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    "text": "All the authors that there are bore Me;",
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    "text": "All the philosophies bore Me;",
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    "text": "All the statues and all the temples bore Me;",
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    "text": "—All the authors that there are bore Thee;",
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    "text": "All the philosophies bore Thee;",
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    "text": "All the statues and all the temples bore Thee.",
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    "text": "All the women of the earth weary Me;",
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    "text": "The fruit of the vine wearieth Me;",
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    "text": "All the symphonies weary Me.",
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    "text": "—All the women of the earth weary Thee;",
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   {
    "text": "The fruit of the vine wearieth Thee;",
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    "text": "All the symphonies weary Thee.",
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    "text": "Victory and defeat fatigue Me;",
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    "text": "Gladness and sorrowing fatigue Me;",
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    "text": "Life and death fatigue Me.",
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    "text": "—Victory and defeat fatigue Thee;",
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    "text": "Gladness and sorrowing fatigue Thee;",
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    "text": "Life and death fatigue Thee.",
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    "text": "The earth and the heavens weary Me;",
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    "text": "The sun by day and the moon by night weary Me;",
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   {
    "text": "All the great stars of heaven weary Me.",
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    "text": "—The earth and the heavens weary Thee;",
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   {
    "text": "The sun by day and the moon by night weary Thee;",
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   {
    "text": "All the great stars of heaven weary Thee.",
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    "text": "The glorious company of the Apostles tireth Me;",
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    "text": "The goodly fellowship of the Prophets tireth Me;",
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    "text": "The noble army of Martyrs tireth Me.",
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    "text": "—The glorious company of the Apostles tireth Thee",
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   {
    "text": "The goodly fellowship of the Prophets tireth Thee;",
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   {
    "text": "The noble army of Martyrs tireth Thee.",
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    "text": "All the race of men weary Me;",
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    "text": "The Cherubim and the Seraphim weary Me;",
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    "text": "Myself wearieth Me.",
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    "text": "—All the race of men weary Thee;",
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    "text": "The Cherubim and the Seraphim weary Thee;",
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    "text": "Thyself wearieth Thee.",
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