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Transcriber’s note
Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Line spacing has been standardized.
Spelling was retained as in the original except for the following changes:
Page 41: “confirmed the judgemen” “confirmed the judgement” Page 73: “from thine appetities” “from thine appetites” Page 117: “in the the midst of women” “in the midst of women”