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therein_o §_o 3._o but_o whilst_o humane_a writer_n be_v best_a please_v with_o this_o greek_a extraction_n of_o libanus_n more_o conformable_a to_o scripture_n be_v the_o hebrew_n etymology_n thereof_o from_o whiteness_n white_a because_o the_o faithful_a snow_n forsake_v not_o the_o top_n of_o this_o mountain_n no_o not_o when_o persecute_v by_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o dog-day_n but_o remain_v there_o all_o the_o year_n long_o a_o pleasant_a sight_n at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o have_v winter_n on_o the_o top_n and_o summer_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o mountain_n excellent_a the_o use_n of_o this_o snow_n in_o these_o hot_a climate_n the_o prophet_n 14._o mention_v it_o as_o most_o welcome_a and_o precious_a will_v a_o man_n leave_v the_o snow_n in_o lebanon_n wherewith_o the_o tyrian_n and_o neighbour_a nation_n use_v to_o allay_v and_o mix_v their_o wine_n so_o make_v the_o torrid_a and_o freeze_a zone_n to_o meet_v in_o the_o temperate_a more_o healthful_a for_o their_o constitution_n §_o 4._o lebanon_n be_v a_o place_n so_o pleasant_a that_o a_o epicure_n therein_o may_v feed_v all_o his_o sense_n to_o a_o surfeit_n 1_o sight_n the_o spouse_n say_v of_o 15._o christ_n his_o countenance_n be_v as_o lebanon_n where_o most_o delightful_a be_v the_o prospect_n with_o high_a hill_n humble_a dale_n sweet_a river_n shady_a grove_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o ptolemy_n place_v paradise_n a_o city_n hereabout_o where_o what_o poet_n can_v fancy_v nature_n have_v perform_v 2_o smell_n such_o the_o fragrancy_n of_o flower_n gum_n and_o spice_n thereon_o perfume_a the_o air_n round_o about_o 9_o his_o smell_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o lebanon_n 3_o hear_v for_o beside_o the_o melody_n wrable_v forth_o by_o the_o sweet_a chorister_n of_o the_o wood_n pleasant_a it_o be_v to_o listen_v to_o the_o complaint_n which_o the_o river_n murmur_v make_v against_o the_o rock_n for_o wrong_v they_o in_o obstruct_v their_o channel_n who_o complaint_n therein_o be_v so_o far_o from_o find_v pity_n in_o man_n heart_n that_o they_o only_o lull_v their_o head_n the_o soon_o and_o fast_o asleep_o 4_o taste_n &_o touch._n such_o the_o most_o delicious_a fruit_n and_o liquor_n this_o mountain_n afford_v vinum_fw-la c.o.s._n the_o send_v thereof_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o 7._o wine_n of_o lebanon_n galen_n also_o report_v that_o yearly_a in_o mount_n libanus_n husbandman_n use_v to_o sing_v god_n rain_v honey_n at_o which_o time_n they_o spread_v hide_v on_o the_o ground_n 38._o and_o from_o the_o bough_n of_o tree_n shake_v into_o they_o the_o honey_n drop_v from_o heaven_n call_v therefore_o mell_v roscidum_fw-la &_o aereum_fw-la fill_v pot_n and_o pitcher_n with_o the_o same_o no_o wonder_n then_o that_o moses_n make_v it_o his_o earnest_a request_n to_o take_v this_o place_n in_o his_o way_n to_o heaven_n i_o 25._o pray_v thou_o let_v i_o go_v over_o and_o see_v the_o good_a land_n which_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n that_o goodly_a mountain_n and_o 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