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A51674 Father Malebranche his treatise concerning the search after truth The whole work complete. To which is added the author's Treatise of nature and grace: being a consequence of the principles contained in the search. Together with his answer to the animadversions upon the first volume: his defence against the accusations of Monsieur De la Ville, &c. relating to the same subject. All translated by T. Taylor, M.A. late of Magdalen College in Oxford. Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715.; Taylor, Thomas, 1669 or 70-1735.; Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715. Traité de la nature et de la grace. English. 1700 (1700) Wing M318; ESTC R3403 829,942 418

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dependence_n on_o our_o body_n that_o we_o be_v just_o apprehensive_a lest_o we_o have_v sometime_o mistake_v the_o confuse_a noise_n wherewith_o it_o fill_v the_o imagination_n for_o the_o pure_a voice_n of_o truth_n which_o speak_v to_o the_o understanding_n be_v it_o god_n only_a who_o speak_v and_o do_v we_o judge_v only_o according_a to_o what_o we_o hear_v we_o may_v perhaps_o say_v in_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n 5.30_o as_o i_o hear_v i_o judge_v and_o my_o judgement_n be_v just_a but_o we_o have_v a_o body_n that_o speak_v loud_a than_o god_n himself_o but_o never_o speak_v the_o truth_n we_o have_v self-love_n which_o corrupt_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v all_o truth_n and_o we_o have_v pride_n which_o embolden_v we_o to_o judge_v without_o stay_v for_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o all_o our_o judgement_n for_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o our_o error_n be_v that_o our_o judgement_n reach_v far_o than_o our_o pure_a intellectual_a perception_n wherefore_o i_o entreat_v those_o to_o who_o god_n shall_v discover_v my_o wander_n to_o put_v i_o in_o the_o right_a way_n that_o so_o this_o treatise_n which_o i_o offer_v as_o a_o essay_n who_o subject_a be_v well_o worthy_a the_o application_n of_o man_n may_v by_o degree_n arrive_v to_o its_o perfection_n this_o undertake_n be_v at_o first_o ettempt_v only_o with_o design_n of_o instruct_v myself_o but_o some_o person_n be_v of_o opinion_n it_o may_v be_v of_o use_n if_o publish_v i_o the_o willing_a submit_v to_o their_o reason_n because_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a so_o well_o suit_v with_o the_o desire_n i_o have_v of_o advantage_v myself_o the_o best_a mean_n say_v they_o of_o be_v inform_v in_o any_o matter_n be_v to_o communicate_v our_o opinion_n about_o it_o to_o the_o learned_a this_o quicken_v our_o own_o attention_n as_o well_o as_o provoke_v they_o sometime_o they_o have_v
include_v two_o faculty_n a_o active_a and_o a_o passive_a 3._o a_o general_a cause_n of_o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o second_o book_n 45_o chap._n ii_o 1_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o change_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o in_o general_n 2._o that_o the_o chyle_n enter_v the_o heart_n occasion_n a_o change_n in_o the_o spirit_n 3._o that_o wine_n do_v the_o same_o thing_n 47_o chap._n iii_o that_o the_o air_n employ_v in_o respiration_n cause_v some_o change_n in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n 48_o chap._n iu_o 1._o of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o spirit_n cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o lung_n 2._o of_o that_o which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o liver_n to_o the_o spleen_n and_o viscera_n 3._o that_o all_o that_o be_v perform_v without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o our_o will_n but_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v do_v without_o a_o providence_n 49_o chap._n v._o 1._o of_o memory_n 2._o of_o habit_n 51_o chap._n vi_o 1._o that_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o so_o sudden_a change_n as_o the_o spirit_n 2._o three_o different_a change_n incident_a to_o the_o three_o different_a age_n 53_o chap._n vii_o 1._o of_o the_o communication_n there_o be_v between_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o mother_n and_o that_o of_o her_o infant_n 2._o of_o the_o communication_n that_o be_v between_o our_o brain_n and_o the_o other_o part_n of_o our_o body_n which_o incline_v we_o to_o imitation_n and_o to_o compassion_n 