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conscientious_o assevere_v &_o become_v they_o who_o affirm_v any_o thing_n of_o themselves_o canon_n xxix_o the_o breast_n strike_v with_o the_o hand_n be_v a_o action_n of_o grief_n sorrow_n repentance_n and_o indignation_n this_o be_v a_o very_a pathetical_a motion_n in_o nature_n &_o rhetorical_a in_o art_n and_o action_n in_o use_n with_o the_o ancient_a orator_n and_o with_o a_o profitable_a signification_n practise_v by_o the_o jesuit_n who_o be_v wont_a not_o only_o with_o a_o light_a approach_n to_o touch_v the_o breast_n but_o sometime_o also_o to_o beat_v upon_o it_o with_o the_o hand_n which_o they_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o testify_v anguish_n of_o mind_n repentance_n and_o matter_n of_o mortification_n which_o they_o act_v and_o personate_v with_o such_o substantial_a abundance_n of_o speech_n with_o such_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o such_o imminent_a gesture_n that_o while_o they_o beat_v their_o breast_n they_o raise_v oftentimes_o great_a motion_n in_o 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prae_fw-la se_fw-la ferentes_fw-la cicero_n insinuate_v as_o much_o to_o his_o friend_n puto_fw-la te_fw-la ingemuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la frontem_fw-la ferias_fw-la livy_n call_v this_o affection_n of_o the_o hand_n capitis_fw-la offensationem_fw-la flere_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o offensare_fw-la capita_fw-la with_o q._n curtius_n it_o be_v os_fw-la converberare_fw-la is_n tum_fw-la flere_fw-la caepit_fw-la &_o os_fw-la converberare_fw-la moestus_fw-la non_fw-it ob_fw-la svam_fw-la vicem_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o apuleius_n the_o gesture_n stand_v thus_o dextra_fw-la saeviâ—nte_fw-la frontem_fw-la replaudere_fw-la the_o greek_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hence_o heliodorus_n of_o his_o old_a man_n cum_fw-la feriisset_fw-la frontem_fw-la &_o collâ—crumasset_fw-la and_o libanius_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n caput_fw-la identidem_fw-la percutiens_fw-la deplorat_fw-la and_o we_o read_v it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o 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percussistis_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la terram_fw-la inclinastis_fw-la this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o another_o place_n he_o express_v in_o his_o own_o 56._o language_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praevar_n sect._n 14._o they_o who_o cast_v and_o throw_v out_o the_o hand_n or_o raise_v the_o arm_n with_o a_o shout_n if_o they_o do_v it_o as_o of_o a_o customary_a disposition_n declare_v thereby_o the_o jovialitie_n of_o their_o nature_n to_o this_o vapour_a expression_n of_o the_o hand_n some_o refer_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n this_o be_v the_o day_n of_o our_o king_n the_o prince_n have_v make_v he_o sick_a with_o flagon_n of_o wine_n he_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o scorner_n 5._o and_o lipsius_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o westphalia_n where_o they_o drink_v super_fw-la heur_n naculum_fw-la as_o a_o ordinary_a elegancy_n at_o every_o quaff_n &_o carouse_n they_o put_v for_o the_o the_o hand_n and_o this_o seem_v natural_a to_o good_a fellow_n who_o sociable_a disposition_n make_v they_o very_o apt_a to_o fall_v upon_o this_o jovial_a exaltation_n of_o the_o hand_n which_o in_o the_o meridian_n of_o mirth_n natural_o import_v the_o elevation_n 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