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night_n 5_o iu._n desiderium_fw-la stanza_n p._n 26._o a_o behold_v thou_o be_v fair_a my_o love_n behold_v thou_o be_v fair._n 6_o v._o catastasis_n stanza_n couple_n p._n 33._o a_o i_o hear_v thou_o call_v my_o sister_n my_o spouse_n 7_o vi_o ambitio_fw-la sponsae_fw-la stanz_n couple_n mixt._n p._n 39_o ah_o whither_o be_v thy_o belove_a go_v 8_o vii_o amores_fw-la mutui_fw-la couple_n p._n 44._o â—_o fair_a one_o who_o do_v from_o loin_n of_o king_n descend_v 9_o viii_o catastrophe_n couplet_n p._n 48._o a_o i_o love_v but_o can_v yet_o my_o love_n enjoy_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o three_o cantos_n or_o the_o legend_n of_o love_n 10_o i._n canto_n stanzas_n p._n 54._o a_o song_n which_o the_o god_n of_o love_n do_v first_o inspire_v 11_o ii_o canto_n stanz_n p._n 76._o a_o i_o oft_o be_o think_v whether_o love_n be_v know_v 12_o iii_o canto_n stanz_n p._n 100_o a_o tire_v with_o the_o way_n i_o have_v already_o go_v 13_o to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n seth_n lord_n bishop_n of_o sarum_n sonnet_n p._n 119._o a_o mindful_a whence_o first_o she_o learn_v the_o early_a skill_n the_o six_o great_a hymn_n of_o st._n luke_n 14_o i._n the_o angel_n salutation_n monostrophos_n p._n 3._o b_o hail_n of_o heaven_n high_o grace_v 15_o ii_o the_o salutation_n of_o elizabeth_n stanz_n p._n 4._o b_o blest_n thou_o among_o all_o woman_n be_v 16_o iii_o the_o magnificat_fw-la stanz_n p._n 5._o b_o my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v the_o lord_n 17_o iu._n the_o benedictus_n stanz_n p._n 7._o b_o israel_n great_a god_n eternal_o be_v praise_v 18_o v._n the_o angelic_a hymn_n rondeau_n p._n 9_o b_o glory_n be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a 19_o vi._n the_o nunc_fw-la dimittis_fw-la stanz_n p._n 10._o b_o enough_o my_o god_n enough_o i_o beg_v no_o more_o 20_o comiato_n to_o sir_n nicholas_n stuart_n baronet_n monostroph_n p._n 12._o b_o song_n make_v in_o lieu_n of_o many_o more_o the_o eight_o great_a hymn_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n 21_o i._n the_o adoration_n of_o the_o xxiv_o elder_n stanz_n p._n 13._o b_o worthy_n thou_o be_v all_o honour_n to_o receive_v 22_o ii_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o dragon_n stanz_n p._n 14._o b_o now_o be_v salvation_n now_o be_v come_v the_o hour_n 23_o iii_o the_o happy_a dead_a quadrain_n p._n 15._o b_o blest_n be_v the_o dead_a who_o in_o the_o lord_n depart_v 24_o iu._n the_o song_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o lamb._n stanz_n p._n 16._o b_o great_n be_v thy_o work_n and_o marvellous_a thy_o praise_n 25_o v._n the_o angel_n of_o the_o water_n laud_n stanz_n p._n 17._o b_o righteous_a art_n thou_o o_o god_n who_o art_n and_o waste_v 26_o vi._n the_o overthrow_n of_o babylon_n stanz_n p._n 18._o b_o haleluia_o to_o our_o king_n 27_o vii_o epithalamium_n on_o the_o lamb_n marriage_n sta._n p._n 19_o b_o praise_v he_o you_o servant_n of_o the_o eternal_a king_n 28_o viii_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n stanza_n p._n 22._o b_o blest_n state_n of_o innocence_n 29_o our_o bless_a lord_n thanksgiving_n stanz_n