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 1    2, 16|    by men of clear wit. ~The nearness of the voice proves to such
 2    3, 2 |    Knowest thou not that the nearness of saints to God ~Involves
 3    3, 2 |     hands is as iron. ~God's nearness and His beneficence are
 4    3, 2 | saints enjoy inspired love. ~Nearness is of various kinds, O son, ~
 5    3, 2 |      Yet the sun possesses a nearness to gold, ~Whereof the common
 6    3, 2 |     either? ~Yet what is the nearness of that green branch, ~Wherefrom
 7    3, 2 |     the dry branch) from its nearness to the sun, ~What does it
 8    3, 12|     with love? ~Distance and nearness are attributes of bodies, ~
 9    4, 2 |     same power.~Distance and nearness affect only the body,~What
10    6, 3 |     if I see it not?~Extreme nearness acts as an obscuring veil. 4~