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joseph_n and_o entreat_v he_o from_o i_o if_o yourself_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o he_o that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o employ_v the_o credit_n he_o have_v in_o heaven_n to_o cause_v the_o return_n of_o warm_a weather_n balzac_n the_o 25._o of_o jan._n 1624._o to_o the_o seigneur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr roche_n from_o balzac_n letter_n v._n sir_n i_o can_v conceive_v your_o meaning_n when_o you_o speak_v of_o my_o friendship_n as_o of_o a_o favour_n or_o predestination_n or_o in_o be_v so_o prodigal_a of_o your_o compliment_n and_o commendation_n there_o be_v sufficient_a in_o the_o letter_n you_o late_o send_v to_o bereave_v i_o of_o speech_n and_o to_o make_v i_o fly_v to_o the_o indies_n be_v i_o force_v to_o frame_v you_o a_o punctual_a answer_n but_o since_o you_o be_v usual_o victorious_a be_v please_v i_o beseech_v you_o to_o permit_v your_o courtesy_n to_o work_v the_o same_o effect_n as_o do_v your_o courage_n and_o suffer_v i_o to_o yield_v unto_o you_o in_o this_o 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