o first_o a_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n but_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v grief_n &_o sorrow_n 2_o labour_n and_o travel_v by_o use_n and_o custom_n come_v to_o be_v more_o easy_a light_a and_o less_o burdensome_a 3_o there_o be_v many_o more_o man_n that_o grow_v and_o become_v good_a by_o exercise_n then_o by_o nature_n 4_o cuus_o king_n of_o the_o persian_n do_v not_o love_v that_o glory_n for_o which_o he_o have_v not_o first_o endure_v labour_n and_o travel_v and_o he_o never_o dine_v nor_o sup_v except_o he_o have_v first_o by_o some_o vehement_a labour_n even_o weary_v himself_o 5_o pythagoras_n say_v that_o art_n without_o exercise_n be_v nothing_o and_o that_o exercise_n without_o art_n likewise_o be_v nothing_o 6_o demosthenes_n be_v demand_v by_o what_o mean_v he_o become_v more_o excellent_a than_o other_o in_o the_o art_n of_o eloquence_n answer_v in_o consume_a more_o oil_n than_o wine_n 7_o demades_n the_o orator_n be_v demand_v who_o be_v his_o schoolmaster_n answer_v the_o parliament_n of_o athens_n show_v that_o experience_n be_v more_o noble_a and_o of_o more_o worth_n than_o all_o discipline_n 8_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n have_v entertain_v a_o cook_n out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o laconia_n and_o sup_v of_o a_o certain_a broth_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o he_o cast_v away_o from_o he_o the_o dish_n immediate_o and_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o shall_v make_v the_o laconian_n to_o delight_n in_o eat_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o pottage_n the_o same_o be_v so_o sharp_a and_o without_o any_o pleasant_a taste_n the_o cook_n answer_v he_o sir_n this_o broth_n have_v not_o that_o kind_n of_o taste_n which_o the_o broth_n of_o the_o laconian_n be_v accustom_v to_o have_v and_o that_o be_v the_o matter_n that_o you_o think_v it_o so_o unsavoury_a denis_n reply_v why_o what_o taste_v then_o have_v their_o broth_n certes_o sir_n say_v the_o cook_n before_o they_o ever_o use_v to_o sit_v down_o to_o meat_n they_o use_v first_o to_o exercise_v the_o body_n 9_o continual_a exercise_n surmount_v the_o ensignement_n and_o instruction_n of_o all_o schoolmaster_n 10_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o labour_v to_o make_v himself_o eloquent_a by_o the_o good_a of_o another_o 11_o exercise_n be_v the_o most_o artificial_a and_o best_a mistress_n of_o eloquence_n &_o to_o learn_v to_o speak_v well_o 12_o exercise_n in_o youth_n be_v a_o great_a aid_n and_o furtherance_n to_o any_o man_n of_o wrath_n and_o anger_n chap._n 20._o 1_o plato_n say_v unto_o a_o servant_n of_o he_o thou_o may_v thank_v god_n for_o that_o if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v angry_a thou_o have_v sure_o feel_v the_o punishment_n of_o thy_o misdeed_n 2_o the_o philosopher_n naucrates_n do_v resemble_v angry_a man_n unto_o a_o lamp_n which_o if_o the_o oil_n therein_o be_v too_o much_o and_o over_o abundant_a will_v yield_v little_a or_o no_o light_n or_o rather_o put_v out_o the_o flame_n 3_o it_o must_v be_v of_o necessity_n that_o all_o thing_n which_o angry_a man_n do_v must_v needs_o be_v full_a of_o blindness_n
esteem_v not_o of_o those_o man_n who_o heart_n be_v whole_o set_v upon_o the_o riches_n which_o they_o possess_v because_o not_o know_v how_o to_o use_v they_o they_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v like_o unto_o those_o man_n that_o have_v a_o fair_a and_o goodly_a horse_n but_o know_v not_o how_o to_o ride_v nor_o manage_v he_o 3_o riches_n be_v most_o common_o make_v the_o minister_n and_o instrument_n of_o vice_n rather_o than_o of_o virtue_n and_o they_o entice_v and_o allure_v young_a person_n to_o foolish_a voluptuousness_n 4_o the_o poet_n anacreon_n have_v have_v five_o talent_n bestow_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o tyrant_n polycrates_n &_o for_o two_o night_n after_o have_v be_v very_o sad_a &_o pensive_a &_o not_o able_a to_o sleep_v or_o take_v his_o rest_n carry_v he_o back_o again_o his_o five_o talent_n say_v unto_o