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remedy_v this_o disease_n i_o have_v rather_o want_v all_o sort_n of_o venison_n than_o that_o my_o subject_n shall_v be_v endamage_v thereby_o where_o be_v now_o those_o complain_v sick_a people_n so_o indulgent_a to_o themselves_o who_o when_o every_o thing_n fall_v not_o out_o according_a to_o their_o desire_n fret_v and_o fume_n like_o madman_n let_v we_o imitate_v the_o purple_a if_o we_o refuse_v to_o imitate_v the_o beggar_n rag_n let_v we_o imitate_v prince_n and_o captain_n upon_o the_o bed_n of_o sickness_n it_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o sluggish_a soldier_n when_o neither_o the_o example_n of_o his_o comrade_n nor_o his_o captain_n will_v move_v he_o sect._n 36._o a_o example_n of_o patience_n in_o a_o most_o potent_a king_n no_o good_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o body_n no_o not_o of_o death_n itself_o why_o shall_v he_o either_o fear_v one_o or_o tother_o who_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o fear_v any_o thing_n but_o death_n philip_n the_o second_o king_n of_o spain_n a_o great_a example_n to_o posterity_n contest_v with_o so_o violent_a a_o disease_n that_o all_o the_o worst_a of_o disease_n seem_v to_o have_v conspire_v against_o he_o in_o one_o no_o part_n of_o his_o body_n be_v free_a from_o pain_n thou_o will_v have_v say_v this_o prince_n and_o great_a of_o king_n may_v have_v be_v call_v the_o balance_n of_o calamity_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o sickness_n the_o chief_a disease_n that_o afflict_v he_o be_v 1._o the_o gout_n 2._o ulcer_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o foot_n 3._o a_o aposthume_n in_o the_o knee_n and_o right_a muscle_n 4._o a_o continual_a fever_n 5._o the_o dropsy_n and_o perpetual_a drowth_n 6._o a_o tertian_n ague_n 7._o a_o dysentery_n 8._o want_v of_o sleep_n 9_o he_o can_v not_o be_v any_o way_n turn_v in_o his_o bed_n one_o of_o these_o disease_n have_v be_v torment_n enough_o but_o he_o with_o the_o same_o generous_a mind_n as_o when_o he_o be_v well_o 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encompass_v a_o breast_n so_o surround_v with_o misery_n because_o he_o know_v himself_o guilty_a of_o no_o evil_a no_o sin_n affright_v he_o the_o devil_n have_v take_v his_o kingdom_n of_o riches_n from_o he_o but_o he_o can_v not_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o empire_n over_o a_o patient_a and_o upright_a mind_n do_v thou_o expect_v one_o more_o potent_a than_o job_n attend_v then_o for_o it_o require_v attention_n sect._n 37._o a_o specimen_fw-la pattern_n mirror_n of_o patience_n a_o most_o absolute_a example_n even_o christ_n the_o lord_n o_o all_o you_o that_o pass_v by_o the_o way_n bebold_a and_o see_v if_o there_o be_v 12._o any_o sorrow_n like_o i_o thus_o christ_n call_v to_o thou_o from_o the_o cross._n thou_o pass_v by_o this_o road_n of_o calvary_n when_o thou_o be_v in_o distress_n but_o thou_o do_v only_o pass_v by_o because_o thy_o pain_n whatever_o they_o be_v be_v nothing_o to_o this_o sea_n of_o grief_n they_o be_v but_o resemblance_n of_o sorrow_n his_o pain_n when_o 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the_o art_n of_o well_o live_v when_o age_n come_v upon_o i_o i_o then_o study_v the_o moriendi_fw-la art_n of_o die_v well_o how_o to_o die_v well_o it_o be_v true_a the_o journey_n of_o life_n appear_v not_o to_o busy_a man_n until_o the_o end_n yet_o when_o i_o be_v most_o busy_a of_o all_o i_o delight_v myself_o with_o this_o comfort_n that_o a_o time_n will_v come_v wherein_o i_o may_v live_v to_o myself_o hope_v to_o have_v sweet_a leisure_n to_o enjoy_v myself_o at_o last_o and_o this_o i_o be_o now_o come_v to_o by_o dispose_v not_o by_o change_v myself_o lord_n let_v i_o be_v find_v in_o this_o posture_n when_o i_o come_v to_o die_v in_o the_o course_n of_o my_o life_n i_o have_v have_v interchange_n the_o world_n itself_o stand_v upon_o
