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 1 Pref    |        was even I, the writer of mine own Metamorphosie and strange
 2    1,  5|          which things I saw with mine own eyes, and as I thinke
 3    3, 15|         and I heard her say with mine own ears yester night, that
 4    3, 17|          I did verily think that mine owne horse (if there were
 5    4, 18|   fortune that I little esteemed mine own danger, and went willingly
 6    4, 22|   spirits, which are more rather mine than yours? Why soyle ye
 7    4, 22|          alwaies I have loved as mine owne child, moreover I shall
 8    4, 22|       the flourishing time of al mine age, shall be called a grandmother,
 9    4, 22|         have nourished thee with mine owne proper hands, I will
10    4, 22|       whom I have nourished with mine owne hands, whose raging
11    4, 23|        seek thine own harme, and mine likewise? And while we strived
12    5, 24|      with my selfe, to thinke of mine old and pristine estate,
13    5, 24|           yet might not I defend mine owne cause or denie the
14    5, 24|       the glory of my father, or mine own vertue, but freshly
15    5, 27|         barly which I ground for mine owne dinner she would sell
16    5, 28|       body, no not so much as on mine eares, whereby I was compelled
17    5, 29|         to the next market fetch mine irons and tooles for the
18    5, 30|          man to give witnesse of mine innocency: Then would you
19    6, 32|        avoid the bloudie hand of mine enemie, couple not thy selfe
20    6, 32|       husband, is alwayes before mine eies, I smell yet the Cinamon
21    6, 34|       helpe him out by reason of mine old age, but you that are
22    6, 36|       looked in my mouth to know mine age, I was so weary with
23    7, 37|         that I was whole, and in mine Assie wits, where contrary
24    7, 37|      with their hands, and bowed mine eares, and tooke me by the
25    7, 39|      fare daintily, howbeit such mine ease and felicity did not
26    7, 40|        but I could not by reason mine eyes were covered every
27    7, 41|         the vaile was taken from mine eyes, I should see all the
28    7, 41|          had [not] seene it with mine eyes, I would never I have
29    7, 42|        sorry in that I have lost mine arme wherewithall I minded
30    8, 44|     drinke as I tempered it with mine owne hands, he is yet alive
31    8, 46|         her body with balme, and mine likewise, but especially
32    8, 46|       spare mee with a regard of mine innocency. Wherefore I was
33    9, 47|        whom I saw shining before mine eyes, wherefore shaking
34    9, 47|      eyes, wherefore shaking off mine Assie and drowsie sleepe,
35    9, 47|      Remoove from me my shape of mine Asse, and render to me my
36    9, 47|       fortune, which was alwaies mine enemie, after the sufferance
37    9, 47|        the quiet procession with mine importunitie, but going
38    9, 48|  Thessaly, and that a servant of mine named Candidus was arived
39    9, 48|       the use and preparation of mine order. This done, I gave
40    9, 48|         breast. When I had ended mine orison, I went to embrace
41    9, 48|          the sumptuous banket of mine entrie. And to the end I
42    9, 48| according to the custome, and of mine owne proper will I abstained
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