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in_o my_o quill_n that_o in_o my_o verse_n thou_o live_v deify_v that_o from_o thyself_o the_o cause_n be_v thus_o derive_v that_o by_o thyself_o thyself_o shall_v be_v survive _v to_o proverb_n sonnet_n 58._o as_o love_n and_o i_o late_o harbour_v in_o one_o inn_n with_o proverb_n thus_o each_o other_o entertain_n in_o love_n there_o be_v no_o lack_n thus_o i_o begin_v fair_a word_n make_v fool_n reply_v he_o again_o that_o spare_v to_o speak_v do_v spare_v to_o speed_v quoth_v i_o as_o well_o say_v he_o too_o forward_o as_o too_o slow_a fortune_n assist_v the_o bold_a i_o reply_v a_o hasty_a man_n quoth_v he_o never_o want_v woe_n labour_n be_v light_n where_o love_n quoth_v i_o do_v pay_v say_v he_o light_a burden_n heavy_a if_o far_o bear_v quoth_v i_o the_o main_a lose_v cast_v the_o by_o away_o you_o have_v spin_a a_o fair_a thread_n he_o reply_v in_o scorn_n and_o have_v thus_o a_o while_n each_o other_o thwart_v fool_n as_o we_o meet_v so_o fool_n again_o we_o part_v sonnet_n 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