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in_o 75._o swift_a and_o cruel_a fire_n and_o fell_a 85._o steel_a steel_n 98._o see_v seem_v 99_o chance_v chauft_v 100_o comeronne_fw-fr 101._o hand_n hand_n 102._o that_o the_o 104._o wist_v wise_a 106._o murmur_a murmur_n ring_v 107._o sie_n fie_o 116._o hand_n band_n 119._o that_o the_o 121._o cleon_n timon_n ibid._n at_o on_o 122._o this_o his_o 124._o cliff_n cliff_n 129._o life_n imited_a life_n be_v limit_v 130._o be_v she_o 139._o 〈◊〉_d precious_a 150._o fame_n frame_v 151._o it_o at_o 155._o this_o his_o 156._o fear_v scare_v ib._n all_o as_o 158._o it_o one_o 163._o talent_n talant_o 170._o untayne_v contain_v 175._o stay_v stray_v 180._o to_o t'ibid_v fain_o vain_a ibid._n woe_n who_o ibid._n amaron_n amazon_n 186._o these_o thrice_o 196._o place_n to_o place_v 206._o make_v make_v 213._o first_o fast_v 215._o ronght_n reach_v 219._o unto_o great_o 224._o do_v be_v 226._o no_v not_o 234._o tongue_n tongue_n 235._o pyrrhocles_n pyrochles_a 243._o embayling_a emboyl_v 250._o 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fuccour_n succour_v 588._o he_o shc_a ibid._n he_o her_o ibid._n to_o the_o right_a 〈◊〉_d sir_n christopher_n hatton_n lord_n high_a chancellor_n of_o england_n 〈◊〉_d those_o prudent_a head_n that_o with_o their_o counsel_n wise_a whilom_o the_o pillour_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v sustain_v and_o teach_v ambitious_a rome_n to_o tyrannize_v and_o in_o the_o neck_n of_o all_o the_o world_n to_o rain_v oft_o from_o those_o grave_a affair_n be_v wont_a 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o sweet_a lady_n muse_n for_o to_o play_v so_o ennius_n the_o elder_a african_a so_o maro_n oft_o do_v caesar_n care_n allay_v so_o you_o great_a lord_n that_o with_o your_o counsel_n sway_v he_o burdeine_v of_o this_o kingdom_n mighty_o with_o like_a delight_n sometime_o may_v 〈◊〉_d delay_n the_o rugged_a brow_n of_o careful_a policy_n and_o to_o these_o idle_a rhyme_n lend_v little_a space_n which_o