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and_o of_o these_o thou_o also_o confusion_n of_o word_n be_v thus_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n for_o this_o man_n to_o strike_v this_o man_n for_o it_o be_v not_o clear_v which_o be_v the_o person_n that_o strike_v how_o the_o article_n be_v to_o be_v proper_o place_v from_o hence_o observe_v this_o man_n this_o man_n injure_v this_o be_v clear_a in_o the_o greek_a where_o there_o be_v a_o distinction_n of_o nominative_a and_o accusative_a but_o not_o in_o english_a where_o the_o verb_n must_v come_v between_o sometime_o one_o word_n have_v two_o signification_n but_o that_o signification_n be_v to_o be_v applve_v which_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o the_o senseâ—_n and_o which_o the_o series_n of_o the_o discourse_n require_v chap._n xxvii_o of_o antitheta_fw-la aequates_n antitheta_fw-la be_v those_o thing_n which_o both_o in_o name_n and_o efficacy_n be_v contrary_a to_o their_o opposite_n or_o either_o the_o one_o orthe_a other_o contrary_a both_o in_o name_n and_o word_n thus_o for_o it_o be_v not_o â—ust_z that_o tâ—iâ—_n mâ—â—_n enâ—oâ—ing_v my_o estate_n shall_v groâ—_n rich_a 〈◊〉_d tâ—at_v i_o bâ—iâ—g_v deprive_v of_o my_o own_o shall_v â—e_v thus_o miserable_o poor_a contraâ—â—_n in_o name_n only_o as_o thus_o let_v the_o rich_a â—nd_n â—â—pâ—y_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o miserable_a contrary_a in_o efficacy_n thus_o i_o cure_v this_o man_n when_o he_o lay_v sick_a but_o he_o have_v do_v i_o the_o great_a injury_n imaginable_a here_o be_v a_o contrariety_n in_o the_o deed_n not_o in_o the_o word_n so_o that_o the_o neat_a antithesis_fw-la be_v both_o in_o name_n and_o thing_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o equation_n equation_n be_v when_o two_o even_a clause_n be_v pronounce_v and_o thus_o many_o small_a clause_n may_v be_v equal_a to_o a_o few_o great_a one_o and_o equal_a in_o bigness_n to_o equal_v in_o number_n and_o this_o be_v the_o form_n of_o equation_n either_o for_o want_v money_n or_o through_o the_o greatness_n oâ—_n the_o war._n for_o these_o clause_n be_v neither_o like_a nor_o contrary_a yet_o be_v they_o equal_a one_o among_o another_o chap._n xxix_o of_o paromoiosis_n or_o like_a cadenâ—ies_n paromoiosis_n be_v that_o which_o be_v big_a than_o equation_n for_o it_o do_v not_o only_o make_v clause_n even_o but_o a_o like_a and_o of_o like_a word_n as_o thus_o bring_v a_o desire_n equal_a to_o that_o imitation_n of_o oration_n which_o become_v thou_o but_o chief_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v alike_o now_o those_o be_v like_a word_n that_o confist_n of_o like_a syllable_n wherein_o most_o letter_n be_v the_o same_o as_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o in_o the_o english_a warm_a harm_n charm_n arm._n or_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v this_o clink_n the_o close_a be_v now_o leave_v off_o by_o we_o in_o prose_n and_o so_o we_o pass_v again_o to_o exordium_n chap._n xxx_o of_o exordium_n the_o exordium_n be_v a_o preparation_n of_o the_o auditor_n and_o a_o summary_n declaration_n of_o 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