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need_n of_o your_o spirit_n make_v not_o therefore_o any_o civil_a for_o my_o sake_n i_o desire_v no_o such_o violent_a proof_n of_o your_o affection_n it_o serve_v my_o turn_n that_o you_o love_v i_o quiet_o and_o if_o you_o so_o please_v secret_o too_o to_o the_o end_n that_o our_o friendship_n be_v hide_v may_v lie_v in_o covert_n from_o injury_n and_o that_o possess_v it_o without_o pomp_n i_o may_v enjoy_v it_o without_o envy_n i_o reckon_v it_o always_o among_o my_o solid_a good_n and_o will_v be_v sure_a never_o to_o lose_v it_o if_o perfect_a faithfulness_n will_v serve_v to_o keep_v it_o and_o if_o it_o will_v suffice_v to_o be_v as_o i_o most_o passionate_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n at_o balzac_n 4._o janu_fw-la 1635._o to_z mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr roussine_n letter_n xlv_o my_o dear_a brother_n i_o have_v upon_o this_o last_o occasion_n receive_v nothing_o from_o you_o but_o the_o office_n i_o expect_v i_o know_v you_o to_o be_v just_a and_o generous_a and_o one_o that_o 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this_o be_v the_o only_a blow_n which_o that_o perfidious_a enemy_n have_v give_v i_o that_o go_v to_o my_o heart_n and_o the_o only_a of_o all_o his_o offence_n that_o i_o have_v feel_v i_o entreat_v you_o to_o let_v my_o friend_n know_v of_o my_o grief_n and_o to_o make_v sure_a unto_o i_o this_o rare_a personage_n by_o all_o the_o care_n and_o good_a office_n your_o courtesy_n can_v devise_v his_o virtue_n ought_v to_o be_v inviolable_a to_o the_o traction_n but_o drtraction_n will_v not_o spare_v virtue_n itself_o but_o take_v a_o delight_n in_o violate_v the_o best_a thing_n i_o have_v reason_n to_o place_v he_o in_o this_o rank_n and_o consider_v he_o as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o accomplish_a work_n of_o nature_n i_o must_v needs_o consider_v withal_o that_o nature_n itself_o be_v sometime_o calumniate_v madame_fw-fr de_fw-fr inquire_v often_o after_o you_o and_o have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o your_o heart_n and_o spirit_n you_o may_v be_v sure_a i_o say_v nothing_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o account_n she_o hold_v you_o in_o but_o be_o rather_o glad_a to_o see_v my_o judgement_n confirm_v by_o so_o infallible_a a_o authority_n see_v you_o be_v always_o good_a and_o always_o lie_v hold_v upon_o our_o ancient_a maxim_n and_o be_v assure_v i_o be_o and_o always_o will_v be_v my_o dear_a brother_n your_o etc._n etc._n at_o paris_n 15._o janu._n 1628._o to_z mounsieur_fw-fr breton_n letter_n xlvi_o sir_n you_o be_v a_o man_n of_o yourword_n and_o something_o more_o you_o promiseâ—…_n less_o than_o you_o perform_v have_v undertake_v to_o furnish_v i_o but_o with_o gazette_n you_o extend_v your_o largesse_n to_o large_a volume_n of_o book_n this_o
be_o in_o heart_n and_o soul_n sir_n my_o dear_a cousin_n your_o etc._n etc._n from_o balzack_n 4._o may_v 1633._o to_z mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr andilly_n counsellor_n of_o the_o king_n in_o his_o counsel_n letter_n xxxii_o sir_n i_o perceive_v that_o mounsieur_fw-fr the_o great_a master_n be_v a_o great_a extender_n of_o exposition_n and_o have_v tie_v you_o to_o explain_v yourself_o in_o a_o matter_n whereof_o i_o never_o doubt_v herein_o he_o have_v exceed_v his_o commission_n and_o do_v more_o than_o he_o have_v in_o charge_n to_o do_v i_o seek_v no_o new_a assurance_n of_o your_o friendship_n this_o be_v to_o show_v a_o distrust_n in_o the_o old_a whereas_o the_o foundation_n already_o laidis_fw-la such_o that_o make_v i_o forbear_v even_o ordinary_a duty_n for_o fear_v i_o shall_v make_v show_v to_o need_v they_o and_o as_o if_o i_o will_v hold_v by_o any_o other_o strength_n than_o your_o own_o inclination_n care_n and_o diligence_n and_o assiduity_n be_v not_o always_o the_o 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palace_n among_o your_o other_o courtier_n that_o i_o true_o amâ—…_n sir_n your_o etc._n etc._n at_o paris_n 20._o decemb._n 1627._o to_z mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr thure_z doctor_z of_o the_o sorbone_n and_o cannon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n letter_n xxxvii_o sir_n my_o dear_a cousin_n the_o news_n you_o send_v i_o surprise_v i_o not_o i_o be_o so_o accustom_v to_o receive_v disgrace_n that_o i_o find_v in_o this_o nothing_o extraordinary_a it_o be_v true_a i_o be_o a_o little_a more_o sensible_a of_o it_o then_o of_o the_o former_a and_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v make_v i_o take_v it_o a_o little_a more_o to_o heart_n yet_o see_v you_o seem_v to_o compassionate_v my_o misery_n i_o find_v myself_o comfort_v of_o one_o half_a of_o it_o and_o have_v you_o for_o my_o champion_n i_o fear_v not_o what_o my_o persecutor_n can_v do_v against_o i_o suffer_v i_o to_o call_v they_o so_o that_o solicit_v your_o college_n against_o i_o and_o make_v it_o less_o favourable_a 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