as_o it_o be_v the_o scalp_n and_o bone_n of_o dead_a man_n by_o serious_a contemplation_n and_o apply_v they_o instead_o of_o a_o ointment_n heal_v all_o manner_n of_o contagion_n of_o the_o mind_n 2._o plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o any_o man_n become_v so_o much_o the_o wise_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o lively_a he_o consider_v death_n therefore_o he_o give_v this_o law_n to_o his_o disciple_n studious_a in_o philosophy_n that_o when_o they_o go_v a_o journey_n they_o shall_v never_o cover_v their_o foot_n whereby_o that_o wise_a man_n insinuate_v that_o the_o end_n of_o life_n be_v always_o to_o be_v think_v on_o 3._o nicholas_n christophorus_n radziâ—…ile_n prince_n of_o poland_n affirm_v that_o in_o egypt_n they_o who_o excel_v other_o in_o prudence_n and_o age_n be_v wont_a to_o carry_v the_o long_a bone_n of_o dead_a man_n carve_v out_o of_o wood_n or_o eâ—…ny_n show_v they_o one_o to_o another_o and_o thereby_o exhort_v â—…ne_v another_o to_o contemplation_n they_o also_o introduce_v the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n at_o their_o table_n and_o conclude_v their_o banquâ—…s_n with_o this_o sad_a sentence_n memento_n mâ—…i_n remember_v to_o die_v 4._o caliph_n king_n of_o the_o taâ—…rs_n in_o the_o city_n of_o bagdat_n upon_o a_o festival_n day_n which_o they_o call_v ramadan_n be_v resolve_v to_o show_v himself_o to_o the_o people_n ride_v forth_o upon_o a_o mule_n clad_v in_o vestment_n that_o glister_v with_o gold_n silver_n and_o precious_a stone_n but_o over_o his_o tulipan_n he_o wear_v a_o black_a veil_n signify_v that_o all_o his_o pomp_n be_v one_o day_n to_o be_v cloud_v by_o the_o shade_n of_o death_n 5._o justinian_n the_o emperor_n be_v dead_a a_o coverlet_n be_v throw_v over_o he_o wherein_o be_v wrought_v in_o phrygian_a work_n the_o effigy_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o vanquish_a city_n and_o barbarous_a king_n who_o he_o have_v overcome_v behold_v the_o image_n of_o death_n among_o pageant_n scaffold_n triumph_n and_o victory_n death_n 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fear_v to_o go_v to_o sea_n to_o which_o the_o seaman_n wave_v a_o reply_n and_o where_o do_v your_o father_n die_v in_o his_o bed_n say_v the_o other_o where_o your_o father_n your_o grandfather_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o ancestor_n they_o all_o say_v the_o other_o die_v in_o their_o bed_n then_o say_v the_o mariner_n and_o do_v not_o you_o fear_v to_o go_v to_o bed_n so_o fatal_a to_o all_o â—…our_n predecessor_n very_o elegant_o and_o somewhat_o above_o a_o sailor_n genius_n let_v our_o daily_a contemplation_n be_v like_o that_o of_o justus_n lipsius_n who_o fall_v sick_a as_o he_o be_v take_v his_o bed_n cry_v out_o ad_fw-la lectum_n ad_fw-la lethum_fw-la to_o the_o bed_n to_o the_o grave_a ofttime_n they_o that_o sleep_v sleep_n to_o death_n which_o be_v but_o the_o sister_n of_o sleep_n 7._o john_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n who_o take_v his_o name_n from_o give_v alm_n while_o he_o be_v live_v and_o in_o health_n cause_v his_o monument_n to_o be_v build_v but_o not_o to_o be_v finish_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o upon_o solemn_a day_n when_o he_o perform_v divine_a service_n he_o may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n by_o some_o of_o the_o clergy_n in_o tbese_n term_n sir_n your_o monument_n be_v yet_o unfinished_a command_v it_o to_o be_v finish_v for_o you_o know_v not_o when_o the_o hour_n may_v come_v 8._o when_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n be_v new_o choose_v no_o person_n have_v liberty_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o