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patientia_fw-la virtutis_fw-la and_o thou_o will_v conclude_v god_n have_v afflict_v i_o god_n have_v bereave_v i_o of_o my_o child_n the_o almighty_a have_v show_v i_o much_o bitterness_n let_v this_o quiet_a thy_o heart_n and_o silence_v thy_o spirit_n under_o god_n stroke_n the_o snare_v bird_n the_o more_o she_o struggle_v the_o more_o she_o entangle_v herself_o god_n have_v thou_o in_o a_o snare_n struggle_v not_o it_o will_v be_v but_o as_o one_o take_v the_o chain_n from_o his_o leg_n and_o tie_v it_o to_o his_o neck_n it_o be_v no_o strive_v against_o the_o stream_n of_o divine_a appointment_n be_v thou_o or_o thou_o under_o a_o mournful_a estate_n submit_n cast_v up_o thy_o
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