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dry_a the_o branch_n finis_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la agricultura_fw-la vid._n p._n 11._o â—_o ba._n advanc_n leaâ—_n virg._n geor._n ob._n ans._n 1._o ob._n ans._n 2_o ob._n ans._n see_v the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o confession_n chap._n 4._o 3._o ob._n ans._n the_o praise_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o some_o late_a writer_n concern_v the_o husbandman_n scour_v of_o life_n in_o plant_v fruittree_n august_n reges_fw-la &_o imperatores_fw-la sum_fw-la mos_fw-la que_fw-la magistratus_fw-la non_fw-la puduit_fw-la hortensia_n colere_fw-la proprâ—is_fw-la manibus_fw-la augustine_n see_v the_o worthy_a act_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia._n ezra_n 1.1_o 2_o 3._o etc._n etc._n of_o this_o see_v sir_n rich_a barkley_n of_o the_o felicity_n of_o man_n pag_n 162._o 1_o argument_n de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la lit_n li._n 8_o 2_o argument_n 3_o argument_n example_n diodat_n exp_v sir_n w._n rawley_n hist._n part_n 1._o ch._n 3._o au_n de_fw-fr civet_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 13._o c._n 24._o sir_n w_n raw_o 1._o book_n 1._o part_n chap._n 9_o 2_o example_n 3_o example_n 4_o example_n 5_o example_n 6_o example_n 7_o example_n 8_o example_n 4_o argument_n hos._n 12.10_o i_o have_v use_v similitude_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o prophet_n 1_o similitude_n 2_o similitude_n 3_o similitude_n 4_o similitude_n 5_o similitude_n 6_o similitude_n 5_o aagumenâ—_n 6_o argument_n 7_o argument_n 8_o argum_fw-la 1._o humane_a argument_n pog._n floren_n 2._o humane_a argument_n 3._o humane_a argument_n argument_n in_o house_n keep_v keep_v for_o sale_n sale_n profitable_a to_o the_o body_n body_n in_o respect_n of_o health_n hist._n life_n and_o death_n p._n 412._o &_o 169._o hist._n life_n and_o death_n p._n 207._o &_o 208._o hist._n life_n and_o death_n p_o 236._o 236._o in_o respect_n of_o long_a life_n deu._n 32.47_o prov._n 10.27_o prov._n
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wall-tree_n concern_v wall-tree_n the_o aprecot_n peach_n nectarine_n vine-tree_n etc._n etc._n these_o and_o such_o choice_a fruit_n must_v be_v plant_v upon_o a_o south-wal_n if_o it_o may_v be_v the_o best_a next_o that_o i_o account_v the_o east-wall_n and_o the_o west_n not_o so_o good_a on_o the_o north-wall_n fruit_n will_v be_v late_o ripe_a thence_o they_o may_v be_v get_v when_o other_o be_v go_v so_o that_o its_o best_a to_o plant_v the_o north-wall_n not_o only_o to_o have_v fruit_n thence_o late_o ripe_a but_o also_o for_o the_o beauty_n and_o comeliness_n of_o the_o garden_n all_o the_o wall_n be_v cover_v with_o fruit-tree_n these_o tree_n be_v set_v as_o before_o be_v say_v they_o must_v be_v plaisht_v or_o spread_v upon_o the_o wall_n be_v young_a and_o so_o from_o year_n to_o year_n as_o they_o grow_v great_a with_o nail_n and_o leather_n and_o as_o they_o grow_v large_a cut_v not_o the_o utmost_a side_n or_o top_n branch_n until_o they_o be_v spread_v as_o large_a 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