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colonna_n be_v very_o noble_a 93_o palace_n colonna_n 93_o column_n in_o the_o state_n of_o venice_n 3_o fine_a column_n 23_o 39_o column_n on_o which_o st._n paul_n be_v behead_v 73_o on_o which_o the_o cock_n crew_n when_o st._n peter_n deny_v christ_n 73_o which_o be_v cleave_v on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o passion_n 73_o call_v milliarium_fw-la 121_o the_o column_n of_o trajan_n and_o antonin_n 126_o column_n of_o porphyry_n 178_o a_o wonderful_a column_n 159_o commerce_n of_o geneva_n 232_o comparison_n of_o frescati_fw-la and_o versailles_n 59_o fine_a convent_v 184_o st._n martin_n be_v cope_v 205_o cork_n tree_n 247_o corpus-christi_a day_n 217_o cotton_n 248_o council_n of_o the_o court_n 275_o of_o soissons_fw-fr 103_o courtesan_n of_o rome_n 48_o of_o venice_n ibid._n cramp_n cure_v with_o a_o ring_n 206_o cremona_n 199_o cross_n of_o the_o penitent_a thief_n 45_o genealogy_n of_o the_o family_n of_o crovy_n 281_o crucifix_n draw_v by_o mich._n angelo_n from_o a_o crucify_a man_n 21_o which_o speak_v to_o st._n bridget_n 42_o which_o speak_v to_o st._n peter_n ibid._n which_o speak_v to_o st._n andrew_n des_fw-fr ursin_n 181_o which_o bow_v its_o head_n 231_o clothe_v like_o a_o swisser_n 268_o crucifixion_n of_o st._n peter_n 73_o crystal_n of_o the_o rock_n 219_o cuirass_n make_v for_o woman_n 229_o curtius_n be_v lake_n 125_o cybele_n 100_o cypress_n tree_n two_o hundred_o year_n old_a 247_o d_o dactyli_n judaei_n 157_o j._n daens_n treat_v charles_n v._n 296_o dance_n of_o death_n by_o holben_n 270_o david_n descend_v from_o heaven_n to_o play_v on_o his_o harp_n at_o st._n katherine_n be_v wedding_n 151_o day_n when_o begin_v by_o the_o italian_n 251_o deluge_n 154_o dendrites_n 157_o description_n of_o the_o chapel_n of_o st._n laurence_n 178_o of_o the_o venus_n of_o medicis_n 175_o of_o certain_a shine_a fly_n 193_o device_n of_o the_o republic_n of_o geneva_n 261_o a_o ship_n full_a of_o devil_n 14_o devil_n perch_v on_o a_o walnut-tree_n 45_o diamond_n of_o the_o great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n 174_o a_o wrought_a diamond_n find_v in_o a_o piece_n of_o marble_n 62_o dianae_n speculum_fw-la 89_o die_n of_o pilate_n be_v soldier_n 73_o disciple_n of_o emaus_n paint_v with_o chaplet_n 30_o dish_n in_o which_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n be_v eat_v 231_o dish_n make_v of_o one_o emerald_n 231_o a_o large_a dish_n of_o one_o piece_n of_o amber_n 211_o a_o diver_n drown_v 63_o doctor_n molinos_n 35_o doge_n of_o venice_n 4_o his_o revenue_n ibid._n doge_n of_o genoa_n 4_o 229_o must_v be_v fifty_o year_n old_a ib._n dogess_n or_o dogress_n of_o venice_n 5_o bolonia_n dog_n 186_o sea-dog_n 282_o dog_n draw_v coach_n at_o brussels_n 286_o doliolo_fw-la 52_o donation_n of_o maud_n to_o the_o pope_n 144_o pretend_a donation_n of_o constantin_n the_o great_a to_o the_o pope_n ibid._n dove_n of_o peace_n 134_o duillius_fw-la a_o roman_a consul_n the_o