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semiramis_n 4._o ninâ—as_o or_o ninus_n the_o ii_o 5._o arius_n of_o who_o together_o with_o these_o that_o follow_v there_o be_v little_o know_v till_o we_o come_v to_o sardâ—â—â—palus_n 6._o araliâ—s_n 7._o balâ—â—â—_n the_o i_o 8._o armatrites_n 9_o belachus_fw-la the_o i._n 10._o baleus_n the_o ii_o 11._o altadas_n 12._o mamitus_n 13._o mancaleus_n 14._o shaerus_fw-la 15._o maâ—â—elus_n 16._o sparetus_n 17._o ascaride_n 18._o aâ—yntas_n 19_o belochâ—s_v the_o ii_o 20._o bellopare_v 21._o lamprides_n 22._o sosares_fw-la 23._o lamparâ—s_n 24._o pâ—nnias_fw-it 25._o sâ—sarmus_fw-la 26._o mitreus_n 27._o tauâ—anâ—s_n 28._o teutaeus_fw-la 29._o tiâ—aeus_n 30._o dâ—â—â—ilus_n 31._o eâ—paâ—â—s_n 32._o lâ—â—sthenes_n 33._o pyrithidias_n 34._o ophraâ—â—â—s_n 35._o ophragaâ—â—â—s_n 36._o ascrazapeâ—_n 37._o sardanapalus_n after_o who_o death_n the_o empire_n be_v divide_v between_o arbaces_n and_o belochus_n arbaces_n enjoy_v the_o government_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o belochus_n of_o the_o assyrian_n their_o succession_n be_v be_v as_o follow_v 1._o arbaces_n 2._o mandauce_n 3._o sosarmus_fw-la 4._o artycas_n 5._o arbianes_n 6._o arsaeos_n or_o deioces_n 7._o phraortes_n 8._o cyaxares_n and_o 9_o astyages_n the_o father_n of_o darius_n medus_n 1._o phul-belochus_a 2._o tiglat-philassar_a 3._o salmanassar_n 4._o sennacherib_n 5._o assar-haddon_n 6._o merodach_n 7._o ben-merodach_a 8._o nabopalassar_n 9_o nabuchodonosor_n 10._o evil-merodach_a and_o 11._o belsazar_n for_o astyages_n and_o belsazar_n give_v a_o period_n to_o this_o first_o monarchy_n whereof_o cyrus_n become_v sole_a monarch_n now_o concern_v this_o second_o monarchy_n some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o darius_n medus_n the_o son_n of_o astyages_n begin_v it_o and_o that_o cyrus_n astyages_n his_o grandson_n by_o his_o daughter_n mandana_n do_v enlarge_v and_o perfect_v it_o for_o that_o they_o be_v both_o king_n one_o of_o media_n and_o the_o other_o of_o persia_n when_o join_v their_o force_n together_o 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such_o a_o man_n as_o alexander_n see_v i_o to_o be_v i_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o day_n both_o lose_v and_o recover_v all_o i_o have_v such_o a_o one_o historian_n report_v porus_n to_o have_v be_v also_o that_o he_o be_v the_o most_o lovely_a man_n of_o all_o the_o indian_n and_o of_o so_o large_a a_o stature_n as_o no_o man_n have_v be_v since_o the_o 15_o trojan_n worthies_z likewise_o that_o he_o be_v very_o young_a when_o he_o fight_v with_o alexander_n illustration_n on_o chap._n 9_o 1_n snow_n snow_n be_v a_o cloud_n congeal_v by_o excessive_a cold_a before_o it_o be_v perfect_o resolve_v from_o vapour_n into_o water_n for_o if_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o density_n of_o water_n before_o the_o congelation_n then_o can_v it_o
