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and_o vain_a talker_n and_o deceiver_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o mouth_n must_v be_v stop_v that_o the_o gangrane_n of_o his_o word_n may_v not_o creep_v further_o to_o the_o consumption_n and_o subversion_n of_o church_n and_o state_n but_o the_o great_a difficulty_n in_o deal_v with_o this_o man_n of_o no_o forehead_n or_o if_o he_o have_v any_o it_o be_v of_o the_o hard_a metal_n of_o little_a conscience_n but_o of_o infinite_a loquacity_n and_o of_o a_o most_o unbridled_a tongue_n which_o be_v a_o treasure_n of_o all_o revile_v language_n whereof_o he_o be_v exceed_o profuse_a in_o bestow_v it_o upon_o person_n of_o all_o rank_n the_o great_a difficulty_n i_o say_v in_o deal_v with_o he_o be_v how_o to_o moderate_v and_o temper_v a_o stile_n of_o write_v towards_o such_o a_o one_o difficile_fw-la est_fw-la satyram_fw-la non_fw-la scribere_fw-la contra_fw-la
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