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the_o next_o verse_n principium_fw-la nasi_fw-la rhinocerotis_fw-la amant_fw-fr of_o the_o sheep_n the_o hebrew_n have_v divers_a name_n whereby_o they_o signify_v a_o sheep_n and_o all_o that_o kind_n as_o zon_n and_o zoneth_n for_o which_o the_o septuaginis_fw-la do_v always_o render_v probata_fw-la sheep_n or_o little_a cattle_n the_o arabian_n name_n genas_n the_o chaldean_n ana._n the_o persian_n gospand_n also_o rachel_n in_o hebrew_a the_o plural_a whereof_o be_v rechelim_n which_o signify_v sheep_n kebesch_n and_o kabsa_n or_o kibsa_n isa_n 53_o tahel_n nehelamah_n that_o be_v a_o dumb_a sheep_n where_o the_o hebrew_n have_v rachel_n there_o the_o chaldee_n translate_v rachlaâ—_n the_o arabian_n akalak_n the_o persian_n comeschan_n thu_o kebes_n and_o kibsa_n signify_v a_o sheep_n male_a and_o female_a under_o a_o year_n old_a and_o aiil_n and_o eel_n for_o a_o sheep_n above_o a_o year_n old_a male_a and_o female_a in_o levit._n 22._o the_o chalde_a translate_v for_o kebii_n 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lana_fw-la ante_fw-la hetruscam_fw-la tonsuram_fw-la incolis_fw-la monstratam_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v there_o be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o hill_n palatine_n at_o rome_n which_o be_v call_v velleia_n from_o the_o pull_n of_o wool_n for_o it_o be_v their_o custom_n there_o to_o pull_v their_o wool_n before_o the_o inhabitant_n learn_v the_o hetyâ—â—ian_a manner_n of_o shear_a sheep_n by_o which_o testimony_n we_o see_v evident_o the_o great_a torment_n that_o the_o poor_a sheep_n be_v put_v unto_o when_o they_o lose_v their_o fleece_n before_o the_o invention_n of_o shear_v for_o it_o be_v certain_a by_o the_o ancient_a picture_n and_o statue_n of_o man_n that_o there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o shear_v either_o hair_n or_o wool_n from_o man_n or_o sheep_n but_o the_o hair_n of_o man_n grow_v rude_a and_o in_o length_n like_o woman_n and_o sheep_n never_o lose_v their_o fleece_n but_o by_o pull_v off_o and_o therefore_o varro_n write_v that_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n after_o 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