before_o the_o stone-cutter_n have_v show_v he_o several_a sort_n of_o marble_n and_o ask_v he_o of_o which_o his_o majesty_n will_v be_v please_v to_o have_v his_o monument_n make_v what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o but_o only_o to_o intimate_v these_o word_n o_o emperor_n exalt_v not_o thyself_o thou_o be_v bat_n a_o man_n thou_o shall_v die_v like_o the_o mean_a of_o beggar_n therefore_o so_o govern_v thy_o kingdom_n which_o thou_o be_v to_o lose_v that_o thou_o may_v gain_v a_o eternal_a kingdom_n 9_o domitian_n the_o emperor_n give_v a_o banquet_n to_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n after_o this_o manner_n he_o hang_v his_o house_n all_o with_o mourn_v the_o roof_n wall_n pavement_n seat_n be_v all_o cover_v with_o black_a be_v speak_v nothing_o but_o sorrow_n into_o this_o funeral_n dining-room_n be_v all_o the_o guest_n introduce_v by_o night_n without_o any_o attendant_n by_o each_o be_v place_v a_o bier_n with_o every_o one_o his_o name_n inseribe_v upon_o it_o with_o such_o candle_n as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o burn_v in_o their_o monument_n they_o that_o wait_v be_v clad_v in_o black_a and_o encompass_v the_o guest_n with_o funeral_n salutation_n they_o supp_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n with_o a_o deep_a silence_n domitian_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n begin_v a_o discourse_n relate_v to_o nothing_o but_o death_n and_o funeral_n while_o the_o guest_n in_o the_o extremity_n of_o terror_n be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o fear_n what_o then_o domitian_n think_v he_o have_v give_v wholesome_a admonition_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o senator_n but_o the_o mountain_n bring_v forth_o and_o a_o ridiculous_a mouse_n be_v the_o birth_n more_o right_o the_o egyptian_n who_o chastise_v the_o mirth_n of_o their_o banquet_n with_o a_o mournful_a epilogue_n sect._n 26._o a_o new_a shirt_n black_a letter_n the_o turkish_a moschee_n at_o cairo_n in_o egypt_n be_v build_v by_o this_o mean_n assan_n bassa_n a_o person_n as_o well_o cunning_a as_o covetous_a resolve_v to_o raise_v himself_o a_o name_n in_o the_o world_n by_o some_o great_a structure_n yet_o not_o willing_a to_o be_v at_o the_o cost_n himself_o find_v out_o this_o trick_n he_o cause_v proclamation_n to_o be_v make_v in_o all_o place_n that_o he_o intend_v to_o erect_v a_o vast_a and_o sumptuous_a temple_n to_o god_n now_o that_o the_o work_n may_v go_v on_o the_o more_o prosperous_o he_o promise_v large_a wage_n to_o all_o that_o shall_v come_v to_o help_v forward_o the_o work_n and_o a_o certain_a day_n be_v appoint_v to_o divide_v the_o money_n this_o proclamation_n assemble_v together_o a_o vast_a multitude_n not_o only_o from_o all_o part_n of_o egypt_n but_o from_o several_a other_o region_n and_o kingdom_n against_o their_o come_n assan_n have_v cause_v a_o great_a number_n of_o new_a shirt_n and_o vest_n to_o be_v prepare_v which_o do_v those_o that_o come_v to_o receive_v wage_n be_v order_v to_o pass_v single_o out_o of_o the_o great_a court_n where_o they_o meet_v into_o another_o court_n equal_o as_o big_a through_o several_a little_a by_o door_n where_o they_o be_v strip_v of_o their_o old_a garment_n and_o new_a shirt_n and_o vest_n impose_v upon_o they_o all_o this_o be_v do_v to_o that_o intent_n that_o whatever_o â—…o_v many_o thousand_o have_v bring_v to_o bear_v their_o expense_n shall_v be_v leave_v in_o that_o place_n for_o in_o those_o country_n the_o people_n be_v wont_a to_o sow_v their_o money_n in_o their_o shirt_n or_o their_o vest_n thereupon_o a_o hideous_a outcry_n and_o lamentation_n arise_v among_o the_o people_n but_o the_o bassa_n contemn_v the_o clamour_n and_o cry_n of_o the_o people_n throw_v all_o their_o