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glory_n unto_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o to_o the_o lamb_n for_o evermore_o who_o now_o shall_v mourn_v who_o shall_v weep_v for_o such_o a_o soul_n none_o can_v sorrow_n for_o she_o unless_o they_o envy_v her_o happiness_n foelix_fw-la illa_fw-la anima_fw-la imitationem_fw-la desiderat_fw-la nâ—n_fw-la planctum_fw-la that_o bless_a soul_n be_v no_o subject_n of_o grief_n but_o a_o pattern_n for_o imitation_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o weep_v in_o her_o death_n they_o must_v be_v tear_n of_o joy_n not_o of_o sorrow_n and_o if_o they_o be_v of_o sorrow_n they_o must_v not_o be_v for_o she_o but_o for_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o loss_n this_o indeed_o be_v great_a and_o invaluable_a and_o when_o you_o think_v on_o it_o weep_v a_o god_n name_n quis_fw-la natum_fw-la in_o funere_fw-la matris_fw-la flere_fw-la vetat_fw-la he_o be_v barbarous_a that_o will_v forbid_v it_o you_o yet_o you_o shall_v not_o have_v all_o to_o yourselves_o we_o will_v bear_v you_o 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