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my_o eye_n do_v speak_v and_o be_v it_o not_o for_o tear_n my_o heart_n will_v break_v 52_o run_v not_o so_o fast_o o_o you_o my_o follow_a foe_n let_v i_o a_o little_a breathe_v between_o your_o blow_n strike_v not_o so_o thick_a on_o my_o disarmed_z head_n let_v not_o your_o cruel_a hate_n so_o far_o be_v lead_v to_o bring_v i_o as_o a_o bird_n into_o death_n snare_n let_v i_o have_v freedom_n howsoever_o i_o fare_v let_v i_o but_o serve_v my_o god_n in_o his_o high_a hill_n and_o do_v your_o worst_a my_o foe_n do_v what_o you_o will_n 53_o pride_n and_o presumption_n do_v i_o once_o commit_v to_o the_o low_a dungeon_n where_o my_o soul_n do_v sit_v envelop_v in_o darkness_n and_o cold_a clay_n not_o make_v difference_n betwixt_o the_o night_n and_o day_n and_o on_o the_o mouth_n of_o which_o they_o cast_v a_o stone_n to_o keep_v i_o sure_o or_o fear_v that_o my_o moan_n shall_v reach_v the_o ear_n of_o heaven_n thus_o their_o doom_n inter_v and_o lay_v i_o in_o earth_n hollowed_a 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