p._n 25._o b_o 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qui_fw-la non_fw-la abiit_fw-la p._n 55._o b_o the_o man_n be_v blessed_v who_o doubtful_a patâ—s_n 39_o lvii_o miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la miserere_fw-la p._n 56._o b_o great_n god_n on_o who_o i_o have_v rely_v 40_o cxiv_o in_o exitu_fw-la israel_n de_fw-fr p._n 58._o b_o when_o israel_n be_v by_o god_n address_n 41_o cli_n psalm_n according_a to_o the_o lxxii_o stanz_n p._n 59_o b_o young_a of_o all_o my_o brethren_n and_o the_o least_o 42_o job_n curse_v his_o birth_n couplet_n p._n 61._o b_o may_n the_o day_n perish_v and_o its_o hasty_a flight_n 43._o the_o prayer_n of_o habakkuk_n ode_n p._n 64._o b_o my_o god_n i_o have_v thy_o wonder_n hear_v 44_o the_o say_n of_o cleanthes_n stanz_n p._n 72._o b_o lead_v i_o o_o providence_n divine_a 45_o a_o storm_n of_o thunder_n ode_n p._n 73._o b_o great_n god_n of_o thunder_n at_o who_o voice_n 46_o the_o nativity_n ode_n p._n 74._o b_o who_o will_v not_o envy_v if_o he_o dare_v your_o grace_n 47_o the_o star_n a_o carol_n for_o the_o epiphany_n p._n 80._o b_o see_v how_o that_o glorious_a star_n at_o noon_n do_v rise_v 48_o the_o passion_n ode_n p._n 82._o b_o twice_o sixteen_o year_n have_v almost_o over_o thou_o past_a 49_o a_o epigram_n on_o the_o same_o out_o of_o latin_a p._n 87._o b_o when_o â—y_a god_n die_v i_o first_o begin_v to_o live_v 50_o ecstasy_n of_o divine_a love_n out_o of_o spanish_a stan._n p._n 88_o b_o that_o sacred_a bond_n of_o charity_n 51_o the_o flight_n quadrain_n p._n 92._o b_o no_o wonder_n soul_n thou_o so_o admire_v a_o verse_n 52_o a_o hymn_n and_o prayer_n to_o the_o holy_a jesus_n parode_n all_o '_o italiana_n p._n 94._o b_o jesus_n the_o eternal_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n 53_o hymn_n for_o vesper_n out_o of_o greek_a monostroph_n p._n 100_o b_o jâ—su_n christ_n bless_a light_n of_o light_n 54_o lent_n a_o sestine_a p._n 101_o welcome_n great_a queen_n of_o fast_n thrice_o welcome_a lent_n 55_o the_o fall_n of_o lucifer_n stanz_n p._n 103._o b_o son_n of_o the_o morning_n 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to_o the_o reverend_n j._n g._n sonnet_n p._n 137._o b_o to_o god_n it_o be_v my_o friend_n and_o you_o i_o owe._n 69_o on_o a_o paint_a crucifix_n out_o of_o italian_a son_n p._n 137._o b_o something_o there_o be_v great_a master_n more_o than_o art_n 70_o st._n paul_n do_v by_o titian_n out_o of_o italian_a madrigal_n p._n 138._o b_o dead_n to_o the_o world_n and_o far_o from_o heaven_n remove_v 71_o the_o vanity_n of_o think_v to_o get_v fame_n by_o rhyme_v sonnet_n p._n 139._o b_o what_o do_v thou_o man_n what_o think_v thou_o etc._n etc._n 72_o to_o give_v over_o rhyme_v and_o fall_v to_o business_n son_n p._n 139._o b_o a_n i_o one_o day_n do_v of_o my_o fate_n complain_v 73_o to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n john_n late_a lord_n bishop_n of_o chester_n upon_o his_o promotion_n ode_n p._n 140._o b_o fair_a seminary_n of_o the_o flourish_a arts._n 74_o to_o the_o honourable_a sir_n john_n denham_n upon_o his_o new_a version_n of_o the_o psalm_n quadrain_n p._n 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