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perfection_n my_o soul_n will_v fly_v your_o soul_n to_o embrace_v and_o after_o death_n may_v hope_v a_o rest_a place_n exeunt_fw-la act_n v._o scene_n 34._o enter_v two_o gentleman_n 1_o gent._n you_o here_o the_o match_n be_v conclude_v betwixt_o the_o emperor_n daughter_n and_o our_o prince_n 2_o gent._n yes_o and_o i_o hear_v that_o the_o lord_n dorato_fw-mi be_v a_o great_a instrument_n to_o help_v the_o match_n forward_o 1_o gent._n methinks_v they_o shall_v need_v no_o other_o instrument_n to_o forward_a the_o match_n than_o the_o prince_n interest_n 2_o gent._n it_o be_v true_a but_o the_o prince_n affection_n be_v place_v upon_o another_o lady_n it_o be_v hard_a first_o to_o draw_v off_o those_o affection_n and_o then_o to_o place_v they_o anew_o beside_o the_o death_n of_o his_o niece_n be_v some_o hindrance_n 1_o gent._n all_o great_a prince_n do_v soon_o cast_v off_o all_o funeral_n sadness_n but_o the_o lord_n dorato_fw-mi methinks_v take_v the_o death_n of_o his_o 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