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her_o notable_a patience_n towâ—â—â—…_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o not_o only_a 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈…〉_o will_v 〈…〉_o he_o 〈…〉_o which_o adversary_n patience_n overcom_v adversary_n she_o 〈…〉_o he_o it_o be_v doubtless_o a_o act_n of_o great_a patience_n 〈…〉_o â—â—â—meles_a a_o injury_n of_o her_o servant_n but_o a_o great_a to_o conceal_v it_o but_o the_o great_a in_o that_o she_o accustom_v to_o induce_v her_o adversary_n by_o benefit_n to_o acknowledge_v their_o fault_n and_o so_o much_o do_v this_o her_o patience_n prevail_v with_o two_o of_o her_o notorious_a adversary_n that_o upon_o their_o knee_n they_o ask_v her_o pardon_n conversation_n people_n of_o all_o age_n and_o condition_n delight_v in_o her_o conversation_n of_o their_o offence_n and_o this_o her_o patience_n be_v in_o she_o so_o much_o the_o more_o admirable_a as_o she_o be_v by_o nature_n choleric_a and_o so_o much_o choler_n be_v find_v in_o her_o body_n after_o her_o death_n that_o such_o as_o see_v it_o and_o know_v she_o most_o 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