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weigh_v anchor_n nor_o how_o to_o ballase_n thy_o ship_n even_o to_o wit_n with_o the_o lastage_n of_o reason_n and_o poise_n of_o discretion_n nor_o know_v thou_o thy_o point_n and_o distance_n and_o therefore_o hazarde_a thy_o ship_n in_o shelf_n and_o sand_n continual_o little_o know_v thou_o that_o rock_n be_v near_a where_o the_o sea_n seem_v white_a not_o a_o siren_n voice_n but_o may_v tempt_v thou_o and_o draw_v thou_o to_o folly_n thou_o have_v no_o power_n over_o thyself_o and_o therefore_o unfit_a to_o have_v power_n or_o sovereignty_n over_o another_o no_o as_o thou_o be_v create_v a_o servant_n thou_o shall_v subject_v thyself_o to_o the_o guidance_n of_o reason_n the_o line_n and_o square_a of_o a_o discreet_a obedience_n i_o will_v see_v thou_o play_v the_o subject_a better_a before_o thou_o be_v king_n better_a be_v it_o for_o i_o that_o my_o flesh_n serve_v in_o a_o turk_n galley_n then_o in_o tyrannical_a discipline_n to_o domineer_v over_o my_o soul_n poor_a and_o 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