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that_o it_o shall_v be_v cause_n of_o continuation_n and_o exercise_v to_o good_a folk_n and_o cause_n of_o tourment_n to_o shrew_n for_o so_o as_o there_o nis_n none_o aliaunce_n between_o good_a folk_n and_o shrew_n ne_o shrew_n ne_fw-la mow_v not_o accorden_n among_o hemselfe_n and_o why_o not_o for_o that_o shrew_n discorden_n of_o hemselfe_n by_o her_o vice_n the_o which_o vice_n all_o to_o renden_fw-ge she_o conscience_n and_o do_z oft_o time_n thing_n the_o which_o thing_n when_o they_o have_v do_v they_o they_o deem_v that_o though_o thing_n ne_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v do_z for_o which_o thing_n yâ—_z sovereign_a purueiance_n have_v make_v oft_o time_n miracle_n so_o that_o shrew_n have_v make_v shrew_n to_o be_v good_a man_n for_o when_o that_o some_o shrew_n see_v that_o they_o suffer_v wrongful_o felony_n of_o other_o shrew_n they_o waxen_a eschauf_v into_o hate_n of_o they_o that_o anoy_v they_o and_o retournen_fw-ge to_o the_o fruit_n of_o virtue_n then_o they_o 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washen_n in_o the_o deep_a western_a sea_n ne_o covet_v not_o to_o dien_fw-mi his_o â—ames_n in_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o occian_a although_o it_o see_v other_o star_n iplonge_v in_o the_o sea_n and_o hesperus_n the_o star_n bood_v and_o tell_v always_o the_o late_a night_n and_o lucifer_n the_o star_n bring_v again_o the_o clear_a day_n and_o thus_o make_v love_n enterchaungeable_a the_o perdurable_a course_n and_o thus_o be_v discordable_a battle_n yput_fw-la out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o star_n this_o accordaunce_n attemper_v by_o evenlike_a manner_n the_o element_n that_o the_o moist_a thing_n strive_v with_o the_o dry_a thing_n yeven_a place_n by_o stound_n and_o that_o the_o cold_a thing_n joynen_n they_o by_o faith_n to_o the_o hot_a thing_n and_o that_o the_o light_a fire_n arise_v in_o to_o height_n and_o the_o heavy_a yearth_n avail_v by_o her_o weight_n by_o the_o same_o cause_v the_o floury_a year_n yield_v sweet_a smell_n in_o the_o first_o summer_n season_n warm_v 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