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A96346 The academy of true wisdom:, or, The school of vertue. Wherein, one is your master even Christ ... : A work lately compil'd, and brought to its ultimate perfection, / by J.W. Weldon, John.; White, J. 1694 (1694) Wing W1771C; ESTC R212924 222,487 449

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the_o fury_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o to_o recall_v he_o from_o that_o melancholy_n fit_a of_o which_o the_o devil_n make_v use_v to_o destroy_v his_o soul_n if_o the_o lyre_n of_o orpheus_n be_v able_a to_o operate_v such_o great_a prodigy_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o win_v the_o heart_n not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o also_o of_o the_o infernal_a spirit_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v poet_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o recover_v his_o wife_n out_o of_o their_o clutch_n with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o melodious_a instrument_n if_o st._n francis_n think_v himself_o already_o in_o heaven_n hear_v a_o angel_n play_v on_o his_o instrument_n what_o pleasure_n what_o delight_n will_v a_o bless_a soul_n have_v when_o he_o hear_v the_o sweet_a harmony_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o of_o angel_n together_o tradition_n which_o give_v life_n to_o the_o best_a of_o history_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o sing_n of_o one_o little_a bird_n alone_o ravish_v a_o devout_a monk_n to_o that_o degree_n 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