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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d desiderium_fw-la repent_v populos_fw-la europae_n invadit_fw-la memorabilis_fw-la historia_fw-la circa_n an._n dom._n 1260._o cum_fw-la pauci_fw-la in_o italia_n velut_fw-la sydere_fw-la afflati_fw-la cepissent_fw-la seize_v ex_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la flagellare_fw-la miro_fw-la casu_fw-la ad_fw-la reliquos_fw-la europae_n populos_fw-la exemplum_fw-la manavit_fw-la &_o eos_fw-la quoque_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la flagellandi_fw-la se_fw-la incessit_fw-la vide_fw-la chron._n patau._n mona_fw-la p._n 612._o 1613._o and_o who_o have_v not_o hear_v of_o the_o milesian_n virgin_n a_o thing_n so_o general_o attest_v by_o all_o ancient_n that_o no_o man_n can_v reasonable_o make_v a_o question_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o a_o humour_n take_v they_o to_o make_v themselves_o away_o no_o persuasion_n of_o friend_n or_o parent_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o be_v most_o dear_a unto_o they_o nor_o any_o other_o mean_n that_o can_v be_v think_v of_o be_v effectual_a to_o 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