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shepherdess_n who_o can_v only_o say_v yea_o and_o nay_o and_o who_o be_v too_o gross_a witted_a to_o be_v deceive_v by_o understand_v person_n yet_o be_v paint_v as_o little_o know_v among_o they_o as_o eloquence_n and_o because_o i_o be_o their_o master_n they_o will_v suffer_v i_o to_o show_v they_o if_o i_o so_o please_v how_o small_a a_o distance_n there_o be_v between_o power_n and_o tyranny_n instead_o of_o the_o fine_a word_n and_o quaint_a discourse_n wherein_o your_o lady_n abound_v there_o issue_v from_o their_o mouth_n a_o pure_a and_o innocent_a breath_n which_o incorporate_v itself_o with_o their_o kiss_n and_o give_v they_o a_o taste_n you_o ordinary_o find_v not_o among_o those_o of_o the_o court._n suppose_v therefore_o
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