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ibid._n l._n 13._o of_o force_n r._n of_o the_o force_n p_o 135._o l._n 1._o regular_n r._n regalar_n p._n 136._o l._n 15._o goodness_n r._n goodness_n p._n 151._o l._n 22._o content_n to_o r._n to_o content_a p._n 156._o l._n 9_o subject_n r._n subject_n p._n 157._o l._n 20._o sa_o soga_fw-la r._n la_fw-fr soga_fw-la p._n 175._o l._n 24._o this_o answer_n r._n this_o i_o answer_v p._n 142._o l._n 18._o careesse_fw-la r._n careless_a p._n 245._o l._n 3._o severietie_n r._n severity_n ibid._n l._n 32._o be_v that_o r._n that_o be_v p._n 261._o l._n 17._o impostoure_n r._n imposture_n ibid._n l._n 32._o nistad_v r._n mistad_v p._n 273._o l._n 30._o cabin_n r._n cabinet_n p._n 287._o l._n 14._o therein_o r._n there_o be_v p._n 294._o l._n 30._o requencie_n r._n frequency_n p._n 320._o l._n 27._o or_o judgement_n r._n or_o that_o judgement_n p._n 323._o l._n 11._o inionyed_a r._n enjoin_v p._n 344._o l._n 12._o deliace_n r._n delicacy_n p._n 352._o l._n 19_o of_o much_o r._n much_o of_o