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vultus_fw-la flammis_fw-la stella_fw-la permentibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o phoebus_n the_o sun_n begin_v to_o spread_v his_o clearness_n with_o rosen_n chariot_n than_o the_o star_n dim_v pale_v her_o white_a chere_n by_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o over_o come_v the_o star_n light_n that_o be_v to_o sayne_v when_o the_o sun_n be_v rise_v the_o day-sterre_n wax_v pale_a and_o lese_v her_o light_n for_o the_o great_a lightness_n of_o the_o sun_n when_o the_o wood_n wax_v rodie_n of_o rosin_n flour_n in_o the_o first_o summer_n season_n through_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o wind_n zephyrus_n that_o wax_v warm_a if_o the_o cloudy_a wind_n auster_n blow_v fall_fw-mi liche_fw-it then_o go_v away_o fairness_n of_o thorn_n oft_o the_o see_v be_v clear_a and_o caulme_n with_o move_a flood_n and_o oft_o the_o horrible_a wind_n aquilon_n move_v boil_a tempest_n and_o over_o whelu_v the_o sea_n if_o the_o form_n of_o this_o world_n be_v so_o seld_o stable_a and_o if_o it_o turn_v by_o so_o many_o enterchaunge_n will_v thou_o then_o trusten_v in_o the_o tumble_a fortune_n of_o man_n will_v thou_o trowen_v on_o fleet_a good_n it_o be_v certain_a and_o establish_v by_o law_n perdurable_a that_o nothing_o that_o be_v engender_v be_v steadfast_a ne_fw-fr stable_n tum_o ego_fw-la vera_fw-la inquam_fw-la commemoras_fw-la o_o virtutum_fw-la omnium_fw-la nutrix_fw-la nec_fw-la inficiati_fw-la possum_fw-la prosperitatis_fw-la meae_fw-la velocissimum_fw-la cursum_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quid_fw-la etc._n etc._n then_o say_v i_o thus_o o_o nourice_n of_o all_o virtue_n thou_o say_v full_a sooth_n ne_o i_o may_v not_o forsake_v the_o right_n swift_a course_n of_o my_o prosperity_n that_o be_v to_o sane_a that_o the_o prosperity_n ne_fw-fr be_v come_v to_o i_o wonder_v swift_o and_o soon_o but_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o great_o smart_v i_o when_o it_o remember_v i_o for_o in_o all_o adversity_n of_o fortune_n the_o most_o unselie_o kind_a of_o contrarious_a 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