first_o who_o be_v honour_v with_o a_o naval_a triumph_n 120_o creation_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n 196_o e_o eagles_n of_o geneva_n 265_o earl_n of_o ossory_n 173_o the_o earth_n swallow_v up_o a_o soldier_n 165_o easterling_n their_o house_n 295_o a_o rare_a echo_n 219_o another_o echo_n which_o repeat_v a_o syllable_n forty_o time_n 219_o elegy_n of_o rome_n by_o the_o abbot_n of_o vrsperg_n in_o the_o margin_n 85_o of_o leonard_n de_fw-fr vinci_n 207_o enzelin_n be_v tomb_n 190_o epigram_n on_o the_o bore_v chair_n 85_o 86_o style_n of_o christian_a epitaph_n 132_o epitaph_n of_o a_o bishop_n 301_o of_o a_o horse_n 286_o of_o jo._n de_fw-fr fuc._n 147_o of_o proculus_n 191_o of_o quintin_n mathys_n 297_o of_o raphael_n urbino_n 23_o of_o richard_n two_o king_n of_o england_n 164_o eridanus_n 234_o est_fw-fr est_fw-la est_fw-la 147_o etymology_n of_o alexandria_n 233_o of_o alexis_n 168_o of_o beatrix_n 167_o of_o st._n cecilia_n 168_o of_o st._n christina_n 167_o of_o cyprian_n 168_o of_o damian_n 167_o of_o george_n ibid._n of_o gorgonian_a 168_o of_o jerome_n ibid._n of_o st._n katherine_n 150_o her_z history_n ibid._n of_o martin_n 167_o of_o st._n maurice_n ibid._n of_o pavia_n 223_o of_o saturnian_a 168_o of_o st._n siphorian_n 167_o exchange_n of_o antwerp_n 296_o why_o call_v bourse_n ibid._n f_o fan_n use_v by_o man_n 192_o farthingale_n wear_v at_o genoa_n 229_o palace_n farnese_n 90_o the_o father_n 107_o la_fw-fr favourite_n a_o house_n of_o pleasure_n 202_o faustina_n deify_v 138_o faustina_n in_o love_n with_o a_o gladiator_n 66_o festival_n keep_v at_o geneva_n in_o memory_n of_o the_o scalado_n 258_o festival_n observe_v at_o brussels_n 288_o indian_a fig_n tree_n 248_o fistic_n nut_n ibid._n order_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n 301_o fly_n shine_v in_o the_o night_n 193_o florence_n 169_o flower_n 287_o a_o rare_a flower_n 65_o fort_n lewis_n 274_o fort_n of_o urban_n viii_o 193_o fortune_n a_o goddess_n 138_o fortune_n panthea_n ibid._n divers_a fossils_n 157_o a_o fountain_n taste_v of_o milk_n 124_o a_o pleasant_a fountain_n 188_o st._n francis_n be_v hood_n 180_o st._n fredian_n change_v the_o course_n of_o a_o river_n 163_o frescati_fw-la 59_o friburg_n in_o brisgaw_n 271_o good_a fruit_n at_o genoa_n 241_o roman_a funeral_n 51_o 133_o fury_n of_o the_o heathen_n against_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o christian_n 133_o g_o gabel_n on_o corn_n and_o wine_n at_o genoa_n 232_o gabrino_n fondulio_n 200_o gallery_n of_o the_o great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n 172_o galley_n slave_n at_o leghorn_n 161_o game_n scarce_o in_o italy_n 242_o castle_n gandolfo_n 88_o garden_n of_o genoa_n 226_o garisenda_n a_o tower_n in_o bologna_n 190_o garnet_n a_o jesuit_n 139_o fine_a brazen_a gate_n 177_o gate_n collatina_n and_o collina_n 99_o genealogy_n in_o a_o straight_a line_n from_o adam_n 281_o geneva_n 257_o genoa_n 224_o the_o several_a government_n of_o genoa_n ibid._n ghent_n 