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Shakespeare scholars unite to see off claims of the 'Bard deniers'
by Dalya Alberge, The Observer, Saturday 30 March 2013
<<David Kathman, an independent scholar, writes on Shakespeare
and Warwickshire, showing how the works are "peppered" with
signs that the author came from around Stratford, pointing to
local dialect words such as *BATLET* , a paddle to beat laundry.>>
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. As You Like It Act 2, Scene 4 (modern)
TOUCHSTONE: And I mine. I remember, when I was in love
. I broke my sword upon a stone and bid him take that for
. *coming a-NIGHT* to *JANE Smile* ; and I remember the
. kissing of *HER BATLET* and the cow's dugs that her
. pretty chopt hands had milked; and I remember the
. wooing of a peascod instead of her, from whom
. I took two cods and, giving her them again, said with
. weeping *TEARS* 'Wear these for my sake.' We that are
. *TRUE lovers* run into *STRANGE capers*; but as all is
. mortal in nature, so is all nature in love mortal in folly.
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. As You Like It Act 2, Scene 4 (Folio 1, 1623)
Clown: And I mine: I remember when I was in loue, I
. *broke my sWORD* vpon a stone, and bid him take that for
. *comming a NIGHT* to *IANE SMILE* , and I remember the kis-
. sing of her *BATLER*, and the Cowes dugs that her prettie
. chopt hands had milk'd; and I remember the WOOing
. of a peascod instead of her, from whom I tooke two
. cods, and giuing her them againe, said with weeping
. *TEARES* , weare these for my sake: wee that are *TRUE* L.O.-
. VERS, runne into *STRANGE capers*; but as all is mortall
. in nature, so is all nature in loue, mortall in folly.
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*BATTLER* , n. A student at Oxford who is supplied
. with provisions from the *BUTTERY* ; formerly,
. one who paid for nothing but what he called for,
. answering nearly to a *SIZAR at Cambridge*.
......................................................
Edmund [SPENS]er/{SPENC}er (c. 1552 – 13 Jan. 1599) was
educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, London, and
matriculated as a *SIZAR at PEMBROKE College, Cambridge.*
While at Cambridge he became a friend of *GABRIEL* Harvey.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Spencer
<<Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby (4 May 1559 – 23 January 1637)
was an aristocratic English woman, and a noted patron of the arts.
Edmund [SPENS]er represented her as "A(maryl)LIS" in his
pastoral poem Colin Clouts Come Home Againe and dedicated
his *The TEARES of the Muses* to her. Her first husband was
Ferdinando Stanley, Lord *STRANGE* , a claimant to the English
throne. Alice's eldest daughter, Anne Stanley, Countess of
Castlehaven was *HEIR* presumptive to Queen Elizabeth I.>>
..........................................................
*ALICE* Spencer, Countess of Derby
*CELIA* => *A-LIE(na)* (Latin for *STRANGEr*)
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*STRANGE* Newes, 1592 Thomas NASHE
To the most copious Carminist of our time,
and famous persecutor of Priscian, his *VER(i)E*
friend Maister Apis lapis: Tho. NASHE wisheth
new strings to his old tawnie Purse, and all honour
[A]b[L]e [I]n[C]r[E]a[S]e of acquaintance *in the Cellar*.
..............................
[ALICE S.] -2
...........................................................
. The Merry Wives of Windsor Act 1, Scene 1
.
SIMPLE: *BOOK of Riddles* ! why, did you not lend it to
. *[ALICE S]HORTCAKE* upon All-hallowmas last,
. a fortnight afore *MICHAELMAS* ?
...........................................................
SHORTCAKE, n. An unsweetened breakfast cake shortened
. with *BUTTER* , rolled thin, and baked.
.
SPENCER, n. [OF. d(E.SPENS)i(ER).]
. One who has the care of the *SPENCE, or BUTTERY* .
.
. *[ALICE S]PENCER*/(a.k.a. SHORTCAKE) was the WIDOW
. of Ferdinando Stanley - Lord *STRANGE* & sister-in-law
. of William Stanley who died on *MICHAELMAS* 1642
. (Cervantes 95th birthday).
