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â—ee_z sin_n you_o and_o your_o king_n shall_v perish_v a_o watch_z word_n concern_v the_o forty_o and_o one_o king_n that_o do_v reign_v over_o god_n people_n â—et_a prince_n learn_v by_o these_o one_o and_o forty_o how_o rare_a it_o be_v both_o good_a and_o prince_n to_o be_v â—s_n most_o clear_a that_o it_o be_v a_o hear_v thing_n 〈◊〉_d be_v both_o good_a and_o honou'rd_v as_o a_o king_n â—eed_o lust_n and_o pride_n do_v cog_v most_o easy_o â—emselves_n in_o heart_n poison_v with_o flattery_n the_o garden_n of_o zion_n the_o book_n of_o ezra_n a_o prayer_n when_o night_n on_o man_n dumb_a silence_n shaâ—_n distil_v when_o weary_a bone_n themselves_o witâ—_n sleep_n do_v fill_v when_o gloomy_a darkness_n hush_v every_o thing_n then_o let_v thy_o spirit_n verse_n of_o virtue_n bring_v into_o my_o mind_n well_o store_v with_o thy_o gra_fw-mi e_fw-la which_o may_v the_o heart_n of_o worthy_a man_n solace_v while_o night_n black_a mantle_n cour_v a_o greâ—_n part_n â—t_z thy_o aurora_n 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