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censer_n yet_o thereby_o thou_o shall_v be_v deliver_v to_o this_o eulalia_n answer_v not_o be_v in_o a_o great_a passion_n eulalia_n but_o spit_v in_o the_o tyrant_n face_n and_o spurn_v abroad_o the_o heap_n of_o incense_n whereupon_o without_o further_a delay_n the_o hangman_n with_o both_o their_o strength_n pull_v out_o her_o joint_n scratch_v she_o with_o the_o talon_n of_o wild_a beast_n to_o the_o hard_a bone_n she_o sing_v and_o praise_v god_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n say_v cruelty_n behâ—ld_v o_o lord_n i_o will_v not_o forget_v thou_o what_o a_o pleasure_n be_v it_o for_o they_o o_o christ_n that_o remember_v thy_o triumphant_a victory_n to_o ataine_v to_o these_o high_a dignity_n etc._n etc._n yea_o when_o as_o out_o of_o a_o warm_a fountain_n her_o fair_a and_o white_a skin_n be_v discolour_v with_o the_o purple_a blood_n that_o flow_v from_o her_o tear_a member_n she_o weep_v not_o but_o cheerful_o sing_v praise_n unto_o god_n then_o they_o gore_v her_o mangle_a body_n 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