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all_o thing_n die_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n it_o be_v a_o universal_a law_n but_o you_o have_v affection_n that_o be_v privilege_v they_o know_v no_o declination_n they_o hold_v out_o against_o old_a age_n have_v never_o be_v more_o vigorous_a and_o ardent_a it_o be_v a_o infinite_a pleasure_n to_o i_o to_o understand_v this_o truth_n in_o the_o letter_n you_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o write_v i_o and_o to_o behold_v in_o it_o that_o i_o be_o still_o your_o favourite_n after_o i_o have_v hold_v the_o place_n five_o and_o twenty_o year_n questionless_a we_o shall_v one_o day_n be_v propose_v for_o example_n and_o add_v to_o the_o fable_n and_o history_n but_o how_o fine_a a_o thing_n it_o will_v be_v sir_n can_v the_o other_o part_n of_o ourselves_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o same_o vigour_n that_o our_o friendship_n be_v and_o the_o snow_n that_o appear_v upon_o our_o head_n do_v not_o signify_v there_o be_v ice_n in_o our_o vein_n see_v how_o dear_o two_o virtue_n 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mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr scudery_n sir_n every_o thing_n that_o come_v out_o of_o your_o hand_n every_o thing_n that_o bear_v your_o name_n be_v precious_a your_o remembrance_n be_v very_o oblige_v in_o all_o manner_n in_o a_o little_a note_n write_v to_o another_o in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o a_o sudden_a thought_n raise_v only_o by_o chance_n it_o have_v be_v exceed_o dear_a to_o i_o i_o leave_v you_o to_o imagine_v with_o what_o joy_n i_o receive_v it_o be_v embellish_v with_o infinite_a riches_n and_o ornament_n and_o accompany_v with_o a_o eloquent_a preface_n which_o i_o find_v follow_v by_o a_o excellent_a poem_n if_o this_o poem_n be_v the_o last_o present_v you_o intend_v to_o the_o theatre_n as_o you_o put_v we_o in_o fear_n you_o can_v take_v your_o leave_n of_o the_o people_n with_o a_o adieu_o more_o remarkable_a than_o that_o or_o that_o will_v make_v your_o departure_n more_o regret_v i_o subscribe_v in_o general_a to_o what_o be_v say_v of_o it_o in_o the_o preface_n 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to_o assure_v he_o of_o my_o acknowledgement_n for_o this_o favour_n and_o preserve_v i_o in_o his_o good_a opinion_n you_o see_v sir_n it_o be_v by_o you_o that_o i_o entertain_v commerce_n with_o honest_a man_n and_o i_o be_o prize_v by_o they_o only_o according_a to_o the_o esteem_v you_o make_v of_o i_o but_o there_o can_v nothing_o be_v add_v to_o my_o gratitude_n for_o your_o goodness_n and_o i_o be_o more_o perfect_o than_o any_o person_n in_o the_o world_n sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 25_o july_n 1641._o letter_n xx._n sir_n you_o may_v write_v to_o i_o in_o haste_n as_o long_o as_o you_o please_v and_o bestow_v what_o appellation_n you_o will_v upon_o the_o thing_n you_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o send_v i_o divina_fw-la responsa_fw-la propositiones_fw-la aeternae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o term_n more_o noble_a i_o shall_v employ_v they_o upon_o this_o occasion_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o a_o genius_n and_o judgement_n be_v the_o two_o 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