clothes_n into_o a_o vast_a fire_n and_o burn_v they_o which_o huge_a bonfire_n produce_v such_o vast_a heap_n of_o silver_n as_o easy_o suffice_v for_o the_o edifice_n thus_o death_n deal_v by_o we_o it_o take_v from_o we_o against_o our_o will_n our_o old_a garment_n and_o clothes_n we_o with_o a_o new_a sepulchre_n for_o we_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o be_v in_o this_o tabernacle_n do_v groan_n be_v burden_a not_o for_o that_o we_o will_v be_v unclothe_v but_o clothe_v upon_o but_o in_o vain_a we_o resist_v death_n deride_v our_o clamour_n our_o tear_n whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o the_o old_a garment_n must_v go_v off_o uncase_v and_o be_v
go_v all_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o same_o condition_n who_o happen_v to_o be_v bear_v of_o necessity_n must_v die_v we_o be_v distinguish_v by_o interval_n but_o our_o exit_fw-la be_v the_o same_o but_o hear_v how_o the_o cruelty_n of_o this_o most_o covetous_a man_n be_v revenge_v the_o turkish_a emperor_n be_v inform_v of_o assan_n wickedness_n send_v ibram_n bassa_n to_o he_o with_o letter_n wherein_o he_o severe_o command_v he_o that_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o letter_n from_o ibram_n he_o shall_v immediateiy_v send_v his_o own_o head_n to_o constantinople_n such_o fatal_a letter_n as_o those_o the_o turkish_a emperor_n be_v wont_a to_o write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o to_o bind_v about_o with_o black_a silk_n and_o general_o they_o contain_v these_o word_n send_v i_o thy_o head_n whoever_o thou_o be_v king_n or_o caesar_n when_o the_o emperor_n of_o heaven_n send_v thou_o his_o black_a letter_n there_o be_v no_o resist_v no_o excuse_n no_o deprecation_n will_v serve_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o fly_v or_o delay_n the_o sentence_n be_v decree_v therefore_o do_v this_o and_o trample_v upon_o necessity_n what_o thou_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o do_v against_o thy_o will_n that_o do_v of_o thy_o own_o accord_n send_v thy_o head_n not_o to_o a_o tyrant_n but_o to_o a_o father_n not_o to_o a_o man_n but_o to_o god_n make_v no_o delay_n but_o be_v willing_a to_o die_v for_o why_o shall_v not_o the_o will_v prevent_v necessity_n it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o necessity_n to_o submit_v but_o of_o virtue_n to_o be_v willing_a sect._n 27._o every_o day_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v platonius_n in_o stobelas_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o say_v he_o to_o spend_v the_o present_a day_n well_o unless_o thou_o spend_v it_o so_o as_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v thy_o last_o the_o last_o day_n lie_v hide_v that_o all_o day_n may_v be_v observe_v alike_o but_o thou_o will_v say_v these_o contemplation_n upon_o death_n be_v sâ—…d_a thing_n and_o do_v but_o hasten_v death_n thou_o be_v deceive_v the_o wise_a man_n calm_o meditate_v upon_o it_o no_o otherwise_o than_o he_o behold_v the_o wind_n and_o the_o sail_n of_o a_o ship_n as_o the_o instrument_n that_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o haven_n this_o be_v our_o folly_n and_o error_n altogether_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v toss_v by_o the_o wave_n and_o billow_n yet_o fear_v the_o place_n whither_o nature_n and_o reason_n carry_v we_o from_o nature_n we_o know_v we_o be_v all_o carry_v to_o the_o same_o place_n the_o glass_n of_o all_o man_n run_v but_o if_o we_o look_v at_o reason_n who_o that_o enjoy_v it_o can_v deny_v the_o argument_n what_o be_v here_o but_o tumble_v and_o toss_v care_n misery_n grief_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n what_o do_v thou_o fear_v behold_v the_o port._n but_o indeed_o as_o they_o who_o be_v imprison_v will_v escape_v and_o often_o may_v