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will_v be_v patient_a thou_o for_o certain_a shall_v see_v thy_o desire_n accomplish_v at_o least_o make_v slow_a but_o sure_a progress_n let_v not_o thy_o heat_n be_v over_o strong_a and_o yet_o strong_a enough_o and_o between_o scylla_n and_o charibdis_n sail_n like_o unto_o a_o skilful_a pilot_n so_o shall_v thou_o attain_v the_o wealth_n of_o either_o india_n sometime_o thou_o shall_v see_v as_o it_o be_v little_a island_n sloat_v and_o shoot_v out_o as_o it_o be_v little_a sprig_n and_o bud_n which_o will_v be_v changeable_a in_o colour_n which_o soon_o will_v be_v melt_v and_o other_o will_v arise_v in_o the_o stead_n of_o they_o for_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v incline_v to_o a_o vegetation_n be_v always_o send_v forth_o some_o new_a thing_n or_o other_o sometime_o thy_o fancy_n will_v be_v that_o thou_o see_v in_o thy_o glass_n bird_n or_o beast_n or_o creep_a thing_n and_o thou_o shall_v each_o day_n behold_v colour_n most_o beautiful_a to_o sight_n which_o though_o they_o 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lead_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o confidence_n although_o with_o very_o little_a advantage_n but_o know_v that_o our_o ♄_o be_v more_o noble_a than_o any_o gold_n it_o be_v the_o lincus_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o gold_n be_v join_v with_o its_o ☿_o that_o after_o they_o may_v produce_v adam_n and_o eve_n his_o wife_n therefore_o that_o which_o be_v the_o high_a shall_v so_o humble_v itself_o as_o to_o become_v the_o low_a then_o expect_v that_o he_o will_v redeem_v all_o his_o brethren_n by_o his_o blood_n the_o sepulchre_n in_o which_o our_o king_n be_v bury_v be_v name_v ♄_o in_o our_o work_n and_o its_o the_o key_n of_o the_o work_n of_o transmutation_n o_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o may_v behold_v this_o slow_a planet_n pray_v to_o god_n my_o brother_n that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o you_o his_o blessing_n for_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o run_v but_o on_o the_o father_n of_o light_n alone_o this_o blessing_n depend_v chap._n 23._o of_o the_o various_a regimen_n of_o this_o work_n be_v certain_o confident_a studious_a son_n of_o art_n whoever_o thou_o be_v that_o nothing_o be_v hide_v in_o this_o work_n save_v only_o the_o regimen_n of_o which_o that_o of_o the_o philosopher_n may_v be_v verify_v whoever_o be_v master_n of_o that_o science_n prince_n and_o grandee_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v honour_v he_o i_o assure_v you_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n that_o if_o this_o one_o secret_a be_v but_o open_o discover_v fool_n themselves_o will_v deride_v the_o art_n for_o that_o be_v know_v nothing_o remain_v but_o the_o work_n of_o woman_n and_o the_o play_n of_o child_n and_o that_o be_v decoction_n so_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n do_v the_o wise_a man_n hide_v this_o secret_a with_o all_o their_o might_n and_o rest_v assure_v that_o we_o have_v do_v the_o same_o whatever_o we_o have_v seem_v to_o speak_v concern_v the_o degree_n of_o heat_n yet_o because_o i_o do_v promise_v candour_n in_o this_o 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