he_o this_o money_n be_v not_o to_o be_v value_v or_o prize_v at_o so_o high_a a_o rate_n as_o that_o for_o the_o same_o i_o shall_v suffer_v myself_o to_o be_v disquiet_v with_o continual_a care_n and_o pensivenesse_n 5_o it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a thing_n natural_o for_o a_o man_n to_o refrain_v and_o bridle_v his_o appetite_n but_o if_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v accompany_v with_o abundance_n of_o wealth_n and_o riches_n then_o be_v the_o appetite_n utter_o untameable_a 6_o bion_n the_o philosopher_n say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n mere_o ridiculous_a for_o a_o man_n to_o set_v his_o study_n and_o desire_v upon_o riches_n which_o be_v give_v and_o get_v only_o by_o fortune_n by_o miserable_a spare_v and_o pinch_v and_o by_o wretched_a covetousness_n and_o be_v soon_o spend_v &_o disperse_v by_o bounty_n 7_o diogenes_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a for_o virtue_n to_o inhabit_v or_o dwell_v in_o that_o city_n or_o house_n where_o riches_n be_v abound_v 8_o pythagoras_n say_v that_o man_n can_v easy_o rein_v nor_o hold_v in_o a_o horse_n without_o a_o bridle_n nor_o rule_v riches_n without_o great_a prudence_n 9_o plaâ—o_o be_v demand_v what_o thing_n a_o man_n most_o need_v in_o this_o life_n answer_v first_o to_o be_v free_a from_o treachery_n that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o be_v murder_v by_o treason_n and_o next_o that_o he_o be_v not_o in_o too_o great_a needinesse_n and_o necessity_n of_o thing_n necessary_a 10_o riches_n do_v common_o seduce_v and_o draw_v a_o man_n out_o of_o the_o right_a way_n 11_o he_o that_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o his_o riches_n be_v in_o the_o high_a way_n to_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n 12_o as_o riches_n be_v but_o impediment_n to_o those_o that_o be_v wicked_a so_o to_o good_a man_n they_o give_v a_o aid_n and_o assistance_n to_o their_o virtue_n 13_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o be_v excellent_a both_o in_o riches_n and_o in_o goodness_n 14_o rich_a man_n be_v call_v moneyed_a man_n but_o if_o they_o be_v covetous_a they_o be_v poor_a in_o their_o thought_n and_o so_o likewise_o the_o poor_a be_v name_v needy_a person_n and_o indigent_a but_o inward_o they_o be_v rich_a if_o they_o be_v content_v 15_o the_o cynic_n philosopher_n do_v altogether_o despise_v vain_a glory_n nobility_n and_o riches_n 16_o riches_n be_v the_o possession_n of_o fortune_n 17_o the_o life_n of_o rich_a man_n be_v very_o miserable_a 18_o excess_n and_o over_o great_a abundance_n of_o riches_n be_v as_o the_o rudder_n of_o great_a ship_n put_v to_o small_a bark_n which_o can_v well_o stir_v and_o guide_v they_o 19_o riches_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o mischief_n 20_o among_o many_o man_n they_o who_o do_v abound_v in_o wealth_n and_o riches_n be_v hold_v and_o reckon_v for_o honest_a and_o good_a man_n of_o law_n and_o custom_n chap._n 24._o 1_o the_o people_n of_o tartary_n do_v use_v to_o eat_v for_o three_o whole_a day_n together_o and_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n obedient_a to_o their_o wife_n and_o they_o never_o suffer_v any_o of_o their_o daughter_n to_o be_v marry_v except_o she_o have_v first_o stain_n with_o she_o own_o hand_n one_o of_o their_o enemy_n 2_o the_o lician_o do_v honour_n their_o woman_n more_o than_o their_o man_n and_o they_o take_v their_o surname_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o not_o of_o the_o father_n and_o they_o leave_v their_o daughter_n to_o be_v their_o heir_n and_o the_o inheritor_n of_o their_o land_n and_o not_o their_o son_n 3_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n before_o they_o do_v sacrifice_n to_o their_o god_n do_v use_n to_o dispute_v of_o religion_n before_o they_o drink_v they_o argue_v of_o temperance_n &_o before_o they_o go_v to_o the_o war_n they_o dispute_v of_o their_o strength_n and_o force_n 4_o the_o atlantic_a people_n of_o libya_n among_o all_o their_o daughter_n do_v esteem_v of_o her_o best_a that_o keep_v her_o