unless_o the_o keeper_n keep_v the_o door_n lock_v so_o here_o that_o jailor_n hinder_v we_o call_v love_n of_o life_n he_o be_v to_o be_v repel_v and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v so_o we_o be_v to_o think_v full_a often_o upon_o that_o which_o be_v but_o once_o to_o be_v suffer_v and_o because_o the_o last_o day_n be_v uncertain_a and_o unknown_a let_v every_o day_n be_v suspect_v hereby_o thy_o mind_n will_v be_v the_o more_o courageous_a thy_o life_n the_o more_o correct_a more_o gladfom_n and_o free_a from_o care_n for_o what_o can_v terrify_v or_o disturb_v he_o who_o of_o all_o fear_n that_o fear_v most_o terrible_a the_o fear_n of_o instant_a death_n can_v never_o quell_v the_o dart_n foresee_v do_v less_o harm_n death_n frequent_o meditate_a upon_o strike_n with_o less_o force_n sect._n 28._o the_o coffin_n the_o last_o comfort_n of_o our_o pride_n abraham_n that_o great_a person_n when_o he_o by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n have_v be_v force_v as_o a_o pilgrim_n to_o war_n der_fw-mi from_o place_n to_o place_n mind_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o purchase_n of_o a_o burying-place_n that_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v so_o sure_o his_o own_o that_o he_o may_v possess_v it_o by_o all_o the_o right_n and_o law_n imaginable_a for_o this_o reason_n he_o pay_v down_o the_o money_n demand_v of_o the_o seller_n currant_n money_n among_o the_o merchant_n nor_o be_v it_o enough_o for_o he_o that_o the_o purchase_n shall_v be_v public_o make_v he_o require_v that_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n shall_v be_v witness_n of_o the_o bargain_n whereby_o that_o person_n of_o high_a credit_n intimate_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o a_o man_n property_n than_o his_o sepulchre_n which_o he_o may_v true_o above_o any_o thing_n else_o call_v his_o own_o according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n the_o best_a of_o man_n always_o reckon_v it_o among_o their_o chief_a care_n to_o take_v care_n of_o their_o sepulcher_n the_o emperor_n maximilian_n the_o first_o three_o year_n before_o he_o die_v cause_v his_o coffin_n make_v of_o oak_n to_o be_v put_v up_o in_o a_o great_a chest_n and_o carry_v along_o with_o he_o wherever_o he_o go_v and_o provide_v by_o his_o will_n that_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v put_v into_o it_o without_o embalm_v wrap_v in_o linen_n without_o any_o embalm_v or_o disembowel_v his_o nose_n mouth_n and_o ear_n only_o be_v fill_v with_o quicklime_n what_o mean_v that_o great_a personage_n only_o to_o have_v his_o monument_n always_o in_o his_o sight_n to_o give_v he_o this_o continual_a document_n think_v upon_o death_n that_o it_o shall_v also_o far_o say_v where_o do_v thou_o amplify_v and_o extol_v thyself_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o possess_v so_o much_o and_o cover_v more_o thou_o who_o so_o many_o province_n and_o kingdom_n will_v not_o contain_v a_o little_a chest_n must_v hold_v but_o why_o do_v he_o put_v the_o lime_n into_o those_o hollow_a part_n behold_v the_o spice_n that_o embalm_v he_o maximilian_n that_o thou_o be_v great_o thy_o action_n declare_v but_o this_o more_o especial_o before_o thy_o death_n what_o need_v i_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o bier_n of_o ablavius_n who_o be_v captain_n of_o the_o praetorian_a band_n a_o prince_n among_o the_o courtier_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a a_o insatiable_a devourer_n of_o gold_n which_o he_o think_v upon_o more_o than_o his_o tomb._n this_o person_n constantine_n take_v by_o the_o hand_n how_o long_o say_v he_o friend_n shall_v we_o heap_v up_o treasure_n and_o speak_v those_o word_n with_o the_o spear_n that_o he_o hold_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o