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discourse_n xiii_o that_o not_o only_a england_n but_o all_o great_a britain_n and_o ireland_n and_o all_o the_o protestant_a part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v concern_v in_o the_o restauration_n of_o london_n he_o that_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o london_n be_v as_o such_o a_o friend_n not_o only_o to_o one_o city_n or_o to_o one_o kingdom_n but_o to_o three_o unite_a under_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sovereign_n viz._n to_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n these_o three_o like_o the_o several_a kingdom_n and_o principality_n in_o germany_n constitute_v but_o one_o emperor_n they_o be_v but_o three_o great_a arm_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sea_n or_o ocean_n the_o great_a port_n or_o haven_n whereof_o be_v london_n they_o be_v but_o three_o great_a branch_n of_o that_o mighty_a tree_n whereof_o london_n be_v the_o root_n so_o moralist_n divide_v the_o soul_n into_o several_a faculty_n as_o the_o understanding_n will_n and_o affection_n whereas_o the_o soul_n be_v indeed_o but_o one_o 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all_o the_o line_n of_o strength_n do_v meet_v and_o a_o sure_a rule_n it_o be_v that_o vis_fw-la unita_fw-la fortior_fw-la the_o more_o unite_v any_o force_n be_v the_o strong_a it_o be_v london_n be_v as_o the_o sea_n the_o tide_n whereof_o run_v much_o more_o strong_o than_o that_o of_o particular_a river_n because_o all_o river_n run_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o from_o thence_o have_v its_o name_n gen._n 1.10_o the_o gather_v together_o of_o the_o water_n he_o call_v sea_n the_o beam_n of_o strength_n be_v concentre_v in_o london_n the_o great_a populousness_n and_o plenty_n its_o great_a fullness_n both_o of_o people_n wealth_n and_o wisdom_n consider_v as_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n may_v be_v in_o a_o burning-glass_n it_o will_v need_v little_a proof_n that_o london_n be_v also_o the_o great_a magazine_n and_o store-house_n of_o the_o three_o united_n if_o now_o i_o may_v call_v they_o unite_a kingdom_n london_n as_o tyre_n may_v be_v call_v a_o mart_n of_o nation_n it_o be_v 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