3._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o monstrous_a child_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o species_n 4._o a_o explication_n of_o some_o irregularity_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o of_o some_o inclination_n of_o the_o will._n 5._o concern_v concupiscence_n and_o original_a sin_n 6._o objection_n and_o answer_n 54_o chap._n viii_o 1._o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o a_o infant_n after_o his_o birth_n by_o his_o accompany_v with_o his_o mother_n his_o nurse_n and_o other_o person_n 2._o some_o instruction_n for_o their_o good_a education_n 61_o the_o second_o part._n chap._n i._n 1._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o woman_n 2._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o men._n 3._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o old_a man_n 64_o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n general_o run_v in_o the_o track_n of_o idea_n that_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o we_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o preposterous_a judgement_n 66_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n between_o the_o idea_n and_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n there_o be_v between_o trace_n and_o trace_n idea_n and_o idea_n 68_o chap._n iu_o 1._o that_o man_n of_o learning_n be_v the_o most_o subject_a to_o error_n 2._o the_o cause_n why_o man_n have_v rather_o be_v guide_v by_o authority_n than_o make_v use_v of_o their_o own_o reason_n 71_o chap._n v._o two_o pernicious_a effect_n read_v have_v upon_o the_o imagination_n 72_o chap._n vi_o that_o man_n of_o learn_v general_o be_v so_o opinionate_a with_o a_o author_n that_o their_o principal_a drift_n be_v the_o know_v what_o he_o hold_v without_o care_v to_o know_v what_o ought_v to_o be_v hold_v 74_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o prepossession_n of_o commentator_n 76_o chap._n viii_o 1._o of_o the_o inventor_n of_o new_a system_n 2._o the_o last_o error_n of_o man_n of_o learn_v 79_o chap._n ix_o 1._o of_o effeminate_a mind_n 2._o of_o superficial_a mind_n 3._o of_o man_n of_o authority_n 4._o of_o the_o experimental_a philosopher_n 81_o the_o three_o part._n chap_n i._o of_o the_o disposition_n we_o have_v to_o imitate_v other_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o original_a of_o the_o communication_n of_o those_o error_n that_o depend_v on_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n 2._o two_o thing_n that_o more_o especial_o increase_v this_o disposition_n 3._o what_o that_o strong_a imagination_n be_v 4._o that_o there_o be_v several_a kind_n of_o it_o of_o fool_n and_o of_o those_o that_o have_v a_o strong_a imagination_n in_o the_o sense_n it_o be_v here_o take_v 5._o two_o considerable_a imperfection_n of_o man_n of_o a_o strong_a imagination_n 6._o of_o the_o power_n they_o have_v to_o persuade_v and_o impose_v on_o other_o 84_o chap._n ii_o general_n instance_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o imagination_n 87_o chap._n iii_o 1._o of_o the_o force_n of_o some_o author_n imagination_n 2._o of_o tertullian_n 90_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o seneca_n 91_o chap._n v._o of_o montagne_n book_n 95_o chap._n vi_o 1._o of_o witch_n in_o imagination_n and_o of_o wolf-man_n 2._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o two_o first_o book_n 99_o book_n the_o three_o chap._n i._n 1._o thought_n be_v only_o essential_a to_o the_o mind_n sensation_n and_o imagination_n be_v only_o the_o modification_n of_o it_o 2._o we_o know_v not_o all_o the_o modification_n our_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o 3._o they_o be_v different_a from_o our_o knowledge_n and_o our_o love_n nor_o be_v they_o always_o consequence_n of_o they_o 101_o chap._n ii_o 1._o the_o mind_n be_v limit_v can_v comprehend_v any_o thing_n of_o a_o infinite_a nature_n 2._o it_o be_v limitation_n be_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o a_o great_a many_o error_n 3._o and_o especial_o of_o heresy_n 4._o the_o mind_n must_v be_v submit_v unto_o faith_n 105_o chap._n iii_o 1._o the_o philosopher_n dissipate_v or_o dissolve_v the_o force_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o subject_n include_v too_o many_o relation_n and_o depend_v on_o too_o many_o thing_n and_o by_o observe_v no_o method_n in_o their_o study_n 2._o a_o instance_n take_v