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â—…_z three_o sort_n judge_n upon_o oath_n in_o france_n judge_n divide_v about_o the_o cid_n cardinal_n richelieu_n against_o the_o majority_n at_o the_o thomas_n morus_n weep_v unaware_o horace_n angry_a with_o show_n the_o french_a opera_fw-la inconsistent_a with_o nature_n and_o good_a sense_n burlesque_n verse_n at_o paris_n christ_n passion_n in_o burlesque_n a_o tragedy_n of_o aeschylus_n the_o defeat_n of_o xerxes_n the_o subject_a and_o oeconomy_n how_o imitate_v for_o our_o english_a stage_n king_n john_n of_o france_n francis_n 1_o prisoner_n the_o spanish_a armado_n in_o 88_o a_o imitation_n recommend_v to_o mr._n dreyden_n chap._n 2._o tragedy_n before_o thespis_n a_o religious_a worship_n music_n and_o dance_n follow_v the_o chorus_n government_n câ—…re_v of_o the_o stage_n as_o of_o religion_n no_o private_a person_n to_o build_v a_o chapel_n tongue_n man_n not_o to_o present_v play_n didascalia_fw-la and_o tragedy-doctor_n difficulty_n public_a revenue_n for_o play_n 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against_o they_o â—…et_o be_v they_o so_o much_o in_o uâ—…gue_n at_o the_o french_a court_n that_o no_o person_n of_o note_n but_o have_v their_o favourite_n psalm_n to_o their_o occasion_n king_n h._n 2._o choâ—…e_v the_o 42_o psalm_n ainsi_fw-fr qu'_fw-fr on_o oyâ—…_n le_fw-fr cerf_n like_a as_o the_o hart_n do_v which_o he_o â—…ung_v when_o a-hunting_a madam_n de_fw-fr valentinois_n who_o be_v in_o love_n take_v the_o 130._o dâ—…_n fond_a de_fw-mi ma_fw-fr pensée_fw-fr from_o the_o bottom_n of_o my_o heart_n which_o she_o sing_v en_fw-fr volte_fw-it the_o queen_n choice_n be_v the_o 6_o ne_fw-la uâ—…eillez_fw-fr pas_fw-fr o_fw-fr sire_n lord_n in_o thy_o wrath_n to_o a_o air_n on_o the_o chant_n des_fw-fr buffoon_n anthony_n king_n of_o navarr_n have_v the_o 43th_o revenge_fw-mi moi_fw-fr prens_fw-la ta_fw-fr querelle_fw-fr judge_n and_o revenge_v my_o cause_n hareâ—…_n which_o he_o tune_v to_o the_o brawl_n of_o poitiers_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o like_a manneâ—…_n clement_n 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