.
William Stanley (6th Earl of Derby) married Edward de Vere's
. daughter Elizabeth and fathered Lord *STRANGE*
. James Stanley Governor of the Isle of Mann.
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http://home.att.net/~tleary/GIFS/MINERVA.GIF
_The MINERVA BRITANNA_ Banner Folding clearly demonstrates
how the Equidistant Linear Sequence decoding is to be performed:
............................................................
http://hankwhittemore.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/minerva-1.jpeg
.
. [V]I \V\ I T U R
. [I]N G _\E\ N I O
. [C]Æ|T| E \R\ A M
. [O]R|T| I S \E\ R
. [U N T]
.
"all thinges perish and come to theyr last end, but workes
of learned WITS and monuments of Poetry abide *for EUER* ."
............................................................
1579: Dedication to Oxford in the only edition of
Geoffrey Gates' The Defence of Militarie profession.
. TO THE RIGHT honorable, Edward de \VERE\, Earle of
. Oxenford, [VICOUNT] Bulbecke, Lod of Escales
. and Baldesmere, and Lord great Chamberlaine of England.
. The experience of troublesome furies of men founded Armes, and
advanuced Militarie profession, for the repressing and restraining
of the tyrannes and noyfull m{ALICE} of the wicked. The experience
of the profit and value of lawe and armes, maketh al prudent states
and commonwelths, to embrace and to uphold them both with much care
and endevour. So to conclude, experience is the ordinarie companion
and naturall ornament of reason, which maketh men wise in knowledge,
& prudent in the direction and use of things. He therefore that
iudgeth or directeth against experience, i(S) not in deede a man,
but *A FOOLE MORE ign(O)rant THAN A BEAST* .
The experience of o(T)her mens harmes, warneth the *WISE*
to b(E)ware. The experience of forren evill(S), warneth England
to waken it selfe ou(T) of securitie, and to be watchfull,
and *WISEly* to take it selfe. Experience hath taug[H]t me
[T]o lo[V|é} an[D] {t}o h[O|n}ou[R] {a}rme{s},
and in the zeale of good heart to covet the advancement
of martial occupation, which made me (an unletter man)
to take unto me a notarie to sette downe in writing this drift
in the defence and praise of warlike prowesse, against al
contemners of the same: for the benefite and encouragement of
my countrie & countrimen. And finally, the experience of the high
noblenes & honour of you, my singular good Lord, doth enbolden me
(in the love of a faithful hart, to your renoumed VER{tu}Es) most
humbly to commend this litle work to your honorable protection,
that under the shielde of your noble favour and iudgement,
it may stande in grace before our nation, to some good effect.
God graunt it. To whom be praise, & to your good Lordshippe,
abundaunce of heavenly graces, and fatherly blessings,
even to *EVERlasting* life.
Amen. London. 23 Decemb. 1578,
...........................................
{ALICE} 1
(SO TEST) 31
...........................................
__ <= 4 =>
.
. E x p e
. r i e n
. c e h a
. t h t a
. u g [H] t
. m e [T] o
. l o [V] {é}
. a n [D] {t}
. o h [O] {n}
. o u [R] {a}
. r m e {s}
...........................................
[H. TVDOR] 4 Prob. ~1 in 5570
{santé} -4 : (French) health! (said when drinking)
..............................................................
Ferdinando Stanley, Lord *STRANGE* , a claimant to the English
throne as great great grandson of [H]enry [TUDOR]: Henry VII
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1577 Dedication in John Brooke's The Staff of Christian Faith.
. To the Right honourable and his singular good Lorde
. and maister Edwarde de \VERE\, Lorde d'Escales, and
. Badlesinere, [VICOUNT] Bulbecke, Earle of Oxenforde,
. and Lorde great Chamberlayne of Englande,
. Iohn Brooke wisheth long lyfe,
. with the increase of honor.&c.
