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therefore_o call_v by_o he_o animae_fw-la carcer_fw-la the_o prison_n of_o the_o soul_n reflect_v haply_o upon_o that_o of_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o body_n be_v the_o soul_n grave_a or_o sepulchre_n for_o as_o those_o who_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o a_o dark_a prison_n have_v all_o object_n intercept_v from_o their_o eye_n so_o the_o soul_n incarcerate_v in_o the_o body_n be_v utter_o blind_v nor_o can_v auras_fw-la respicere_fw-la have_v the_o free_a prospect_n of_o the_o air_n whereof_o it_o be_v compound_v the_o poet_n here_o occur_v to_o a_o tacit_a objection_n the_o soul_n it_o be_v true_a lose_v of_o its_o original_a purity_n by_o conjunction_n with_o the_o body_n but_o when_o free_v from_o thence_o it_o may_v recover_v its_o pristine_a state_n of_o purity_n and_o perfection_n purgatory_n no_o it_o retain_v still_o after_o its_o separation_n much_o of_o that_o pollution_n which_o it_o contract_v whilst_o it_o be_v immerse_v in_o the_o body_n and_o hence_o he_o 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