draw_v out_o the_o form_n of_o a_o coffin_n in_o the_o dust_n and_o then_o proceed_v though_o thou_o have_v all_o the_o riches_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o after_o thou_o be_v dead_a a_o place_n or_o chest_n no_o big_a than_o this_o which_o i_o have_v here_o mark_v out_o must_v contain_v thou_o if_o so_o large_a a_o piece_n of_o ground_n do_v come_v to_o thy_o lot_n constantine_n be_v a_o prophet_n for_o ablavius_n be_v cut_v into_o bit_n have_v not_o a_o piece_n leave_v big_a enough_o to_o be_v bury_v the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o of_o famous_a memory_n most_o pious_o imitate_v that_o maximilian_n who_o i_o have_v mention_v long_o before_o his_o death_n withdraw_v himself_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n from_o public_a affair_n and_o have_v resign_v he_o care_n to_o his_o young_a and_o vigorous_a son_n shut_v himself_o up_o in_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n justus_n in_o spain_n only_o with_o twelve_o of_o his_o domestic_n apply_v himself_o to_o religious_a duty_n he_o forbid_v himself_o to_o be_v call_v by_o any_o other_o name_n than_o charles_n and_o disclaim_v with_o business_n the_o name_n of_o caesar_n and_o augustus_n contemn_v whatever_o savour_v of_o honourable_a title_n this_o also_o be_v far_o report_v that_o long_o before_o the_o resignation_n of_o his_o empire_n he_o cause_v a_o sepulchre_n to_o be_v make_v he_o with_o all_o its_o funeral_n furniture_n which_o be_v private_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o wherever_o he_o go_v this_o he_o have_v five_o year_n by_o he_o in_o all_o place_n even_o when_o he_o march_v against_o the_o french_a to_o milan_n cause_v it_o every_o night_n to_o be_v place_v in_o his_o chamber_n some_o that_o wait_v on_o he_o imagine_v the_o chest_n have_v be_v full_a of_o treasure_n other_o full_a of_o ancient_a history_n some_o think_v one_o thing_n some_o another_o but_o caesar_n well_o know_v what_o it_o contain_v and_o wherefore_o he_o carry_v it_o about_o smile_v say_v that_o he_o carry_v it_o with_o he_o for_o the_o use_n of_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v most_o dear_a to_o he_o in_o the_o world_n thus_o charles_n continual_o think_v upon_o death_n and_o every_o day_n can_v say_v i_o have_v live_v rise_v every_o day_n to_o heavenly_a gain_n many_o other_o have_v happy_o imitate_v charles_n the_o emperor_n who_o
our_o meal_n our_o recreation_n our_o play_n our_o discourse_n our_o sleep_n our_o idleness_n take_v up_o how_o much_o do_v litigious_a suit_n and_o disease_n snatch_v from_o we_o how_o many_o thief_n do_v steal_v away_o our_o life_n while_o we_o perceive_v not_o what_o we_o lose_v the_o follow_a verse_n though_o not_o so_o terse_a and_o neat_a very_o lively_o express_v our_o madness_n a_o man_n live_v fourscore_o year_n not_o often_o more_o of_o which_o in_o meat_n and_o drink_v some_o half_n a_o score_n in_o play_n as_o many_o twenty_o year_n in_o sleep_n till_o seventeen_o in_o our_o childish_a year_n we_o heap_v and_o nothing_o do_v for_o year_n disease_n claim_v therefore_o the_o time_n that_o we_o experd_v to_o frame_v ourselves_o to_o virtue_n and_o learning_n be_v in_o brief_a but_o the_o four_o part_n of_o all_o that_o tedious_a life_n what_o a_o little_a be_v leave_v we_o of_o that_o which_o be_v our_o own_o many_o there_o be_v who_o their_o misfortune_n will_v not_o give_v leave_n to_o take_v breath_n many_o who_o their_o prosperity_n for_o we_o lay_v not_o hold_v upon_o time_n to_o stop_v the_o fleet_a thing_n in_o nature_n but_o let_v it_o slip_v as_o a_o superfluous_a thing_n and_o easy_a to_o be_v recover_v what_o keeper_n of_o time_n so_o spare_v that_o may_v not_o find_v something_o worthy_a to_o exchange_v with_o his_o time_n we_o trifile_v with_o the_o most_o precious_a