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companion_n because_o he_o in_o some_o small_a concern_v differ_v from_o he_o in_o philosophy_n laertius_n indeed_o on_o who_o sleeve_n gassendus_fw-la seem_v to_o pin_n his_o faith_n have_v speak_v much_o in_o his_o behalf_n &_o to_o vindicate_v his_o reputation_n from_o this_o among_o other_o aspersion_n that_o he_o assert_v the_o low_a sort_n of_o bodily_a pleasure_n to_o be_v the_o supreme_a felicity_n of_o mankind_n he_o say_v that_o his_o scholar_n do_v either_o ignorant_o or_o wilful_o mistake_v he_o yet_o his_o profess_a disciple_n and_o great_a admirer_n lucian_n who_o prefer_v he_o before_o all_o other_o philosopher_n and_o exalt_v he_o at_o such_o a_o rate_n as_o never_o man_n be_v exalt_v unless_o lucretius_n have_v the_o management_n of_o he_o compare_v he_o with_o aristippus_n and_o democritus_n his_o master_n say_v that_o he_o exceed_v they_o both_o in_o impiety_n and_o luxury_n his_o impiousness_n appear_v that_o he_o have_v the_o most_o monstrous_a conception_n of_o 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e._n that_o our_o happiness_n do_v consist_v in_o voluptuousness_n be_v with_o great_a industry_n canvas_v and_o to_o the_o great_a honour_n great_a perhaps_o than_o he_o deserve_v of_o epicurus_n page_n 87._o there_o be_v nothing_o bound_v but_o in_o nature_n that_o be_v to_o say_v every_o thing_n in_o nature_n have_v its_o particular_a limit_n and_o circumscription_n according_a to_o the_o threefold_a dimension_n of_o place_n though_o all_o thing_n take_v together_o i._n e._n the_o universe_n or_o natura_fw-la rerum_fw-la may_v have_v a_o vast_a and_o indefinite_a extension_n and_o banish_v the_o supposition_n of_o imaginary_a space_n yet_o in_o thing_n immaterial_a and_o independent_a of_o matter_n and_o body_n it_o be_v not_o so_o ex._n gr._n the_o will_n enjoy_v a_o attribute_n next_o to_o infinity_n there_o be_v no_o bound_n to_o be_v set_v to_o it_o but_o what_o reason_n prescribe_v and_o this_o prescription_n be_v to_o be_v guide_v according_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n ambition_n be_v the_o great_a extravagance_n and_o monstrosity_n and_o give_v a_o monmothian_a birth_n to_o the_o fable_n of_o typhon_n who_o be_v a_o giant_n feign_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o erebus_n and_o terra_n ambition_n ascend_v as_o all_o other_o vice_n from_o hell_n of_o which_o he_o be_v a_o type_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v reach_v heaven_n with_o his_o head_n because_o of_o his_o aspire_a thought_n and_o to_o have_v force_v old_a jove_n from_o thence_o in_o regard_n by_o ambitious_a spirit_n prince_n be_v often_o chase_v from_o their_o throne_n page_n 90._o let_v the_o stoique_n boast_v as_o high_a as_o they_o please_v the_o insensibility_n of_o their_o sect._n they_o hold_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o passion_n be_v irrational_a whence_o they_o define_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o inordinate_a impulse_n stray_v beyond_o nature_n this_o be_v a_o pleasant_a conceit_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o i_o be_o glad_a they_o hold_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n 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