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or i g i n a l b o o k w i t h t h e t e x t s f or A pr i l 9 t h a n d 1 0 t h .T h e r e i s a l s o n o t e x t f or
D e c e m b e r 31 s t , b u t i t ’ s n o t c l e ar t o m e w h e t h e r t h e r e i s o n e i n t h e or i g i n a l b o o k i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e . )
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F e b r u ar y1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91 01 1 1 21 31 41 51 6 1 7 1 8 1 92 021 222 32 42 5
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M ar c h 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91 01 1 1 21 31 41 51 6 1 7 1 8 1 92 021 222 32 42 52 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 31
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M a y1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91 01 1 1 21 31 41 51 6 1 7 1 8 1 92 021 222 32 42 52 6 2 7
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Ok t o b e r 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91 01 1 1 21 31 41 51 6 1 7 1 8 1 92 021 222 32 42 52 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 31
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S h a p e s h i s h i g h e n d i n’ T r u t h ’ s u n e r r i n gL i g h t .
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E m a n c i p a t i o n a n d e n l i g h t e n m e n t .B u t t h o u w i l t f i n d t h e w a y o f H o l yT h o u g h t ;
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T h e P e r m a n e n t a m i d t h e m u t a b l e ,
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L i e s u n d e r n e a t h m a n’ s h e e l : L o v e b e t h y s t r e n g t h ;
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T o p e r f e c t p e a c e , a n d s o w i l t b l e s s t h e w or l d ,
L e a d i n g u n t o t h e H i g h a n d H o l y W a y
T h e f e e t o f t h e m t h a t s e e k .—A n d n o wI g oT o m yA b o d e ; g o t h o u u n t o t h y w or k .
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s t r i f e ,h ur r y ,r e l i gi o u s c on t r o v e r s y ,h e a t e d ar g um e n t s ,r i t u al an d c e r e m on y ,
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p u b l i s h e d b e f or e . W e ar e i n d e b t e d t oM e s s r s .P u t n am’ s S on s ( L on d on an d N e wY or k ) , an d t oM e s s r s . Wm .Ri d e r an d S on ,L i mi t e d ( L on d on ) ,f or t h e i r c or d i al e x pr e s s i on s
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