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cause_v certain_a place_n of_o sumptuyous_a workmanship_n to_o be_v build_v near_o naples_n along_o by_o the_o seaside_n in_o a_o place_n now_o call_v castello_n di_fw-fr lupo_n there_o he_o make_v his_o sojourn_v for_o the_o space_n of_o eighteen_o year_n in_o quite_o repose_v and_o silent_a pleasure_n free_a from_o all_o the_o turmoil_n and_o travail_n of_o state_n and_o in_o this_o contentment_n he_o end_v his_o day_n ibid._n 13._o dioclesian_n after_o he_o have_v govern_v rome_n 18_o year_n and_o have_v attain_v to_o very_o old_a age_n he_o give_v over_o the_o empire_n from_o whence_o he_o dismiss_v himself_o into_o nicomedia_n with_o no_o other_o intention_n but_o only_o to_o return_v home_o to_o his_o own_o house_n and_o there_o in_o peace_n and_o quiet_a to_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n and_o according_o at_o salon_n he_o deal_v in_o husbandry_n 12_o year_n together_o after_o two_o year_n spend_v in_o this_o retirement_n the_o roman_n send_v two_o worthy_a 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trouble_v with_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n with_o this_o answer_n the_o ambassador_n take_v their_o leave_n and_o part_v 14._o doris_n the_o athenian_a have_v govern_v the_o commonwealth_n six_o and_o thirty_o year_n in_o upright_a sincerity_n and_o justice_n become_v age_v and_o weary_a with_o public_a negotiation_n wherefore_o he_o dislodge_v from_o athens_n and_o go_v to_o a_o countryhouse_n or_o farm_n which_o he_o have_v in_o a_o not_o far_o distant_a village_n and_o there_o read_v book_n of_o husbandry_n in_o the_o nighttime_n and_o practise_v the_o exercise_n of_o those_o instruction_n in_o the_o daytime_n he_o wear_v out_o the_o space_n of_o 15_o year_n upon_o the_o front-piece_n of_o his_o gate_n these_o word_n be_v engrave_v fortune_n and_o hope_n adieu_n to_o you_o both_o see_v i_o have_v find_v the_o true_a entrance_n to_o rest_n and_o contentment_n ibid._n all_o these_o excellent_a man_n of_o who_o we_o have_v speak_v and_o a_o infinite_a number_n more_o 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by_o the_o force_n of_o his_o love_n and_o loss_n as_o have_v lose_v the_o most_o certain_a and_o faithful_a companion_n of_o his_o fortune_n of_o his_o counsel_n this_o care_n his_o labour_n and_o his_o thought_n who_o far_o exceed_v all_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n that_o hardly_o the_o virtue_n of_o any_o woman_n in_o any_o age_n can_v be_v compare_v to_o she_o for_o that_o reason_n perhaps_o in_o be_v that_o heaven_n deny_v her_o offspring_n lest_o she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o worse_a than_o herself_o and_o here_o husband_n see_v nature_n can_v go_v no_o further_o ibid._n 68_o thou_o best_o and_o great_a of_o queen_n thou_o departe_v this_o life_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o thy_o age_n but_o what_o remorseless_a death_n have_v abstract_v from_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o year_n man_n will_v add_v as_o much_o and_o more_o to_o the_o eternal_a glory_n fame_n and_o remembrance_n of_o thy_o name_n this_o life_n will_v prolong_v thy_o consecrate_a memory_n to_o after_o age_n nor_o marble_n mausoleum_n nor_o golden_a urn_n shall_v hide_v thou_o thy_o tomb_n shall_v be_v our_o breast_n ibid._n 69._o be_v once_o put_v in_o mind_n of_o her_o approach_a end_n with_o a_o undaunted_a countenance_n she_o return_v this_o masculine_a and_o true_o royal_a expression_n i_o be_o not_o now_o to_o prepare_v for_o death_n it_o have_v be_v my_o study_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n francius_n be_v oration_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n 70._o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n his_o majesty_n be_v otherwise_o invincible_a courage_n give_v way_n to_o rage_a grief_n and_o he_o who_o have_v so_o often_o contemn_v the_o bullet_n and_o sword_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o who_o dread_v neither_o flame_n nor_o steel_n nor_o death_n itself_o languish_v fall_n and_o swoon_v away_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a queen_n he_o remember_v himself_o to_o be_v but_o a_o king_n find_v himself_o a_o man_n and_o