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one_o shrewd_a blow_n 〈◊〉_d to_o despond_v or_o though_o in_o a_o great_a design_n his_o second_o or_o three_o attempt_v be_v â—oyled_v yet_o the_o work_n of_o destiny_n be_v keep_v so_o secret_a from_o we_o till_o enlighten_v by_o time_n as_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v that_o success_n which_o be_v deny_v to_o our_o first_o second_o or_o three_o attempt_n may_v be_v reserve_v to_o a_o four_o nothing_o be_v more_o â—â—â—ally_o see_v than_o in_o the_o seal_n the_o wall_n of_o strong_a placeâ—_n after_o one_o or_o two_o desperate_a repulse_n a_o obstinate_a perseverance_n carry_v they_o and_o so_o in_o man_n civil_a undertake_n perseveranti_fw-la dabitur_fw-la for_o in_o persevere_v many_o time_n strange_a and_o unthought_a of_o accident_n be_v find_v to_o come_v in_o by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o success_n be_v beyond_o what_o can_v have_v be_v imagine_v for_o god_n do_v as_o well_o disappoint_v our_o fear_n as_o our_o hope_n therefore_o in_o the_o old_a roman_a way_n of_o such_o as_o 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to_o themselves_o that_o be_v they_o either_o see_v not_o the_o opportunity_n they_o have_v of_o help_v themselves_o or_o else_o they_o want_v the_o courage_n to_o undertake_v they_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o first_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o daily_a diversion_n of_o their_o mind_n upon_o pleasure_n or_o other_o impertinency_n as_o a_o mere_a thoughtlessness_n and_o stupidity_n wherein_o we_o pass_v most_o of_o our_o time_n in_o think_v serious_o upon_o nothing_o this_o perhaps_o be_v a_o great_a cause_n of_o public_a quiet_n in_o not_o observe_v those_o emergency_n which_o more_o vigilant_a and_o hot_a head_n will_v lay_v hold_n of_o for_o turbulent_a attempt_n and_o therefore_o in_o our_o institution_n be_v not_o censure_v but_o mahomet_n have_v by_o a_o express_a edict_n prohibit_v it_o as_o a_o mortal_a sin_n and_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o his_o strict_a injunction_n for_o such_o perpetual_a meditation_n and_o advertency_n be_v one_o great_a cause_n of_o the_o daily_a growth_n and_o progress_n of_o his_o church_n and_o empire_n yet_o indeed_o be_v i_o a_o prince_n especial_o if_o i_o do_v not_o exact_o govern_v as_o the_o people_n good_a require_v i_o shall_v not_o much_o fancy_n my_o think_a subject_n lest_o observe_v thing_n too_o narrow_o their_o thought_n may_v not_o be_v to_o my_o advantage_n the_o second_o way_n wherein_o man_n usual_o fall_v be_v want_n of_o courage_n magnis_fw-la conatibus_fw-la obstat_fw-la impunitatis_fw-la â—â—pido_fw-la if_o man_n be_v not_o a_o creature_n as_o timid_a as_o he_o be_v crafty_a and_o malicious_a how_o can_v one_o man_n or_o a_o few_o enslave_v a_o whole_a nation_n yet_o most_o certain_o it_o be_v the_o great_a wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o plant_v this_o fear_n of_o death_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n without_o which_o the_o poor_a will_v rifle_v the_o rich_a the_o people_n will_v disobey_v their_o governor_n and_o every_o superstitious_a fool_n will_v to_o escape_v purgatory_n murder_n whosoever_o his_o confessor_n bid_v he_o now_o beside_o these_o two_o deficiency_n man_n be_v want_v to_o themselves_o in_o many_o other_o point_n but_o above_o all_o in_o industry_n how_o many_o appear_v in_o the_o street_n half_o naked_a and_o beg_v for_o a_o farthing_n when_o other_o as_o feeble_a as_o they_o support_v themselves_o by_o labour_n and_o other_o who_o lie_v torture_v with_o disease_n have_v usual_o fail_v themselves_o in_o point_n of_o temperance_n when_o rather_o than_o restrain_v their_o gluttony_n or_o drunkenness_n they_o choose_v as_o the_o easy_a to_o fall_v a_o pray_n