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his_o hand_n it_o will_v never_o grieve_v i_o for_o as_o the_o italian_a proverb_n be_v morire_fw-la nel-la_a guarro_fw-la â—letto_fw-it del_fw-it honore_fw-la but_o thus_o to_o famish_v with_o hunger_n yea_o and_o withal_o in_o desert_n unknowen_a where_o no_o soon_o then_o my_o breath_n forsake_v my_o pant_a breast_n but_o the_o umbles_z of_o monstrous_a and_o raven_a wild_a beast_n will_v be_v my_o grave_n and_o so_o the_o son_n of_o renown_a perduratus_n will_v be_v throw_v to_o the_o well_o of_o oblivion_n for_o that_o no_o act_n of_o his_o worthy_a memory_n remain_v extant_a after_o his_o decease_n see_v then_o to_o die_v so_o desperate_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o a_o brutish_a faintheart_n fly_v sloth_n pluck_v up_o thy_o heart_n and_o wander_v yet_o somewhat_o in_o these_o desert_n to_o seek_v some_o adventure_n to_o see_v if_o good_a fortune_n will_v present_v thou_o with_o a_o calm_a after_o so_o bitter_a and_o sharp_a a_o storm_n in_o this_o mood_n moderatus_n very_o faint_o 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