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Heavens [Heaven's] peace upon thee, even as thou hast
Over this soul a calm of sunshine cast ~

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A soul without what reflection, like a pile
Without inhabitant, to ruin falls ~

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See Sturms [Sturm's] reflections.

"Nothing ere they pass away
The fleeting shadows of the day –

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"Hold hard t. [to] breath, & bind up ev. [every] Spirit
To his full height."

Let your reservoir be brimming – write
from a full head ~
Go about your object in your own
way.

The breath has to do with reading
thinking – meditating – & speaking ~