poscis_fw-la opem_fw-la nerviâ—_fw-la corpusque_fw-la fidele_fw-la senectae_fw-la esto_fw-la age_n sed_fw-la patinae_fw-la grandes_fw-fr tucetaque_fw-la crassâ—_n annuere_fw-la his_fw-la superos_fw-la vetuere_fw-la jovemque_fw-la morantur_fw-la thus_o in_o all_o kind_n of_o affliction_n that_o man_n endure_v upon_o a_o severe_a scrutiny_n they_o shall_v find_v that_o their_o endurance_n or_o at_o least_o their_o long_a endurance_n proceed_v from_o their_o be_v want_v to_o themselves_o one_o way_n or_o other_o 4_o receive_v i_o with_o great_a joy_n etc._n etc._n the_o case_n in_o brief_a be_v thus_o this_o king_n phraotes_n his_o father_n come_v young_a to_o the_o crown_n which_o be_v by_o some_o great_a man_n usurp_v from_o he_o he_o not_o long_o after_o die_v they_o still_o detain_v it_o from_o his_o young_a son_n phraotes_n who_o thereby_o be_v constrain_v to_o live_v poor_a in_o exile_n till_o after_o that_o the_o usurper_n have_v with_o much_o oppression_n for_o some_o year_n exasperate_v the_o people_n they_o then_o revolt_v from_o the_o usurper_n and_o send_v for_o the_o right_a heir_n phraotes_n and_o settle_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o ancestor_n the_o people_n be_v so_o base_o in_o love_n with_o their_o own_o ease_n and_o safety_n as_o they_o many_o
hereto_o several_a of_o the_o poet_n refer_v as_o ovid_n volvitur_fw-la ixion_n &_o se_fw-la refugitque_fw-la fugâ—t_fw-la que_fw-la metam_fw-la 10_o and_o claudian_n non_fw-la rota_fw-la suspensum_fw-la praeceps_fw-la ixiona_n torquet_fw-la de_fw-fr raptu_fw-la pros._n 6_o nor_o do_v they_o fancy_v to_o themselves_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o etc._n etc._n when_o i_o observe_v ovid_n metamorphosis_n and_o other_o the_o strange_a fiction_n of_o the_o heathen_a poet_n which_o our_o mythologist_n undertake_v to_o expound_v mystical_o but_o vulgar_a heathen_n believe_v historical_o and_o so_o have_v need_n of_o a_o faith_n as_o strong_a as_o a_o ostrich_n stomach_n that_o can_v digest_v iron_n i_o very_o think_v they_o may_v as_o real_o and_o true_o expound_v the_o every_o day_n dialogue_n at_o bedlam_n nor_o can_v those_o monstrous_a fiction_n ever_o have_v be_v devise_v or_o believe_v any_o where_o but_o in_o country_n where_o the_o liquor_n which_o they_o usual_o drink_v have_v intoxicate_v and_o deprave_v their_o brain_n for_o to_o clear_a understanding_n they_o appear_v nothing_o but_o frenzy_n yea_o although_o you_o have_v read_v natalis_n come_v or_o the_o ingenious_a lord_n bacon_n his_o wisdom_n of_o the_o ancient_n you_o can_v never_o receive_v they_o without_o a_o habitual_a previous_a infatuation_n of_o your_o judgement_n therefore_o mahomet_n after_o he_o have_v most_o wise_o prohibit_v the_o drink_n of_o wine_n be_v fain_o to_o be_v more_o circumspect_a what_o fable_n he_o deliver_v as_o know_v they_o will_v never_o pass_v with_o water-drinker_n we_o daily_o see_v many_o song_n pass_v with_o great_a applause_n among_o our_o drunkard_n that_o in_o the_o poet_n head_n have_v some_o little_a intentional_a sense_n and_o by_o himself_o esteem_v a_o rapture_n which_o if_o one_o shall_v as_o horace_n advise_v turn_v into_o prose_n and_o then_o examine_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o fancy_n you_o will_v evident_o perceive_v to_o be_v flat_a and_o vulgar_a 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