of_o all_o thing_n and_o there_o be_v no_o reckon_n make_v of_o that_o which_o can_v be_v sufficient_o value_v like_o they_o that_o sleep_n in_o ship_n who_o be_v drive_v along_o by_o the_o wind_n though_o they_o perceive_v not_o the_o motion_n and_o when_o they_o wake_v wonder_v to_o see_v themselves_o ready_a to_o be_v land_v thus_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n hasten_v away_o while_o we_o sleep_v and_o neglect_v the_o inestimable_a price_n of_o time_n when_o we_o shall_v wake_v for_o a_o better_a life_n we_o admire_v to_o see_v ourselves_o at_o our_o journey_n end_n death_n be_v to_o many_o as_o the_o harbour_n to_o the_o sailer_n he_o sail_v well_o that_o do_v not_o shipwreck_n in_o the_o port._n sect._n 37._o delay_n be_v the_o great_a blemish_n of_o life_n we_o delay_v and_o put_v off_o every_o thing_n unless_o it_o be_v vice_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n take_v up_o our_o whole_a time_n in_o other_o thing_n we_o be_v always_o more_o full_a of_o promise_n and_o say_v to_o ove_z self_n to_o morrow_n this_o shall_v be_v do_v the_o next_o week_n i_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o repent_v next_o year_n i_o intend_v to_o lead_v a_o new_a life_n thus_o day_n month_n and_o year_n slide_v away_o while_o we_o procrastinate_v while_o we_o promise_v and_o never_o stand_v to_o our_o promise_n excellent_o seneca_n thou_o shall_v hear_v say_v he_o most_o people_n say_v at_o fifty_o i_o intend_v to_o retire_v at_o sixty_o i_o intend_v to_o give_v over_o business_n and_o who_o do_v thou_o take_v for_o surety_n of_o thy_o long_a life_n who_o will_v warrant_v thing_n to_o pass_v as_o thou_o dispose_v they_o be_v thou_o not_o ashamed_a to_o reserve_v the_o remain_n and_o dregs_o of_o life_n to_o god_n and_o to_o appoint_v that_o time_n for_o devotion_n which_o thou_o can_v no_o otherwise_o employ_v how_o late_o be_v it_o then_o to_o begin_v to_o live_v when_o thou_o be_v just_a at_o the_o end_n of_o it_o what_o a_o foolish_a oblivion_n of_o mortality_n be_v that_o to_o deser_fw-ge wholesome_a admonition_n till_o the_o fifty_o or_o sixty_v year_n and_o to_o seek_v to_o begin_v thy_o life_n at_o a_o age_n to_o which_o few_o attnin_n sigismond_n the_o second_o king_n of_o poland_n because_o of_o his_o perpetual_a delay_n and_o heaviness_n in_o weighty_a affair_n be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o tomorrow_n such_o be_v we_o certain_o man_n of_o tomorrow_n we_o delay_v all_o thing_n most_o willing_a also_o if_o we_o can_v to_o put_v off_o death_n itself_o but_o the_o business_n of_o die_v admit_v of_o no_o delay_n suffer_v no_o put_v his_o therefore_o to_o use_v the_o old_a proverb_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v long_o old_a be_v old_a betimes_o which_o thou_o may_v be_v by_o suffer_v no_o delay_n we_o by_o lose_v the_o best_a of_o thing_n lose_v all_o true_o say_v chrysologus_fw-la then_o a_o man_n desire_v to_o do_v well_o when_o death_n have_v deprive_v he_o of_o the_o opportunity_n of_o act_v we_o stalk_v to_o death_n most_o common_o with_o the_o same_o step_n as_o they_o that_o walk_v in_o their_o sleep_n first_o we_o begin_v to_o delay_v and_o procrastinate_v wholesome_a thing_n then_o to_o act_v a_o little_a more_o close_o then_o to_o neglect_v and_o omit_v altogether_o what_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v and_o so_o we_o sweet_o sleep_v and_o perish_v o_fw-fr mortal_n over-late_a be_v to_o morrow_n life_n live_v to_o day_n pay_v your_o salary_n to_o day_n mourn_v for_o your_o sin_n to_o day_n for_o who_o have_v assure_v you_o of_o to_o morrow_n what_o may_v be_v do_v to_o day_n why_o defer_v you_o to_o another_o day_n perhaps_o never_o to_o come_v to_o defer_v good_a action_n be_v ever_o noxious_a and_o over-late_a the_o great_a loss_n of_o life_n delay_n be_v