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sorrow_n ne_o hevynesse_n greg._n feel_v in_o y_z e_z losing_n or_o in_o y_z e_z withdraw_v of_o it_o for_o as_o saint_n gregory_n say_v asmoche_n sorrow_n as_o thou_o have_v in_o lose_v of_o a_o thing_n so_o moche_n love_n have_v thou_o in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-it keep_a and_o therefore_o if_o thy_o herte_n be_v make_v hoole_n &_o thou_o have_v sothfast_o feel_v desire_v of_o ghostly_a thing_n &_o have_v there_o with_o all_o a_o sight_n of_o the_o least_fw-mi ghostly_a thing_n y_o it_o be_v all_z y_z e_z love_n &_o the_o like_n of_o any_o â–ª_o erthly_a thing_n thou_o shall_v set_v it_o at_o nought_o it_o shall_v not_o cleve_v upon_o the_o for_o to_o love_v &_o for_o to_o have_v more_o than_o y_z e_z need_v skylful_o oon_o for_o lust_n &_o like_v it_o be_v a_o defawte_a also_o for_o to_o fetchen_n thy_o love_n upon_o y_o t_o thing_n that_o the_o need_v for_o itself_o it_o be_v defawte_a but_o not_o so_o great_a but_o for_o to_o have_v &_o usen_v that_o thing_n y_fw-fr t_o the_o need_v 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