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may_v wish_v those_o beam_n i_o want_v s._n august_n soliloq_fw-la cap._n 33._o there_o be_v a_o great_a and_o dark_a cloud_n of_o vanity_n before_o my_o eye_n so_o that_o i_o can_v not_o see_v the_o sun_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n i_o be_v the_o son_n of_o darkness_n be_v involve_v in_o darkness_n i_o love_v my_o darkness_n because_o i_o know_v not_o thy_o light_n i_o be_v blind_a and_o love_v my_o blindness_n and_o do_v walk_v from_o darkness_n to_o darkness_n but_o lord_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n who_o have_v lead_v i_o from_o darkness_n and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n have_v call_v i_o into_o this_o glorious_a light_n and_o behold_v i_o see_v epig_n 1._o my_o soul_n cheer_n up_o what_o if_o the_o night_n belong_v heaven_n find_v a_o ear_n when_o sinner_n find_v a_o tongue_n thy_o tear_n be_v morning_n shower_n heaven_n bid_v i_o say_v when_o peter_n cock_n begin_v to_o crow_v it_o be_v day_n ii_o o_o lord_n thou_o know_v mâ—_n foolishness_n &_o my_o sin_n ari_fw-la '_o not_o hide_v from_o thou_o ps_n 〈…〉_o â—o_o 5._o ii_o psal._n lxix_o iii_o o_o lord_n thou_o know_v my_o foolishness_n and_o my_o sinnne_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o see_v thou_o this_o fulsome_a idiot_n in_o what_o measure_n he_o seem_v transport_v with_o the_o antic_a pleasure_n of_o childish_a bauble_n can_v thou_o but_o admire_v the_o empty_a fullness_n of_o his_o vain_a desire_n can_v thou_o conceive_v such_o poor_a delight_n as_o these_o can_v fill_v th'satiate_a soul_n of_o man_n or_o please_v the_o fond_a aspect_n of_o his_o delude_a eye_n reader_n such_o very_a fool_n be_v thou_o and_o i_o false_a puff_v of_o honour_n the_o deceitful_a stream_n of_o wealth_n the_o idle_a vain_a and_o empty_a dream_n of_o pleasure_n