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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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how_o vain_a who_o can_v know_v the_o delusion_n that_o be_v lodge_v there_o how_o far_o from_o faith_n how_o full_a of_o slavish_a fear_n my_o soul_n can_v witness_v lord_n thou_o hear_v my_o cry_n what_o need_v i_o then_o use_v this_o tautology_n but_o that_o it_o strengthen_v faith_n which_o will_v decay_v the_o more_o thou_o promise_v the_o more_o we_o will_v pray_v 57_o love_n power_n and_o fear_v do_v all_o at_o once_o agree_v in_o a_o low_a heart_n to_o make_v a_o harmony_n first_o love_n do_v clothe_v the_o soul_n with_o sweetness_n and_o heaven_n give_v base_a earth_n a_o powerful_a countermand_n and_o therefore_o rise_v as_o a_o lion_n strong_a and_o thus_o proclaim_v who_o dare_v to_o offer_v wrong_a to_o this_o most_o amorous_a soul_n while_o heaven_n be_v here_o bless_a be_v the_o heart_n where_o dwell_v love_n pour_v and_o fear_v 58_o the_o valiant_a champion_n who_o deed_n may_v claim_v a_o share_n of_o honour_n and_o the_o breath_n of_o fame_n his_o truth_n and_o 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