from_o aristotle_n 3._o that_o geometrician_n on_o the_o contrary_n take_v a_o good_a method_n in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n especial_o those_o who_o make_v use_v of_o algebra_n and_o analytic_n 4._o that_o their_o method_n increase_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o aristotle_n logic_n lessen_v it_o 5._o another_o fault_n of_o learned_a man_n 107_o chap._n iu_o 1._o the_o mind_n can_v dwell_v long_o upon_o object_n that_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o it_o or_o that_o include_v not_o something_o of_o infinity_o in_o they_o 2._o the_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o will_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o want_n of_o application_n and_o consequent_o of_o error_n 3._o our_o sensation_n take_v we_o up_o more_o than_o the_o pure_a idea_n of_o the_o mind_n 4._o which_o be_v the_o source_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o moral_n 5._o and_o of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o man_n 109_o second_o part_n concern_v pure_a understanding_n chap._n i._n 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o idea_n that_o they_o real_o exist_v and_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o perceive_v all_o material_a object_n 2._o a_o particularization_n of_o all_o the_o way_n possible_a for_o we_o to_o perceive_v external_a object_n 112_o chap._n ii_o that_o material_a object_n emit_v not_o species_n which_o resemble_v they_o 114_o chap._n iii_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o power_n to_o produce_v idea_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o error_n man_n be_v guilty_a of_o upon_o this_o subject_a 115_o chap._n iv_o that_o we_o perceive_v not_o object_n by_o mean_n of_o idea_n create_v with_o we_o that_o god_n do_v not_o produce_v they_o in_o we_o every_o moment_n we_o have_v need_n of_o they_o 117_o chap._n v._o that_o the_o mind_n perceive_v neither_o the_o essence_n nor_o the_o existence_n of_o object_n by_o consider_v its_o own_o perfection_n that_o none_o but_o god_n see_v they_o in_o that_o manner_n 118_o chap._n vi_o that_o we_o see_v all_o thing_n in_o god_n 119_o chap._n vii_o 1._o four_o different_a manner_n of_o perception_n 2._o how_o it_o be_v that_o we_o know_v god_n 3._o how_o we_o know_v body_n 4._o how_o we_o know_v our_o own_o soul_n 5._o how_o we_o know_v the_o soul_n of_o other_o man_n and_o pure_a spirit_n 122_o chap._n viii_o 1._o the_o intimate_a presence_n of_o the_o indefinite_a idea_n of_o be_v in_o general_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o disorderly_a abstraction_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o chimaera_n of_o the_o vulgar_a philosophy_n which_o hinder_v many_o philosopher_n from_o acknowledge_v the_o solidity_n of_o true_a principle_n of_o physics_n 2._o a_o instance_n concern_v the_o essence_n of_o matter_n 124_o chap._n ix_o 1._o the_o last_o general_a cause_n of_o our_o error_n 2._o that_o the_o idea_n of_o thing_n be_v not_o always_o present_a to_o the_o mind_n when_o we_o will_v have_v they_o 3._o that_o every_o finite_a mind_n be_v subject_a to_o error_n and_o why_o 4._o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n and_o spirit_n nor_o that_o god_n be_v a_o
or_o will_v extend_v its_o power_n over_o thing_n where_o it_o have_v no_o right_a or_o jurisdiction_n the_o second_o relate_v to_o morality_n be_v this_o a_o man_n ought_v never_o to_o fix_v his_o love_n absolute_o on_o any_o good_a if_o he_o can_v without_o remorse_n refuse_v to_o love_v it_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o nothing_o but_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v love_v absolute_o and_o independent_o for_o he_o alone_o it_o be_v that_o we_o can_v forbear_v love_v in_o that_o nature_n without_o a_o inward_a remorse_n that_o be_v without_o evident_a conviction_n of_o do_v ill_o upon_o supposition_n we_o have_v arrive_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o through_o the_o mean_n of_o reason_n or_o of_o faith_n rule_n but_o it_o must_v here_o be_v observe_v that_o when_o thing_n which_o we_o perceive_v come_v recommend_v with_o strong_a probability_n we_o be_v extreme_o ready_a to_o believe_v they_o we_o feel_v ourselves_o in_o pain_n when_o we_o will_v not_o suffer_v persuasion_n to_o break_v in_o upon_o we_o insomuch_o that_o be_v we_o not_o very_o cautious_a we_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o