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but_o he_o look_v upon_o as_o part_v of_o himself_o his_o mind_n be_v tender_a and_o gentle_a and_o even_o where_o punishment_n be_v necessary_a and_o profitable_a he_o come_v to_o it_o unwilling_o and_o without_o any_o rancour_n or_o enmity_n in_o his_o heart_n let_v the_o authority_n in_o fine_a be_v what_o it_o will_v clemency_n become_v it_o and_o the_o great_a the_o power_n the_o great_a be_v the_o glory_n of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o true_o royal_a virtue_n for_o a_o prince_n to_o deliver_v his_o people_n from_o other_o man_n anger_n and_o not_o to_o oppress_v they_o with_o his_o own_o the_o end_n seneca_n moral_n the_o three_o and_o last_o part._n digest_v into_o xxviii_o epistle_n by_o roger_n l'estrange_n london_n print_v by_o tho._n newcomb_n for_o henry_n brome_n at_o the_o gun_n in_o saint_n to_o paul_n churchyard_n mdclxxviii_o the_o content_n epist._n i._n certain_a general_n direction_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o voice_n as_o in_o speak_v soft_a or_o loud_a quick_a 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come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o virtue_n a_o distinction_n betwixt_o good_a and_o honest._n a_o wise_a man_n content_v himself_o with_o his_o lot_n p._n 49._o epist._n vii_o of_o impertinent_a study_n and_o impertinent_a men._n philosopher_n the_o best_a companion_n p._n 60._o epist._n viii_o against_o singularity_n of_o manner_n and_o behaviour_n p._n 67._o epist._n ix_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o vigorous_a mind_n in_o a_o decay_a body_n with_o some_o pertinent_a reflection_n of_o seneca_n upon_o his_o own_o age._n p._n 72._o epist._n x._o custom_n be_v a_o great_a matter_n either_o in_o good_a or_o iii_o we_o shall_v check_v our_o passion_n betimes_o involuntary_a motion_n be_v invincible_a p._n 78._o epist._n xi_o we_o be_v divide_v in_o ourselves_o and_o confound_v good_a and_o evil._n p._n 84._o epist._n xii_o we_o be_v move_v at_o the_o novelty_n of_o thing_n for_o want_v of_o understanding_n the_o reason_n of_o they_o p._n 92._o epist._n xiii_o every_o man_n be_v the_o artisicer_n of_o his_o own_o fortune_n of_o justice_n and_o injustice_n p._n 97._o epist._n fourteen_o of_o trust_n in_o friendship_n prayer_n and_o bodily_a exercise_n p._n 102._o epist._n xv._n the_o danger_n of_o flattery_n and_o in_o what_o case_n a_o man_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o commend_v himself_o p._n 108._o epist._n xvi_o a_o general_n dissolution_n of_o manner_n with_o a_o censure_n of_o corrupt_a magistrate_n p._n 114._o epist._n xvii_o the_o original_a of_o all_o man_n be_v the_o same_o and_o virtue_n be_v the_o only_a nobility_n there_o be_v a_o tenderness_n due_a to_o servant_n p._n 121._o epist._n xviii_o we_o be_v just_a to_o man_n than_o to_o god_n of_o life_n and_o death_n of_o good_a and_o evil._n p._n 127._o epist._n xix_o of_o true_a courage_n p._n 137._o epist._n xx._n it_o be_v never_a too_o late_o to_o learn_v the_o advantage_n of_o a_o private_a life_n and_o the_o slavery_n of_o a_o public_a the_o end_n of_o punishment_n p._n 143._o epist._n xxi_o the_o two_o blessing_n of_o life_n be_v a_o sound_z body_n and_o a_o quiet_a mind_n the_o extravagance_n of_o the_o roman_a luxury_n the_o moderation_n and_o simplicity_n of_o former_a time_n p._n 152._o epist._n xxii_o man_n be_v compound_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o have_v natural_o a_o civil_a war_n within_o himself_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o life_n of_o virtue_n and_o a_o life_n of_o pleasure_n p._n 161._o epist._n xxiii_o we_o abuse_v god_n blessing_n and_o turn_v they_o into_o mischief_n meditation_n upon_o the_o horror_n of_o earthquake_n and_o consolation_n against_o they_o death_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o way_n soever_o it_o come_v only_o we_o be_v more_o move_v by_o accident_n that_o we_o be_v not_o use_v to_o p._n 167._o epist._n xxiv_o a_o discourse_n of_o god_n providence_n in_o the_o misfortune_n of_o good_a man_n in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a p._n 178._o epist._n xxv_o a_o wise_a and_o a_o good_a man_n be_v proof_n 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