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whereof_o 6._o isa_n 8._o 6._o shall_v make_v glad_a the_o city_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o river_n siloe_n which_o run_v sweet_o soft_o quiet_o pleasant_o constant_o to_o the_o refresh_n of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o need_n london_n be_v a_o river_n a_o fountain_n who_o silver_n stream_n run_v sweet_o quiet_o pleasant_o constant_o to_o the_o refresh_n of_o many_o thousand_o needy_a one_o in_o the_o land_n now_o who_o can_v but_o weep_v to_o see_v such_o a_o fountain_n such_o a_o river_n not_o only_o stop_v but_o dry_v up_o by_o a_o devour_a fire_n but_o sixthly_a who_o do_v ever_o look_v upon_o london_n as_o a_o city_n compact_v a_o city_n advantageous_o situate_v for_o trade_n and_o commerce_n 11._o isa_n 23._o 3._o ezek._n 27._o 1._o rev._n 8._o 11._o yea_o as_o the_o great_a mart-town_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o have_v not_o a_o heart_n to_o weep_v over_o it_o now_o it_o lie_v in_o ash_n london_n be_v the_o mâ—rt_n of_o the_o nation_n trade_n and_o the_o 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