virginity_n long_a 5_o the_o autyle_v a_o people_n of_o lybia_n in_o time_n of_o war_n do_v use_v to_o fight_v by_o night_n and_o in_o the_o day_n they_o do_v make_v truce_n and_o a_o abstinence_n from_o war_n 6_o the_o mirine_v a_o people_n of_o licia_n in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n do_v use_v their_o woman_n in_o common_a their_o child_n for_o five_o year_n be_v nourish_v in_o common_a and_o after_o in_o the_o six_o year_n they_o put_v all_o their_o child_n of_o that_o age_n together_o and_o then_o they_o compare_v the_o child_n with_o the_o man_n and_o that_o man_n to_o who_o any_o child_n be_v most_o like_a in_o resemblance_n have_v that_o give_v unto_o he_o to_o bring_v up_o as_o his_o own_o 7_o the_o law_n command_v that_o man_n accustom_v to_o wickedness_n and_o viciousnesse_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o without_o be_v spare_v or_o conceal_v and_o that_o they_o which_o be_v attaint_v &_o convince_v as_o guilty_a of_o any_o crime_n shall_v never_o be_v let_v go_v without_o punishment_n 8_o those_o law_n which_o grow_v and_o arise_v of_o custom_n be_v much_o strong_a than_o those_o that_o be_v make_v by_o learning_n and_o civil_a prudence_n 9_o as_o man_n be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o creature_n use_v law_n and_o justice_n so_o be_v man_n the_o worst_a of_o all_o creature_n when_o he_o swerve_v from_o law_n and_o justice_n 10_o the_o law_n be_v the_o queen_n of_o all_o creature_n both_o mortal_a &_o immortal_a 11_o to_o a_o wise_a man_n god_n be_v a_o law_n but_o to_o a_o fool_n his_o own_o appetite_n 12_o i_o see_v that_o the_o ruin_n of_o that_o city_n be_v at_o hand_n wherein_o the_o law_n have_v not_o the_o command_n over_o the_o magistrate_n but_o the_o magistrate_n rule_v over_o the_o law_n 13_o pausanias_n a_o captain_n of_o athens_n be_v demand_v by_o one_o wherefore_o certain_a ancient_a law_n remain_v in_o force_n among_o they_o be_v not_o abrogate_a and_o discontinue_v answer_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o law_n shall_v bear_v rule_n over_o man_n and_o not_o man_n over_o the_o law_n 14_o they_o which_o have_v too_o many_o law_n and_o too_o many_o penalty_n and_o punishment_n by_o mere_a constraint_n must_v become_v wicked_a 15_o the_o true_a law_n be_v those_o that_o bring_v forth_o honest_a thing_n and_o not_o abundance_n of_o gain_n and_o riches_n 16_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o law_n do_v not_o hide_v the_o wickedness_n of_o offender_n but_o defend_v they_o from_o licentiousness_n and_o liberty_n of_o do_v ill_o 17_o law_n be_v ordain_v to_o the_o intent_n the_o audacious_a action_n of_o man_n may_v be_v restrain_v and_o that_o innocence_n may_v live_v secure_a and_o in_o assurance_n among_o the_o vicious_a and_o wicked_a 18_o the_o law_n be_v nothing_o else_o then_o a_o rule_n of_o right_n or_o reason_n derive_v from_o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o god_n which_o command_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o honest_a and_o defend_v the_o contrary_a 19_o solon_n say_v that_o the_o law_n be_v like_a unto_o spider_n web_n because_o common_o by_o the_o extremity_n and_o severity_n of_o law_n the_o poor_a and_o weak_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v entrap_v &_o bring_v to_o punishment_n but_o the_o rich_a and_o mighty_a man_n do_v break_v through_o they_o uncontrolled_a of_o renown_n and_o glory_n chap._n 25._o 1_o renown_n common_o have_v more_o fame_n than_o defame_n 2_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o be_v breed_v &_o bring_v up_o in_o glory_n 3_o glory_n despise_v by_o time_n come_v to_o be_v great_a 4_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v draw_v in_o with_o the_o desire_n and_o study_v of_o glory_n and_o therefore_o every_o good_a man_n be_v guide_v by_o glory_n 5_o democritus_n a_o most_o excellent_a philosopher_n do_v glory_n in_o that_o he_o come_v to_o athens_n unknown_a of_o any_o person_n 6_o alexander_n the_o great_a say_v if_o i_o be_v parmenio_n i_o have_v rather_o have_v wealth_n then_o glory_n but_o now_o as_o i_o be_o i_o know_v