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〈◊〉_d of_o music_n xxiâ—â—â—_n dialogue_n 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o delight_v in_o sing_v 〈◊〉_d instrument_n reason_n albina_n how_o much_o better_a be_v it_o in_o tear_n and_o sygninge_n it_o be_v better_a to_o come_v to_o joy_v 〈…〉_o by_o joy_v to_o tear_n joy._n i_o take_v pleasure_n in_o song_n and_o harmony_n reason_n wild_a beast_n and_o fowl_n be_v deceive_v by_o sing_v and_o which_o be_v more_o strange_a fish_n also_o be_v delight_v in_o musycke_n thou_o know_v the_o pretty_a fable_n of_o arion_n and_o the_o dolphin_n which_o be_v hold_v so_o true_a that_o it_o be_v chronicle_v many_o notable_a writer_n have_v make_v mention_n of_o that_o miracle_n but_o none_o more_o gallant_o than_o herodotus_n the_o father_n of_o the_o grecian_a history_n hereunto_o agree_v the_o brazen_a image_n which_o be_v there_o set_v up_o where_o the_o musician_n first_o arrive_v on_o shore_n safe_o out_o of_o so_o great_a danger_n sit_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o swim_n fish_n moreover_o it_o be_v say_v 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