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plant_n rare_o find_v room_n or_o cultivation_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o several_a form_n of_o government_n in_o greece_n before_o and_o in_o aristotle_n time_n and_o of_o the_o roman_a commonwealth_n the_o philosopher_n observe_v 15._o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polit._n lib._n 3._o c._n 15._o that_o in_o remote_a age_n when_o there_o be_v few_o person_n of_o the_o sublimest_n eminence_n for_o valour_n wisdom_n virtue_n and_o public_a spiritedness_n to_o protect_v by_o their_o courage_n and_o conduct_n to_o institute_v law_n by_o their_o wisdom_n to_o be_v a_o live_a law_n by_o their_o just_a deal_n and_o example_n to_o study_v the_o emolument_fw-fr and_o benefit_n of_o the_o common_a people_n by_o their_o good_a will_n to_o they_o ibid._n they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n kingly_a government_n be_v sole_o use_v but_o after_o that_o many_o grow_v up_o to_o be_v equal_a in_o virtue_n they_o endure_v king_n no_o long_o
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so_o familiar_a that_o we_o use_v it_o to_o tradesman_n such_o a_o change_n be_v wrought_v by_o time_n in_o the_o usage_n emphasis_n or_o signification_n of_o many_o other_o word_n exhorruit_fw-la word_n domini_fw-la appellationem_fw-la ut_fw-la maledictum_fw-la &_o opprobrium_fw-la semper_fw-la exhorruit_fw-la suetonius_n tell_v we_o that_o augustus_n at_o a_o play_n hear_v himself_o call_v lord_n though_o with_o the_o epithet_n of_o just_a and_o good_a and_o find_v the_o spectator_n rejoice_o approve_v of_o it_o as_o applicable_a to_o he_o with_o his_o hand_n and_o countenance_n repress_v the_o unbecoming_a flattery_n and_o the_o next_o day_n by_o a_o severe_a edict_n prohibit_v it_o to_o be_v give_v he_o neither_o will_v he_o suffer_v his_o child_n or_o nephew_n to_o use_v it_o in_o their_o compliment_n or_o other_o language_n to_o each_o other_o neither_o will_v tiberius_n endure_v this_o title_n so_o much_o as_o in_o common_a salutation_n whereupon_o the_o great_a annal._n great_a 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to_o the_o contrary_n also_o in_o a_o gold_n coin_n of_o the_o great_a and_o religious_a constantine_n stamp_v with_o his_o effigy_n sit_v and_o his_o court_n of_o guard_n about_o he_o the_o 537._o the_o aâ—olph_n oâ—â—a_fw-la p._n 537._o inscription_n be_v felicitas_n perpetva_n augeat_fw-la rem_fw-la do_v min._n no_o st_n the_o reason_n why_o some_o emperor_n refuse_v this_o name_n as_o pliny_n in_o his_o panegyric_n make_v locus_fw-la make_v principis_fw-la sedem_fw-la obtines_fw-la ne_fw-la sit_fw-la domino_fw-la locus_fw-la trajan_n to_o do_v when_o he_o say_v thou_o obtain_v the_o place_n of_o the_o prince_n that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o place_n for_o lord_n be_v either_o because_o it_o seem_v a_o relative_n to_o servus_n a_o bondslave_n or_o in_o respect_n that_o it_o suppose_v if_o ill_o interpret_v the_o subject_a and_o his_o substance_n to_o be_v in_o the_o property_n of_o the_o emperor_n for_o 1._o for_o domini_fw-la appellatione_fw-la continetur_fw-la qui_fw-la â—abet_fw-la proprietatem_fw-la eâ—si_fw-la usus_fw-la fructus_fw-la alienus_fw-la sit_fw-la ulp._n f._n de_fw-la sc._n silaniano_n l._n 1._o sect_n 1._o ulpian_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o the_o appellation_n of_o lord_n be_v signify_v he_o that_o have_v the_o propriety_n although_o another_o be_v usufructuary_n how_o considerable_a a_o name_n of_o dominion_n this_o be_v appear_v in_o lucan_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o pompeian_a party_n that_o stand_v much_o upon_o the_o ancient_a liberty_n of_o rome_n say_v that_o that_o age_n first_o find_v those_o appellation_n by_o which_o they_o lie_v to_o the_o lord_n 5._o lord_n lucan_n pharsal_a lib._n 5._o namque_fw-la omnes_fw-la voces_fw-la per_fw-la quas_fw-la jam_fw-la tempore_fw-la tanto_fw-la mentimur_fw-la dominis_n haec_fw-la primum_fw-la reperit_fw-la aetas_n that_o which_o i_o observe_v from_o hence_o be_v that_o by_o this_o title_n of_o dominus_fw-la the_o sovereignty_n of_o prince_n and_o 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