ALTHOUGH VER(tu)E the roote of well doing (Right honorable Lorde) hath
of it selfe, sufficient force to withstande, repell, and overthrowe,
both the open m{ALICE}, and secrete slaunders of evill tongues, yet
notwithstanding considering howe dangerous, yea howe unpossible a
thing it is to escape that poysoned sting of Zoilus, and also that
nothing hath eve[R] ben s[O] well [D]one, b[U]t tha[T] this Scorpion
hath eyther openly or privily stong, I nede not to doubt, nay I may
be right sure, that these my labors shal come into the hands of some,
more curious than *WYSE* , more ready to nippe and tant
(yea even withoute fault) then frendly to admonsihe or amende.
{ALICE} 1
[TUDOR] -5
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. MINERVA = ATHENA
.....................................................
____ *OBSCURIS VERA INVOLVENS*
http://www.fbrt.org.uk/pages/athena/frameset-athena.html
.
. <<Inscribed on ATHENA's shield is a Latin motto,
.
____ *OBSCURIS VERA INVOLVENS*
.
. meaning *TRUTH is enveloped in obscurity* , which explains
. the imagery on the shield-the central sun representing
. *TRUTH* and the surrounding clouds obscurity.>>
...................................................
__ *OBSCURIS VERA INVOLVENS*
_______. {anagram}
__ *BACON {SVS} NIL VERO VERIUS*
__ *BACONVS {S} NIL VERO VERIUS*
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__ *ROGER (s) MANNERS*
__ *GROS(s)ER MANNER*
.....................................................
___ Loues Labour's lost (Folio, 1623) Actus primus.
.....................................................
DuMANe: My louing Lo[R]d, DuMANe is m[O]rtified,
. The [G]ROS(S)ER *MANN[E]R* of these wo[R]lds delight(s),
. He throwes vpon the grosse worlds baser slaues:
.....................................................
. <= 11 =>
. M y l o u i n g L o [R] d,
. D u m a n e i s m [O] r
. t i f i e d,T h e [G] R
. O S(s)E R*M A N N [E] R*
. o f t h e s e w o [R] l
. d s d e l i g h t (s),
[ROGER] (s) 11 {Prob. ~ 1 in 550, Folio only}
....................................................
(T)o loue, (T)o weal(T)h, to pom{P}e, I pin{E} and di{E},
With a{L}l thes{E} liuin{G} in Philosophie.
...........................................
. <= 6 =>
. (T) o l o u e,
. (T) o w e a l
. (T) h, t o p o
. m {P} e, I p i
. n {E} a n d d
. i {E},W i t h
. a {L} l t h e
. s {E} l i u i
. n {G} i n P h
. i l o s o p
. h i e
{PEELE,G.} 6 {Prob. ~ 1 in 2350, Folio only}
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*GROS(S)ER NAME* : *ENVIOU(S) SLIVER*
*ROGE(R) MANERS* : *NIL VE(R)O VERIUS*
------------------------------------------------------
. Hamlet (Quarto 2, 1604) Act 4, Scene 7
.
Queen: There is *A WILLOW* growes ascaunt the Brooke
. That showes his horry leaues in the glassy streame,
. Therewith FANTASTIQUE gaRLANDs did she make
. Of Crowflowers, Nettles, Daises, and long Purples
. That liberall {S}hepheards giue a *GR{O}S(S)ER NAME* ,
. But our cu{L}l-cold maydes doe de{A}d mens fingers call {T}hem.
. There on the pendant boughes her cronet weedes
. Clambring to hang, an *ENVIOU(S) SLIVER* broke,
. When downe her weedy trophies and her [S]elfe
. Fell in the weeping Broo{K}e, her clothes s[P]red wide,
. And M{A}rmaide like awhile they bore {H|E]r vp,
. Which time she chaunted {S}natches of old l[A]udes,
. As one incapable of her owne distresse,
. O[R] like a creatu(R)e natiue and indewed
. Vnto that [E]lament, b(U)t long it could not be
. Till that he[R] garme(N)ts h[E]auy with th[E]yr drinke,
. P[U]ld the poor(E) wretch from her melodious lay
. To muddy death.
