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will_v repay_v and_o my_o state_n brook_v no_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d i_o hardly_o can_v one_o minute_n stay_v alas_o undo_v to_o fate_n i_o bow_v my_o head_n ready_a to_o die_v now_o die_v and_o now_o be_o dead_a i_o see_v already_o charon_n boat_n that_o come_v to_o ferry_v i_o to_o hell_n i_o hear_v the_o fatal_a sister_n note_n that_o cry_n and_o call_v to_o ring_v my_o knell_n alas_o undo_v to_o fate_n i_o bow_v my_o head_n ready_a to_o die_v now_o die_v and_o now_o be_o dead_a look_v in_o my_o wound_n and_o see_v how_o cold_a how_o pale_a and_o gasp_v my_o soul_n lie_v which_o nature_n strive_v in_o vain_a to_o hold_v whilst_o wing_a with_o fighe_n away_o it_o fly_v alas_o undo_v to_o fate_n i_o bow_v my_o head_n ready_a to_o die_v now_o die_v and_o now_o be_o dead_a to_o madam_n desloges_n letter_n xxxv_o madam_n i_o have_v not_o dare_v now_o a_o good_a while_n to_o send_v you_o any_o letter_n for_o fear_v you_o shall_v conceive_v they_o carry_v a_o ill_a air_n about_o they_o 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false_a ground_n and_o i_o require_v no_o better_a justifier_n than_o her_o own_o conscience_n that_o accuse_v i_o within_o a_o few_o day_n i_o will_v come_v myself_o in_o person_n and_o give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o all_o my_o action_n and_o will_v train_v myself_o on_o to_o paris_n in_o hope_n to_o enjoy_v the_o happiness_n of_o your_o company_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v careful_a to_o cure_v the_o malady_n you_o tell_v i_o of_o which_o bring_v we_o forth_o such_o goodly_a sonnet_n and_o make_v so_o well_o agree_v the_o two_o great_a enemy_n that_o be_v in_o nature_n i_o mean_v passion_n and_o judgement_n so_o i_o bid_v you_o farewell_o and_o be_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n your_o etc._n etc._n at_o balzac_n 25._o august_n 1639._o to_z mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr coignet_n letter_n xlviii_o sir_n i_o be_o much_o bind_v unto_o you_o for_o your_o writing_n to_o i_o and_o for_o send_v i_o news_n that_o exceed_o please_v i_o you_o may_v well_o think_v i_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o cross_v 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