consent_v to_o they_o consequent_o of_o be_v deceive_v for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a chance_n whether_o truth_n be_v find_v entire_o to_o agree_v with_o the_o probability_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n i_o have_v express_o put_v in_o the_o two_o rule_n that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v consent_v to_o without_o palpable_a conviction_n that_o evil_a use_n will_v be_v make_v of_o a_o man_n liberty_n in_o not_o consent_v but_o though_o we_o find_v ourselves_o most_o ready_o incline_v to_o consent_v to_o a_o probability_n or_o a_o likelihood_n yet_o if_o we_o will_v be_v at_o the_o pain_n of_o make_v reflection_n whether_o we_o perceive_v ourselves_o evident_o oblige_v to_o consent_v to_o it_o we_o shall_v doubtless_o find_v we_o be_v not_o for_o if_o this_o likelihood_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o impression_n of_o our_o sense_n a_o likelihood_n by_o the_o way_n that_o very_o ill_o 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it_o by_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o thing_n i_o mean_v that_o which_o be_v first_o conceive_v in_o it_o on_o which_o depend_v all_o the_o modification_n observe_v in_o it_o it_o second_o part_n of_o the_o pure_a mind_n chap._n 7._o ii_o we_o know_v not_o all_o the_o modification_n our_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o of_o s._n aug._n lib._n 6._o de_fw-la musica_fw-la des_fw-mi cartes_n in_o his_o man_n etc._n etc._n i._o the_o mind_n be_v limit_v can_v comprehend_v anything_o of_o a_o infinite_a nature_n ii_o the_o limitation_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o a_o great_a many_o error_n error_n be_v of_o think_v iii_o and_o especial_o of_o heresy_n i._o that_o the_o philosopher_n want_v order_n in_o their_o study_n ii_o a_o instance_n of_o the_o want_n of_o order_n in_o aristotle_n lib._n 5._o the_o generatione_n anim._n c._n 1._o iii_o that_o geometrician_n take_v a_o good_a method_n in_o search_n of_o truth_n iv_o that_o their_o method_n increase_v the_o strength_n of_o 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8._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la 2_o cor._n 3.5_o rom._n 1.19_o jac._n 1.17_o ps._n 94.10_o joh._n 1.9_o lib_fw-la 14._o de_fw-mi trin._n cap._n 13._o see_v the_o illustration_n act._n apost_n c._n 17.28_o i._o four_o different_a manner_n of_o perception_n ii_o how_o we_o know_v god_n humanis_fw-la mentibus_fw-la nulla_fw-la interposita_fw-la natura_fw-la praesidet_fw-la aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la relig._n c._n 55._o iii_o how_o we_o know_v body_n iv_o how_o we_o know_v the_o soul_n see_v the_o illustration_n v._o how_o we_o know_v the_o soul_n of_o other_o men._n i._o the_o intimate_a presence_n of_o the_o indefinite_a idea_n of_o be_v in_o general_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o disorderly_a abstraction_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o chimaera_n of_o the_o vulgar_a philosophy_n which_o hinder_v many_o philosopher_n from_o acknowledge_v the_o solidity_n of_o true_a principle_n of_o physic_n ii_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o matter_n if_o this_o definition_n of_o the_o word_n essence_n be_v admit_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v absolute_o demonstrate_v if_o it_o be_v not_o admit_v it_o be_v only_o a_o nominal_a question_n wherein_o consist_v the_o essence_n of_o matter_n or_o rather_o it_o can_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o a_o question_n i._o the_o last_o general_a cause_n of_o our_o error_n ii_o that_o the_o idea_n of_o thing_n be_v not_o always_o present_a to_o the_o mind_n when_o we_o will_v have_v they_o iii_o every_o finite_a mind_n be_v subject_a to_o error_n iv_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v no_o create_v be_v beside_o body_n and_o spirit_n nor_o that_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n according_a to_o the_o conception_n of_o spirit_n riccioli_n 2._o vol._n nemo_fw-la est_fw-la paulo_fw-la eruditior_fw-la in_o astronomicis_fw-la qui_fw-la coelorum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la contemplatus_fw-la non_fw-la agnoscat_fw-la harmoniam_fw-la quandam_fw-la in_o planetarum_fw-la intervallis_fw-la &_o motibus_fw-la journal_n of_o the_o learned_a aug._n 9_o 1666._o see_v the_o illustration_n i._o inclination_n be_v as_o necessary_a to_o