.............................................
____________ <= 13 =>
. t h e p e n d a n t b o u
. g h e s h e r c r o n e t
. w e e d e s C l a m b r i
. n g t o h a n g, a n *E N V
. I O U (S) S L I V E R* b r o
. k e, W h e n d o w n e h e
. r w e e d y t r o p h i e
. s a n d h e r <S> e l f e F
. e l l i n t h e w e e p i
. n g B r o o {K} e, h e r c l
. o t h e s s [P] r e d w i d
. e, A n d M {A} r m a i d e l
. i k e a w h i l e t h e y
. b o r e {H}[E] r v p, W h i c
. h t i m e s h e c h a u n
. t e d {S} n a t c h e s o f
. o l d l [A] u d e s, A s o n
. e i n c a p a b l e o f h
. e r o w n e d i s t r e s
. s e, O [R] l i k e a c r e a
. t u (R) e n a t i u e a n d
. i n d e w e d V n t o t h
. a t [E] l a m e n t, b (U) t l
. o n g i t c o u l d n o t
. b e T i l l t h a t h e [R]
. g a r m e (N) t s h [E] a u y
. w i t h t h [E] y r d r i n
. k e, P [U] l d t h e p o o r
. (E) w r e t c h f r o m h e
. r m e l o d i o u s l a y
. T o m u d d y d e a t h.
{SHAK<S>} -25 : Prob. ~ 1 in 145
[<S>PEARE] 38 : Prob. ~ 1 in 340
..............................................
Total Prob. ~ 1 in 2,100,00 = 43 * 145 * 340
..............................................
[E.UEER] -10
(RUNE) 34
{TALOS} -17
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[E]dward de [VEER], only son of John, born the Twelfth day
of April A 1550, Earle of Oxenforde (Ogburn, 1998, 765).
........................................................
In the name of God Amen. I *Iohn DE VEER* Erle of Oxinforde,
Lorde greate Chamberlayne of Englonde [VICOUNT]e Bulbeck &c,
__ *being of hole and parfecte mynde*
- 1562 Will of the 16th Earl of Oxford (28 July 1562)
http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~ahnelson/DOCS/16will2.htm
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S.ALICE: (Italian) : *A WILLOW*
S.ALICE: (Latin) : 'away from' a Willow Branch
....................................................
CLAMBERING TO HANG, AN ENVIOUS SLIVER BROKE
.
_ V E R O N I L V E R I U S
________- L
________- E
________- N
________- K
________- C
________- N
________- I
________- R
________- B
__- A G N E S B O G A
________- A
________- M
________- O
________- H
________- T
----------------------------------------------------
____ Stanley(/Lord *STRANGE* ) motto:
________ *SANS CHANGER MA VERITE*
_______ *CERVANTES AGNES HIRAM*
*AGNES* : (Latin) *HAGNES* meaning "chaste" or "sacred".
..................................................
<<*ALICE* Spencer died on 23 January 1637 and was buried
on 28 January in St Mary the Virgin Church, Harefield.
A handsome monument dedicated to the memory of Alice &
her three daughters was built at St Mary the Virgin,
to her own specifications, before her death.>>
.......................................................
. (Michael) Cervantes was born on MICHAELMAS 1547.
. William Stanley who died on MICHAELMAS 1642.
. (Cervantes 95th birthday)!
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. Hamlet (Quarto 2, 1604) Act 5, Scene 1
.
Ham. There's another: why might not that bee the
Scull of a Lawyer? wher[E BE H]is Quiddits now? his
Quillets? his Cases? his T[ENUR]es, and his Tricks? why
doe's he suffer this rude knaue now to knocke him [A]bout
the Sconce with a dirty Shouell, and will not tel[L] him of
his Action of Battery? hum. This fellow might be [I]n's time
a great buy(E|R) of Land, with his Statutes, {H}is Re[C]ogniz-
ance(S), (H)is Fin{E}s, his double Vouchers, his {R}eco(V[E]R)ie(S):
Is this the fin{E} of his Fines, and the r(E)cou{E}ry (O)f (H)is Reco-
ue(R)ies, to ha{V}e his fin(E) Pate full of (F)in{E D}irt? (W|I}ll
his Vouchers (V)ouch him no more of his {P}urchases, and dou-
ble ones too, then the l{E}ngth and breadth of a paire of
Indentur{E}s? the very Conueyance(S) of his Lands wil{L}
hardly lye (I)n this Boxe; and must the Inh{E|R)itor
himselfe haue no more? h(A)?
