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grave_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n this_o sentence_n be_v like_o a_o ring_n of_o gold_n enamel_v or_o cloth_n of_o tissue_n imbrother_v or_o a_o piece_n of_o rich_a plate_n curious_o wrought_v and_o engâ—…aven_n materiam_fw-la suâ—…abit_fw-la opâ—…_n the_o workmanship_n seem_v to_o go_v beyond_o or_o at_o least_o equal_a the_o mettle_n for_o this_o sentence_n consist_v of_o three_o figure_n at_o least_o first_o a_o apostrophe_n which_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o miracle_n of_o art_n give_v life_n to_o dead_a thing_n and_o ear_n to_o the_o deal_n like_v to_o that_o o_o earth_n earth_n earth_n heart_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n 29._o second_o a_o insultation_n like_a to_o that_o in_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n where_o be_v the_o god_n of_o hamar_n and_o the_o god_n of_o arphad_n or_o the_o god_n of_o the_o 13._o city_n of_o sepharvaim_n three_o a_o double_a metaphor_n the_o former_a take_v from_o a_o serpent_n bee_n wasp_n or_o hornet_n the_o latter_a take_v from_o a_o conqueror_n for_o 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