not_o unwilling_a acknowledge_v the_o 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and_o answer_v the_o money_n may_v be_v better_o lay_v out_o upon_o the_o poor_a ibid._n 73._o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v better_a discern_v by_o his_o death_n than_o by_o his_o life_n for_o man_n be_v apt_a in_o his_o life-time_n to_o conceal_v and_o dissemble_v his_o affection_n but_o at_o his_o death_n the_o mask_n be_v remove_v he_o appear_v what_o he_o be_v what_o be_v more_o noble_a and_o signal_n than_o the_o death_n of_o this_o queen_n what_o more_o become_a a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o christian_a than_o that_o say_v of_o she_o this_o be_v not_o the_o first_o time_n that_o i_o prepare_v myself_o for_o death_n ibid._n 74._o when_o the_o more_o solemn_a duty_n of_o religion_n be_v over_o she_o never_o give_v her_o mind_n to_o the_o frivolous_a story_n of_o amadis_n and_o impertinent_a fiction_n of_o amad._n but_o attentive_o study_v the_o volume_n of_o those_o author_n by_o which_o she_o may_v improve_v her_o knowledge_n and_o her_o prudence_n i_o shall_v relate_v not_o what_o i_o gather_v from_o the_o common_a report_n of_o fame_n but_o from_o the_o lip_n of_o a_o most_o worthy_a person_n and_o my_o friend_n who_o be_v admit_v in_o the_o morning_n to_o kiss_v her_o hand_n find_v before_o she_o cambden_n annal_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_z doctor_z burnet_n history_n of_o the_o reformation_n but_o piety_n be_v never_o to_o be_v account_v solid_o accomplish_v unless_o accompany_v with_o liberality_n otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v piety_n only_o in_o word_n and_o not_o in_o deed_n as_o she_o herself_o will_v say_v upon_o the_o approach_n of_o her_o expire_a minute_n ortwinius_n oration_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n 75._o while_o her_o majesty_n be_v sick_a the_o king_n refuse_v to_o stir_v from_o the_o languish_a queen_n bedside_n assiduous_a to_o serve_v she_o and_o careless_a of_o the_o infection_n that_o many_o time_n accompany_v the_o malady_n she_o have_v and_o be_v often_o request_v to_o spare_v his_o royal_a person_n and_o not_o to_o inflict_v another_o wound_n upon_o suffering_n europe_n make_v answer_v that_o when_o he_o marry_v the_o queen_n he_o covenant_v to_o be_v the_o companion_n not_o only_o of_o her_o prosperity_n but_o of_o whatever_o fortune_n befall_v she_o and_o that_o he_o will_v with_o the_o hazard_n of_o his_o life_n receive_v from_o her_o lip_n her_o last_o expire_a gasp_n all_o hope_v of_o recovery_n now_o be_v flee_v away_o and_o the_o most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v admit_v into_o the_o room_n in_o order_n to_o perform_v the_o last_o duty_n of_o his_o function_n such_o harsh_a and_o disconsolate_a news_n will_v have_v strike_v another_o person_n with_o horror_n and_o tremble_v but_o what_o say_v the_o queen_n to_o this_o full_o of_o faith_n and_o constancy_n she_o receive_v the_o tiding_n with_o a_o cheerful_a and_o undaunted_a countenance_n say_v withal_o that_o she_o do_v no_o way_n seek_v to_o shun_v the_o stroke_n of_o death_n but_o be_v ready_o prepare_v for_o the_o dark_a mansion_n of_o the_o grave_a for_o that_o she_o have_v always_o so_o lead_v her_o life_n that_o whenever_o death_n give_v she_o his_o last_o summons_n she_o shall_v be_v a_o gainer_n by_o it_o ibid._n 76._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o her_o youth_n this_o princess_n display_v the_o best_a natural_a disposition_n in_o the_o world_n a_o sweet_a humour_n agreeable_a and_o always_o equal_a a_o heart_n upright_o and_o sincere_a a_o solid_a and_o firm_a judgement_n and_o a_o piety_n beyond_o her_o age._n and_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o sincere_a report_n that_o the_o great_a prince_n who_o espouse_v she_o desire_v to_o be_v unite_v to_o she_o declare_v that_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o fortune_n and_o interest_n do_v never_o engage_v he_o so_o much_o as_o those_o of_o her_o humour_n and_o inclination_n funeral_n oration_n upon_o the_o queen_n recite_v by_o the_o learned_a author_n of_o the_o collection_n of_o canon_n print_a at_o the_o hague_n 77._o 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