.............................................
____________ <= 22 =>
.
. w h y d o e's h e s u f f e r t h i s r u d
. e k n a u e n o w t o k n o c k e h i m [A] b
. o u t t h e S c o n c e w i t h a d i r t y
. S h o u e l l,a n d w i l l n o t t e l [L] h
. i m o f h i s A c t i o n o f B a t t e r y?
. h u m.T h i s f e(L)l o w m i g h t b e [I] n'
. s t i m e a g r e(A)t b u y(E|R)o f L a (N)(D),
. w i t h h i s S t a t u t e s{H}i s R e [C](O)
. g-n i z a n c e(S|H)i s F i n(E)s,h i s d (O)
. u b l e V o u c h e r s,h i s{R}e c o(V)[E](R)
. i e(S)I s t h i s t h e f i n{E}o f h i s F
. i n e s,a n d t h e r(E)c o u{E}r y(O)f (H) i
. s R e c o-u e(R)i e s,t o h a{V}e h i s f i
. n(E)P a t e f u l l o f(F)i n{E D}i r t (W){I} l l h i s V o u c h e
. r s(V)o u c h h i m n o m o r e o f h i s {P} u r c h a s e s,a n d
. d o u-b l e o n e s t o o,t h e n t h e l {E} n g t h a n d b r e a
. d t h o f a p a i r e o f I n d e n t u r {E} s?t h e v e r y C o n
. u e y a n c e(S)o f h i s L a n d s w i l {L} h a r d l y l y e(I)n
. t h i s B[O X E;A N]d m u s t t h e I n h {E| R)i t o r h i m s e l
. f e h a u e n o m o r e?h(A)?
.............................................
[ALICE](HW) 44
{E.(V)E(E)R-(E)H(R)} -22
.............................................
____________ <= 11 =>
.
. d o e' s h e s u f f e
. r t h i s r u d e k n
. a u e n o w t o k n o
. c k e h i m [A] b o u t
. t h e S c o n c e w i
. t h a d i r t y S h o
. u e l l, a n d w i l l
. n o t t e l [L] h i m o
. f h i s A c t i o n o
. f B a t t e r y? h u m.
. T h i s f e (L) l o w m
. i g h t b e [I] n' s t i
. m e a g r e (A) t b u y
. (E)(R) o f L a (N)(D),w i t
. h h i s S t a t u t e
. s {H} i s R e [C](O) g- n i
. z a n c e (S)(H) i s F i
. n (E) s, h i s d (O) u b l
. e V o u c h e r s, h i
. s {R} e c o (V)[E](R) i e (S)
. I s t h i s t h e f i
. n {E} o f h i s F i n e
. s, a n d t h e r (E) c o
. u {E} r y (O) f (H) i s R e
. c o- u e (R) i e s, t o h
. a {V} e h i s f i n (E) P
. a t e f u l l o f (F) i
. n {E D} i r t (W){I} l l h
. i s V o u c h e r s (V)
. o u c h h i m n o m o
. r (E) o f h i s {P} u r c
. h a s e s, a n d d o u-
. b l e o n e s t o o, t
. h e n t h e l {E} n g t
. h a n d b r e a d t h
. o f a p a i r e o f I
. n d (E) n t u r {E} s? t h
. e v e r y C o n u e y
. a n c e (S) o f h i s L
. a n d s w i l {L} h a r
. d l y l y e (I) n t h i
. s B [O X E; A N] d m u s
. t t h e I n h {E}(R) i t
. o r h i m s e l f e h
. a u e n o m o r e? h (A)?.
