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crimen_fw-la authores_fw-la patiuntur_fw-la omnes_fw-la cippus_fw-la errata_fw-la in_o the_o english_z gentlewoman_z page_n 273._o amaeniora_fw-la line_n 27._o for_o eber_n read_v ebor._n pag._n 274._o l._n 12._o f._n mortality_n r._n morality_n pag._n 276._o l._n 19_o f._n balcone_n r._n belcone_n pag._n 347._o l._n ult_n f._n and_o r._n a_o pag._n 349._o l._n 8._o f._n anacron_n r._n anacreon_n pag._n 361._o l._n 29._o f._n phavorius_fw-la r._n phavorinus_n pag._n 383._o l._n 41._o f._n strink_v r._n shrink_v have_v woman_n man_n choice_n succour_n never_o be_v sinner_n pure_a as_o she_o be_v fair_a she_o will_v have_v no_o error_n in_o she_o now_o humble_a soul_n her_o error_n to_o descry_v she_o still_o retain_v the_o apple_n in_o her_o eye_n a_o lady_n love-lecture_a compose_v and_o from_o the_o choice_a flower_n of_o divinity_n and_o humanity_n cull_v and_o compile_v as_o it_o have_v be_v by_o sundry_a personage_n of_o eminent_a quality_n upon_o sight_n of_o some_o copy_n 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