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condition_n he_o be_v a_o slave_n slave_n or_o gold_n gold_n it_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d to_o see_v the_o 〈◊〉_d &_o overthrow_n of_o such_o 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d house_n house_n a_o man_n of_o honour_n can_v not_o be_v too_o careful_a for_o to_o quit_v he_o well_o in_o his_o call_n and_o vocation_n vocation_n or_o thus_o i_o have_v upon_o the_o 〈◊〉_d come_v what_o 〈◊〉_d of_o it_o it_o i._o 20._o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o read_v thus_o it_o be_v either_o bald_a or_o a_o three_o according_a to_o some_o greek_a copy_n copy_n copy_n copy_n copy_n a_o good_a man_n rejoice_v no_o in_o the_o victory_n obtain_v in_o civil_a war_n war_n signify_v that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d &_o his_o head_n out_o of_o temper_n temper_n he_o that_o have_v do_v the_o injarie_n be_v to_o make_v amends_o amends_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d high_a wall_n be_v a_o fortesse_n for_o woman_n woman_n a_o man_n ought_v to_o grieve_v more_o for_o 〈◊〉_d sin_n than_o for_o be_v ing_z exile_v exile_v or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o lover_n of_o your_o fellow_n citizen_n citizen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o prospe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o read_v thus_o be_v compel_v of_o necessity_n to_o be_v captain_n or_o king_n 〈◊〉_d of_o spartan_n and_o lacontans_n who_o name_n be_v not_o express_v express_v otherwise_o thus_o we_o go_v forth_o to_o 〈◊〉_d hon_n but_o hare_n we_o hunt_v in_o their_o harborrough_n harborrough_n 〈◊〉_d some_o interpret_v clean_o contrary_a &_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d to_o allure_v duty_n gentle_o handle_v or_o adorn_v the_o 〈◊〉_d these_o 〈◊〉_d be_v unperfect_a and_o it_o seem_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o translate_n this_o first_o verse_n read_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o due_a judgement_n judgement_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o some_o interpret_v have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o some_o interpret_v have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v divine_a divine_a or_o lesbius_n lesbius_n or_o argeus_n argeus_n it_o seem_v that_o somewhat_o be_v here_o want_v want_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o baike_fw-mi &_o who_o will_v say_v the_o root_n of_o a_o bark_n but_o phleos_n as_o theophraslus_fw-la report_v be_v a_o herb_n grow_v plenteous_o in_o the_o lake_n orchomenus_n in_o paeotia_n and_o therefore_o well_o enough_o know_v to_o plutarch_n i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v red-mace_n or_o cats-taile_n cats-taile_n i_o see_v not_o how_o this_o that_o be_v include_v within_o these_o mark_n agree_v with_o this_o place_n or_o matter_n in_o hand_n i_o suppose_v therefore_o it_o be_v insert_v here_o without_o judgement_n &_o take_v out_o of_o some_o other_o book_n book_n or_o rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wit_n in_o 〈◊〉_d both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o latin_a 〈◊〉_d seem_v to_o read_v read_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o head_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d drowfinesse_n drowfinesse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d benumbedness_n benumbedness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wine_n wine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o french_a translation_n translation_n the_o yewgh_o tree_n as_o i_o take_v it_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sec_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o symposium_fw-la or_o banquet_n banquet_n banquet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d as_o some_o interpret_v it_o it_o i_o suppose_v homer_n use_v the_o word_n in_o a_o far_a other_o sense_n by_o moschion_n leave_v be_v it_o speak_v who_o be_v a_o better_a physician_n than_o a_o grammarian_n as_o it_o shall_v 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some_o take_v it_o for_o the_o lariot_n lariot_n that_o be_v to_o say_v bunger_n and_o famine_n it_o seem_v by_o that_o which_o follow_v that_o they_o put_v poverty_n also_o before_o bulimos_n in_o opposition_n to_o health_n health_n p._n for_o b._n b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d untrue_a untrue_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o translate_v this_o place_n thus_o swallow_v down_o her_o rennet_n when_o she_o be_v take_v read_v the_o greek_a as_o it_o shall_v seem_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o suppose_v neither_o of_o they_o both_o sound_z but_o
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