.............................................
(DOOR) 22
(NAIL) -11
(VEER,H.) -34
{I,PEELE} 33
(VEER) 18
(ARISE) -24
(FOSSE) -38
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http://www.bulfinch.org/fables/bull19.html
<<Hercules [*ALCI(d)ES*] in a fit of madness killed his friend
Iphitus, and was condemned for this offence to become the slave of
Queen Omphale for 3 years. While in this service the hero's nature
seemed changed. He lived effeminately, wearing at times the dress
of a woman, and spinning wool with the hand-maidens of Omphale,
while the queen wore [*ALCI(d)ES's*] lion's skin.>>
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_MINERVA BRITANNA_ by Henry Peacham
........................................
Vis Amoris.
*ALCI(d)E-S* heere, hath throwne his Clubbe away,
And weares a Mantle, for his Lions skinne,
Thus better liking for to passe the day,
With Omphale, and with her maide[S] to spinne,
To card, to reele, and doe such daily t[A]ske,
What ere it pleased, Omphale to aske.
That a[L]l his conquests wonne him not such *FAME*,
For wh[I]ch as God, the world did him adore,
As Loues affe[C]tion, did disgrace and shame
His virtues part[E]s. How many are there more,
Who hauing Honor, and *A WORTHY NAME* ,
By actions base, and lewdnes loose the same.
.......................................................
______ <= 38 =>
.
(W)ithOmphaleandwit hher maide [S] tospin neToc
(a)rdtoreeleanddoes uchd ailyt [A] skeWha terei
(t)pleasedOmphaleto aske Thata [L] lhisco nques
t swonnehimnotsuch*FAME*Forwh [I] chasGo dthew
o rlddidhimadoreAs Loue saffe [C] tiondi ddisg
r aceandshameHisvi rtue spart [E] sHowma nyare
t heremoreWhohauin gHon orand *A WORTHY NAME*
[S.,ALICE] 38
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[S.,ALICE]: SALICE (Latin) 'away from' a Willow Branch
"AN ENVIOUS SLIVER BROKE"
..........................................
*ENVIOU(S) SLIVER*
*NIL VE(R)O VERIUS*
----------------------------------------------
Marlovian Peter Bull wrote HLAS:
.
<<[Shakespeare's *A LOVER'S COMPLAINT*
. starts with the acrostic *FAMA*
. A Rosicrucian call to *FAME*? >>
..........................................
. A Lover's Complaint Stanza 1
.
[F|R}OM off a hill whose concave womb reworded
[A] plaintful story from a sistering vale,
[M]y spirits to attend this double voice accorded,
[A]nd down I laid to list the sad-tuned tale;
--------------------------------------------------
__ *ALICE SPENSER*
__ *SPEAR SILENCE*
............................................
*THE REST IS SILENCE*" - Hamlet
*THE REST IS FAME* " - *SYDNEY* motto
[ *CÆTERA FAMA* ]
.................................................
Hamlet = *SYDNEY* in _Shadowplay_ by Clare Asquith
----------------------------------------------------
{F|EY]ne would I singe but fury makes me frette,
{A|ND] rage hath sworne to sek[E REVE]nge of wronge;
{M|Y] mased mynde in m[ALICE S]o is sette
{A|S] death shall daunte my deadly dolors longe.
finis Earle of Oxenforde
[ALICE S.] 1
--------------------------------------------------------
. Hamlet (Quarto 2, 1604) Act 3, Scene 1
.
Ham:
If thou doost marry, Ile giue thee this plague for thy dowrie, b[E]
(T)hou as chast as yce, as pure as snow, thou shalt not es[C|A)pe ca-
lumny; get thee to a Nunry, farewell. Or if thou w[I|L)t needes marry,
marry a foole, for wise men knowe wel[L] (E)nough what monsters you
make of them: to a Nunry goe, [A]nd quickly to, farewell.
............................................................
____________ <= 43 =>
. Ifthoud o o stmarryIlegiuetheethisplagueforthy
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[ALICE] -43
(TALE) 43
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