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1. 1249. le seul que f aie; the indicative/'^;/ would beequally good, but y aï au monde is inadmissible on account of the hiatus, wlaereasy^-zV au monde elides so as to sound/'^'i' au.

1. 1261. vous. .. reçue ; reçue is in the singular to agrée with the single person represented by vous.

1. 1270. rien is hère used in its real meaning of chose (L. res) quelque chose doit-elle ? etc.

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