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send_v a_o herpe_fw-mi not_o sound_v or_o a_o bow_n unbend_v what_o profit_n these_o pâ—uâ—_n a._n gell._n pâ—uâ—_n man_n be_v like_a iron_n say_v one_o if_o you_o use_v it_o it_o will_v be_v bright_a if_o you_o do_v not_o it_o will_v be_v rusty_a and_o corrupt_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o the_o have_v but_o the_o use_n of_o book_n be_v the_o mean_n to_o get_v learning_n say_v plutarch_n so_o may_v one_o say_v of_o riches_n quo_fw-la mihi_fw-la divitias_fw-la queis_fw-la non_fw-la concedituruti_fw-la horat._n horat._n well_fw-mi mihi_fw-la da_fw-la clavem_fw-la vel_fw-la mihi_fw-la tolle_fw-la seram_fw-la anon._n anon._n what_o good_a have_v i_o of_o good_n not_o use_v i_o say_v give_v i_o the_o key_n or_o take_v the_o lock_n away_o chap._n ii_o concern_v divers_a use_n of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o which_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a as_o there_o be_v a_o manifold_a &_o multifarious_a use_n to_o â—e_v make_v of_o all_o thing_n in_o general_a so_o of_o every_o 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