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A17458
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A handkercher for parents wet eyes vpon the death of children. A consolatory letter to a friend.
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I. C.
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STC 4279; ESTC S120682
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number_n age._n the_o heathen_n have_v note_v it_o for_o a_o blessing_n to_o die_v young_a mâ—â—â—nd_n mâ—â—â—nd_n aetate_fw-la prima_fw-la moritur_fw-la quem_fw-la diy_n diligunt_fw-la early_o to_o die_v it_o he_o behoove_v who_o god_n above_o so_o dear_o love_v and_o again_o nec_fw-la illi_fw-la quem_fw-la diwm_fw-la pater_fw-la atque_fw-la hominum_fw-la quem_fw-la phoebus_fw-la amabat_fw-la ante_fw-la omnes_fw-la sera_fw-it licuit_fw-la gaudere_fw-la senecta_fw-la nor_o may_v he_o here_o live_v to_o be_v old_a as_o other_o who_o jove_n and_o phoebus_n tender_v as_o their_o brother_n cleobis_n and_o biton_n quast_o cic._n tusc_n quast_o when_o their_o mother_n for_o their_o piety_n in_o draw_v her_o chariot_n to_o the_o temple_n themselves_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o horse_n pray_v that_o they_o may_v be_v reward_v with_o the_o great_a blessing_n that_o can_v possible_o happen_v from_o god_n to_o man_n be_v both_o find_v dead_a next_o morning_n in_o their_o sleep_n and_o when_o 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