spirit_n as_o motion_n to_o body_n ii_o god_n have_v no_o other_o principal_a end_n of_o his_o action_n than_o himself_o give_v no_o motion_n to_o spirit_n but_o what_o tend_v towards_o himself_o iii_o the_o tendency_n spirit_n have_v to_o particular_a good_n proceed_v from_o their_o motion_n towards_o good_a in_o general_n iv_o the_o original_a of_o the_o chief_a natural_a inclination_n which_o will_v make_v up_o the_o division_n of_o this_o four_o book_n i._o the_o inclination_n for_o good_a in_o general_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o restlessness_n of_o the_o will._n ii_o and_o consequent_o of_o our_o inadvertency_n and_o ignorance_n iii_o the_o first_o instance_n show_v that_o moral_n be_v but_o little_o know_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o men._n 〈◊〉_d 39_o de_fw-fr natali_n domini_fw-la iv_o the_o second_o instance_n show_v that_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v controvert_v by_o some_o people_n v._o that_o we_o be_v in_o extreme_a ignorance_n in_o point_n of_o abstract_a thing_n and_o which_o have_v but_o little_a reference_n to_o we_o i._o curiosity_n be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a ii_o three_o rule_n to_o moderate_a curiosity_n iii_o a_o particular_a explication_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o rule_n quis_fw-la tam_fw-la stulte_fw-la curio●us_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la mit●at_fw-la in_o scholam_fw-la ut_fw-la quid_fw-la magister_fw-la cogitet_fw-la discat_fw-la i._o the_o second_o rule_n concern_v curiosity_n ii_o the_o three_o rule_n concern_v curiosity_n 2_o tim._n 6.9_o i._o of_o the_o s●cond_o natural_a inclination_n or_o of_o self-love_n ii_o the_o division_n of_o self-love_n of_o be_v and_o of_o wellbeing_a or_o of_o greatness_n and_o pleasure_n i._o of_o the_o inclination_n we_o have_v for_o whatever_o elevate_v we_o above_o other_o ii_o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o some_o religious_a 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earthly_a grandeur_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o imagination_n ii_o this_o inclination_n make_v we_o approve_v the_o thought_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o deceive_v they_o by_o undue_a praise_n chap._n 4._o e._n 1._o page_z 9_o 10._o page_n 1._o page_n 10._o page_n 1._o page_n 20._o page_n 21._o 21._o book_n 1._o ch._n 9_o b._n 3._o in_o several_a place_n page_n 22._o page_n 9_o page_n 9_o page_n 6._o page_n 44._o page_n 47._o page_n 56_o 57_o page_n 62._o page_n 64._o page_n 80._o page_n 98._o 98._o pref._n page_n 4._o page_n 12._o 12._o page_z 1_o the_o animadverter_n answer_n answer_n book_n 1._o chap._n 1._o and_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o tunc_fw-la beatum_fw-la esse_fw-la te_fw-la judica_fw-la cum_fw-la tibi_fw-la ex_fw-la te_fw-la gaudium_fw-la omne_fw-la nascetur_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o his_o quae_fw-la homines_fw-la eripiunt_fw-la optant_fw-la custodiunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la inveneris_fw-la non_fw-la dico_fw-la quod_fw-la malis_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la velis_fw-la sen._n epist._n 124._o rom._n 7_o 23_o 24_o 24_o before_o sin_n that_o sensation_n be_v not_o a_o pain_n but_o
we_o suppose_v there_o be_v some_o fruit_n who_o savour_n be_v capable_a of_o deceive_v the_o most_o curious_a sense_n and_o which_o still_o retain_v their_o natural_a perfection_n yet_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v this_o proceed_v from_o sin_n but_o only_o that_o from_o the_o great_a simplicity_n of_o natural_a law_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o the_o sense_n of_o taste_n be_v form_v and_o perfect_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o it_o to_o have_v sufficient_a niceness_n and_o sagacity_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o eatable_n beside_o that_o defect_n of_o sense_n will_v not_o be_v remediless_a because_o when_o the_o mother_n have_v a_o aversion_n to_o dangerous_a fruit_n she_o will_v communicate_v it_o to_o her_o child_n not_o only_a when_o unborn_a but_o also_o when_o come_v into_o the_o world_n for_o child_n only_o eat_v what_o be_v give_v they_o by_o their_o mother_n and_o they_o machinal_o and_o by_o the_o air_n of_o their_o countenance_n infuse_v into_o they_o a_o abhorrence_n for_o 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