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not_o give_v herself_o that_o trouble_n hoâ—â—â—er_o it_o be_v a_o pleasure_n for_o i_o continual_o to_o hear_v of_o you_o all_o that_o i_o desire_n be_v that_o i_o may_v see_v you_o with_o all_o expedition_n that_o i_o may_v have_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o your_o company_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o will_v prepare_v thing_n with_o my_o mother_n that_o shall_v be_v to_o your_o satisfaction_n i_o pray_v for_o the_o future_a question_n not_o my_o constancy_n but_o assure_v yourself_o i_o shall_v ever_o be_v your_o constant_a friend_n florisbella_n don_n bellianis_n have_v read_v this_o letter_n kiss_v it_o a_o thousand_o time_n and_o can_v not_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o once_o read_v of_o it_o so_o pleasant_a be_v these_o charm_a line_n and_o in_o this_o satisfaction_n he_o go_v to_o rest_v where_o though_o he_o take_v little_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a content_n he_o have_v receive_v by_o the_o letter_n yet_o he_o be_v up_o early_o the_o next_o morning_n and_o mount_v on_o 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babylon_n chap._n xxxii_o how_o magdalena_n princess_n of_o sardinia_n be_v leave_v alone_o in_o the_o island_n of_o sicilia_n make_v a_o great_a complaint_n for_o the_o absence_n of_o her_o knight_n peter_n knight_n of_o the_o key_n and_o how_o she_o travel_v into_o ireland_n to_o find_v he_o out_o where_o miss_v he_o she_o cause_v a_o monastery_n to_o be_v build_v resolve_v there_o to_o live_v in_o disguise_n in_o expectation_n of_o his_o return_n we_o will_v now_o for_o some_o time_n leave_v the_o prince_n don_n bellianis_n of_o greece_n and_o his_o brethren_n and_o companion_n with_o their_o prisoner_n and_o other_o in_o their_o return_n to_o babylon_n who_o march_v thither-ward_n in_o great_a content_n and_o pleasure_n they_o be_v great_o satisfy_v in_o what_o they_o have_v do_v only_a peter_n of_o ireland_n still_o continue_v extreme_o discontent_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o dear_a lady_n the_o princess_n magdalena_n to_o who_o we_o will_v return_v who_o as_o we_o tell_v you_o 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