still_o for_o who_o delay_n seem_v not_o to_o have_v a_o will_n let_v we_o make_v haste_n therefore_o and_o consider_v how_o much_o we_o shall_v add_v to_o swiftness_n if_o the_o enemy_n be_v at_o our_o back_n if_o we_o shall_v perceive_v the_o horseman_n just_a at_o the_o heel_n of_o the_o fugitive_n this_o be_v the_o case_n necessity_n drive_v let_v we_o make_v haste_n and_o escape_v let_v we_o shelter_v ourselves_o in_o security_n and_o often_o consider_v how_o amiable_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o finish_v our_o life_n before_o death_n the_o great_a comfort_n in_o death_n be_v to_o have_v delay_v nothing_o sect._n 38._o the_o hunt_n of_o death_n william_n the_o ii_o d._n of_o bâ—…varia_n father_n of_o the_o poor_a the_o defender_n of_o all_o religious_a man_n who_o after_o his_o decease_n have_v the_o tongue_n of_o all_o man_n be_v silent_a the_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n of_o so_o many_o mourner_n at_o his_o funeral_n have_v sufficient_o â—…old_v this_o most_o praiseworthy_a prince_n i_o say_v when_o he_o return_v home_o from_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n where_o he_o precede_v in_o caesar_n place_n dream_v that_o he_o see_v a_o hart_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a bigness_n that_o upon_o the_o one_o side_n of_o his_o horn_n he_o carry_v bell_n on_o the_o other_o light_v taper_n this_o fly_a animal_n be_v pursue_v by_o a_o huntsman_n and_o his_o pack_n all_o other_o way_n be_v stop_v the_o affright_a beast_n fledâ—…_n into_o the_o churchyard_n belong_v to_o st._n mary_n church_n there_o the_o poor_a hart_n fall_v into_o a_o grave_a that_o be_v open_v for_o a_o person_n that_o be_v to_o be_v bury_v be_v there_o take_v and_o kill_v upon_o this_o the_o prince_n awake_v and_o examine_v with_o himself_o what_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o dream_n shall_v be_v the_o next_o day_n also_o he_o declare_v to_o his_o noble_n what_o he_o have_v dream_v several_a interpretation_n be_v make_v upon_o it_o which_o when_o duke_n william_n have_v hear_v i_o say_v he_o be_o that_o hart_n who_o be_o short_o to_o end_v this_o mortal_a life_n i_o will_v be_v bury_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o event_n verify_v both_o the_o dream_n and_o the_o presage_n for_o in_o a_o short_a time_n sickness_n and_o death_n lay_v the_o body_n of_o prince_n william_n in_o the_o grave_a while_o his_o soul_n take_v her_o flight_n to_o those_o azure_a mansion_n above_o a_o good_a death_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o a_o most_o bless_a eternity_n sect._n 39_o wherefore_o upon_o the_o daily_a sight_n of_o funeral_n we_o do_v not_o consider_v death_n the_o devil_n a_o most_o skilful_a painter_n paint_v so_o well_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o optic_n that_o which_o be_v before_o we_o and_o near_a to_o we_o we_o may_v think_v most_o remote_a thus_o as_o if_o we_o be_v to_o live_v a_o thousand_o year_n we_o promise_v to_o ourselves_o a_o long_a security_n from_o death_n hence_o we_o behold_v funeral_n and_o laugh_v as_o if_o it_o be_v never_o to_o be_v our_o turn_n we_o daily_o die_v and_o yet_o we_o think_v ourselves_o eternal_a sir_n thomas_n moor_n that_o no_o age_n may_v delude_v any_o person_n with_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o long_a life_n give_v this_o admonition_n as_o he_o that_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o prison_n to_o the_o gallow_n though_o the_o way_n be_v long_o yet_o fear_v not_o the_o gallow_n the_o less_o because_o he_o come_v to_o it_o a_o little_a the_o late_a and_o though_o his_o limb_n be_v firm_a his_o eye_n quick_a his_o lung_n sound_v and_o that_o he_o relish_v his_o meat_n and_o drink_n yet_o this_o be_v still_o his_o
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