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month_n of_o may._n o_o many_o many_o year_n may_v you_o remain_v a_o happy_a angel_n to_o this_o happy_a land_n long_o long_o may_v you_o on_o earth_n our_o empress_n reign_n ere_o you_o in_o heaven_n a_o glorious_a angel_n stand_v stay_v long_o sweet_a spirit_n ere_o thou_o to_o heaven_n depart_v who_o make_v each_o place_n a_o heaven_n wherein_o thou_o be_v her_o majesty_n be_v devote_v subject_a and_o servant_n john_n davies_n july_n 11._o 1592._o the_o content_n the_o introduction_n to_o humane_a knowledge_n page_z 1_o of_o the_o original_a nature_n and_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n 11_o sect._n i._n that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o thing_n subsist_v by_o its_o self_n and_o have_v proper_a operation_n without_o the_o body_n 16_o sect._n ii_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v more_o than_o a_o perfection_n or_o reflection_n of_o the_o sense_n 22_o sect._n iii_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v more_o than_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n 26_o sect._n iu._n that_o the_o 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