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aegrum_fw-la quare_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la vino_fw-la nivem_fw-la diluit_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la rigorem_fw-la potionis_fw-la suae_fw-la quam_fw-la capaci_fw-la scypho_fw-la miscuit_fw-la renovat_fw-la fractâ_fw-la insuper_fw-la glacie_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la ostrea_fw-la illi_fw-la lucrina_n in_fw-la ipsa_fw-la mensa_fw-la aperiuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la circa_fw-la coenationem_fw-la ejus_fw-la tumultus_fw-la coquorum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n senec._n epist_n 78._o superfluity_n of_o estate_n or_o some_o title_n or_o post_n of_o honour_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o welfare_n and_o which_o it_o will_v not_o much_o grieve_v we_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o if_o we_o be_v but_o right_o apprehensive_a how_o well_o we_o may_v live_v without_o they_o if_o we_o please_v or_o if_o we_o be_v touch_v more_o near_o in_o our_o person_n this_o it_o may_v be_v reach_n only_o to_o a_o inconvenient_a and_o chargeable_a confinement_n or_o some_o other_o like_o 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