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 of this life, are now no more, and therefore death now toucheth them not: for thou art not yet dead, neither if thou deceae, hall it concerne thee, for thou halt then haue no more. Therefore, mot vaine is that orrow which Axiochus maketh, for the thing which neyther is preent, nor hall euer touch Axiochus himelfe. And euen as foolih is it, as if one hould complaine and be afraid of Scylla, or the Centaures, which were monters, of Poets broode, which neyther now belong to thee, nor to thy liues end hall appertaine; for feare is conceyued of uch things as be: but of uch things as be not, what feare can there be?

Truely Socrates, you haue fetched thee things, out of the riche and mot aboundant Storehoue of your woonderfull wiedome: And thereof rieth that your mildenee and lightnee of peech, which you ve to allure the mindes of yoong men to vertue. But the loe of thee worldly commodities, dooth not a little vexe and diquiet my minde; albeit thee reaons, which now to my great good liking you haue alledged, eeme to mee much more allowable, than thoe which late you ved; for my minde is not carryed away with error through the entiement of your words, but percei-