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the_o god_n of_o théeve_n and_o for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o theft_n it_o be_v think_v that_o prometheus_n deucalion_n father_n as_o poet_n do_v feign_v by_o the_o aid_n of_o minerva_n steal_v first_o fire_n from_o phoebus_n for_o the_o which_o fact_n he_o be_v punish_v in_o mount_n caucasus_n after_o this_o sort_n he_o be_v bind_v fast_o and_o a_o eagle_n appoint_v to_o eat_v up_o his_o heart_n and_o to_o hale_v his_o pudding_n along_o in_o furtherance_n and_o memory_n of_o his_o theft_n hercules_n and_o jason_n two_o of_o the_o most_o famous_a prince_n that_o ever_o greece_n foster_v go_v unto_o colchis_n to_o steal_v the_o golden_a fleece_n theseus_n and_o pirithous_n go_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pluto_n to_o steal_v proserpina_n away_o there_o be_v dwell_v in_o a_o rock_n near_o athens_n a_o famous_a thief_n name_v sciâ—on_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o throw_v headlong_o stranger_n that_o be_v his_o guest_n from_o a_o rock_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o after_o that_o he_o have_v continue_v a_o long_a time_n in_o spotling_n and_o murder_v of_o man_n that_o pass_v by_o in_o take_v their_o good_n and_o live_v away_o he_o be_v in_o they_o same_o sort_n by_o theseus_n put_v himself_o to_o death_n cacus_n of_o who_o virgil_n make_v mention_v the_o son_n of_o vulcan_n be_v so_o crafty_a a_o thief_n that_o have_v a_o den_n in_o mount_n aventine_n he_o use_v to_o draw_v any_o thing_n backward_o by_o the_o tail_n unto_o his_o cave_n where_o he_o spoil_v it_o whether_o it_o be_v man_n or_o beast_n there_o shall_v he_o be_v bring_v by_o flight_n of_o cacus_n to_o he_o destroy_v till_o he_o attempt_v to_o spoil_v hercules_n by_o stealth_n who_o after_o long_o wrestle_v in_o his_o den_n with_o his_o club_n slay_v he_o the_o famous_a thief_n sinius_fw-la use_v such_o seat_n and_o theft_n about_o corinth_n that_o he_o will_v bind_v any_o passer_n by_o or_o stranger_n unto_o tree_n and_o there_o will_v hew_v they_o into_o small_a gobbet_n for_o their_o money_n and_o 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truth_n always_o appear_v in_o a_o shamefast_a countenance_n wherefore_o the_o wise_a cato_n the_o senior_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o young_a man_n that_o wax_v red_a be_v better_a to_o be_v trust_v than_o those_o that_o will_v wax_v pale_a for_o the_o one_o signify_v shamefastness_n and_o the_o other_o deceit_n for_o pythias_n aristotle_n daughter_n be_v demand_v what_o colour_n be_v best_a in_o man_n or_o woman_n she_o answer_v that_o colour_n that_o shamefastness_n bring_v which_o be_v a_o blush_a countenance_n but_o to_o speak_v of_o pirate_n sextus_n pompey_n the_o son_n of_o pompey_n the_o great_a keep_v under_o he_o divers_a and_o sundry_a pirate_n about_o the_o border_n of_o italy_n and_o sicily_n to_o rob_v and_o spoil_v upon_o the_o sea_n to_o his_o great_a infamy_n and_o reproach_n be_v the_o son_n of_o so_o famous_a a_o roman_a who_o rome_n a_o long_a time_n so_o esteem_v that_o caesar_n hardly_o may_v be_v superior_a to_o he_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o king_n pyrrhus_n and_o caius_n verres_n who_o cicero_n for_o his_o sundry_a theft_n and_o spoil_n and_o for_o divers_a sacrilege_n by_o verres_n commit_v compare_v unto_o the_o foresay_a tyrant_n to_o speak_v of_o infinite_a pirate_n and_o divers_a sacriledger_n it_o be_v to_o none_o effect_n because_o it_o be_v a_o common_a practice_n in_o all_o country_n therefore_o as_o diogenes_n the_o philosopher_n say_v when_o he_o see_v a_o poor_a man_n lead_v between_o the_o magistrate_n to_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n behold_v say_v he_o a_o little_a thief_n between_o a_o number_n of_o great_a thief_n god_n grant_v that_o it_o may_v not_o true_o be_v speak_v of_o divers_a magistrate_n in_o sundry_a place_n chap._n xxxvii_o of_o lust_n the_o spoil_n and_o slaughter_n of_o lust_n do_v always_o far_o surpass_v all_o other_o vice_n it_o have_v suppress_v castle_n and_o country_n it_o have_v vanquish_v king_n and_o caesar_n overthrow_v the_o pomp_n of_o asia_n africa_n and_o europe_n and_o almost_o 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