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ever_o but_o a_o lie_a tongue_n be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d metaphr_n sub_fw-la nom_fw-fr greg._n nazian_n in_o eccl._n 7._o london_n â—…s_n bridge_n for_o tho._n parkhurst_n at_o the_o bible_n and_o threeâ—…s_n â—…s_z in_o cheapside_n near_o mercer_n chapel_n 1699._o errata_fw-la page_n 1._o line_n 1._o for_o have_v r._n have_v p._n 7._o l._n 9_o for_o the_o r._n this_o rule_n p._n 10._o l._n 22._o for_o he_o r._n we_o p._n 16._o l._n 3._o for_o 1638_o r._n 1658_o p._n 22._o l._n 3._o a_o fin_n r._n take_v p._n 28._o l._n 2._o r._n article_n p._n 31._o l._n 2._o for_o book_n r._n look_v p._n 33._o l._n 7._o deal_n the_o before_o jerusalem_n ibid._n l._n 19_o r._n magdeburg_n p._n 36._o l._n 8_o and_o 12._o for_o reap_v r._n rip_v cut_v off_o fol._n 39_o and_o 40._o be_v the_o title_n page_n before_o the_o postscript_n p._n 42._o l._n 25._o for_o cover_v r._n coeval_n p._n 46._o l._n 2._o a_o fin_n r._n full._n p._n 48._o l._n 10._o for_o i_o e._n two_o 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