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the_o governor_n the_o legend_n of_o st._n romain_n and_o the_o privilege_n thence_o arise_v the_o language_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o rhothomagenses_n or_o people_n of_o roven_n p._n 19_o chap._n iu._n our_o journey_n between_o roven_n and_o pontoyse_n the_o holy_a man_n of_o st._n clare_n and_o the_o pilgrim_n thither_o my_o sore_a eye_n mante_n pontoyse_n normandy_n just_o take_v from_o king_n john_n the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n p._n 26._o france_z special_o so_o call_v or_o the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._o france_n in_o what_o sense_n so_o call_v the_o bowd_n of_o it_o all_o old_a gallia_n not_o possess_v by_o the_o french_a country_n follow_v the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o predominant_a nation_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o present_a french_z not_o different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o old_a gaul_n that_o the_o heaven_n have_v a_o constant_a power_n upon_o the_o same_o climate_n though_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v change_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o french_a in_o private_a at_o the_o church_n and_o at_o the_o table_n their_o language_n compliment_n discourse_n etc._n etc._n p._n 33._o chap._n ii_o the_o french_a woman_n their_o person_n prate_v and_o condition_n the_o immodesty_n of_o the_o french_a lady_n kiss_v not_o in_o use_n among_o they_o and_o the_o sinister_a opinion_n conceive_v of_o the_o free_a use_n of_o it_o in_o england_n the_o innocence_n and_o harmlessness_n of_o it_o among_o we_o the_o imposture_n of_o french_a pander_n in_o london_n with_o the_o scandal_n thence_o arise_v the_o peccancy_n of_o a_o old_a english_a doctor_n more_o of_o the_o french_a woman_n their_o marriage_n and_o life_n after_o wedlock_n etc._n etc._n a_o elegy_n to_o the_o english_a lady_n p._n 41._o chap._n iii_o france_n describe_v the_o valley_n of_o montmorancie_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o it_o montmartre_a burial_n in_o former_a time_n not_o permit_v within_o the_o wall_n the_o pros_a cut_n of_o this_o discourse_n by_o manner_n of_o a_o journal_n intermit_v for_o a_o 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