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which_o be_v it_o more_o or_o less_o can_v but_o be_v exceed_o great_a be_v give_v with_o devotion_n and_o the_o work_n attend_v by_o singleness_n of_o heart_n and_o sincerity_n of_o affection_n for_o where_o a_o sincere_a will_n be_v not_o join_v with_o the_o work_n the_o work_n can_v be_v effectual_a to_o the_o doer_n howsoever_o it_o may_v seem_v fruitful_a to_o the_o beholder_n ac_fw-la which_o sort_n of_o man_n who_o erect_v sumptuous_a work_n rather_o for_o popularity_n and_o affectation_n than_o piety_n or_o sincere_a affection_n the_o poet_n pleasant_o glance_v babâ—nt_fw-la these_o statue_n rear_v in_o public_a way_n as_o trophy_n of_o their_o love_n which_o as_o they_o hear_v in_o passenger_n will_v admiration_n move_v and_o gain_v a_o fame_n unto_o their_o name_n which_o may_v survive_v in_o they_o but_o trust_v i_o sir_n these_o work_n of_o they_o show_v they_o vainglorious_a man_n which_o work_v howsoever_o useful_a unto_o other_o be_v better_o undo_v than_o do_v in_o 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