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deserve_v the_o character_n of_o a_o man._n i_o advise_v thou_o to_o shun_v his_o company_n as_o a_o pest_n a_o walk_a contagion_n among_o mortal_n in_o a_o word_n dear_a dgnet_n let_v not_o thou_o and_o i_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o by_o a_o vain_a pity_n or_o tenderness_n for_o any_o man_n though_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o mother_n sister_n since_o there_o be_v no_o trust_n in_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o let_v we_o learn_v the_o maxim_n of_o french_a wisdom_n which_o teach_v man_n to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o own_o happiness_n in_o smile_v at_o the_o misfortune_n of_o other_o paris_n 14_o of_o the_o 6_o moon_n of_o the_o year_n 1666._o letter_n x._o to_o hamet_n reis_n effendi_n principal_a secretary_n of_o the_o ottoman_a empire_n beside_o the_o general_a character_n of_o country_n