298_o less_o than_o louvain_n ibid._n gibelins_n 143_o 166_o the_o gladiator_n in_o st._n james_n be_v park_n at_o whitehall_n 64_o glass_n window_n be_v rare_a in_o italy_n 226_o a_o fine_a looking-glass_n 91_o large_a globe_n 173_o god_n of_o rome_n how_o many_o 22_o gondola_n at_o venice_n 11_o st._n gondulfus_n 278_o gonfalonier_n of_o lucca_n 162_o government_n of_o lucca_n ibid._n granite_n a_o sort_n of_o marble_n 95_o grasshopper_n 146_o greek_n at_o rome_n 115_o st._n gregory_n be_v dialogue_n with_o a_o image_n 42_o grisler_n a_o governor_n in_o switzerland_n 265_o cool_a grotto_n be_v 53_o grotta_n di_o cane_n 329_o guastalla_n 268_o st._n gudula_n be_v church_n 290_o guelph_n &_o gibelin_n 143_o 166_o guttum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 139_o gutschoven_n 281_o h_n ridiculous_a habit_n 269_o habit_n of_o young_a nobleman_n at_o venice_n 73_o of_o the_o counsellor_n of_o basil_n 269_o hail_n the_o scourge_n of_o piedmont_n 234_o great_a hall_n 175_o hameranus_fw-la 252_o holy_a handkerchief_n in_o seven_o different_a place_n 237_o heat_n at_o rome_n 249_o hentius_n be_v tomb_n 190_o henry_n iu_o king_n of_o denmark_n 245_o hercules_n farnese_n 91_o history_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ara_n coeli_fw-la 123_o of_o a_o cannon_n at_o brussels_n 284_o of_o two_o column_n of_o porphyry_n 178_o of_o another_o column_n ibid._n of_o a_o crucifix_n at_o genoa_n see_v crucifix_n of_o two_o divers_a 63_o of_o a_o father_n and_o his_o son_n 399_o of_o a_o festival_n at_o brussels_n 288_o of_o a_o gentleman_n be_v fall_v into_o a_o ditch_n 127_o of_o hentius_n and_o the_o people_n of_o bologna_n 190_o of_o a_o hermit_n who_o hang_v himself_o public_o 140_o of_o st._n james_n shakehorse_n 46_o of_o st._n katherine_n of_o sienna_n 150_o of_o the_o ring_n and_o thumb_n of_o st._n mark_n 13_o of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n marry_o major_a 87_o of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n mary_n of_o the_o people_n 45_o of_o a_o rich_a merchant_n at_o antwerp_n 296_o of_o a_o notre dame_n or_o image_n of_o our_o lady_n 165_o of_o quintin_n mathys_n 297_o of_o the_o emperor_n sigismond_n and_o pope_n john_n xxiii_o 200_o of_o sixtus_n v_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o parma_n 34_o of_o the_o statue_n at_o villa_n pamphili_n 68_o a_o hog_n half_o cover_v with_o wool_n 210_o holben_n a_o famous_a painter_n 270_o st._n francis_n be_v hood_n 180_o horatij_n and_o curiatij_n 88_o horn_n of_o ammon_n 157_o fossil_n 212_o of_o moses_n 45_o of_o the_o rhinoceros_n 172_o of_o vnicorn_n 211_o horse_n in_o the_o capitol_n 119_o of_o marble_n ibid._n at_o monte_fw-la cavallo_fw-la ibid._n at_o rome_n blessed_v at_o st._n anthony_n be_v church_n 88_o three_o famous_a horse_n 285_o twelve_o thousand_o crown_n give_v for_o a_o horse_n ibid._n a_o horse_n be_v tail_n twenty_o foot_n long_o 173_o great_a hospital_n of_o genoa_n 227_o of_o milan_n 217_o hospital_n of_o the_o trinity_n at_o rome_n 141_o host_n how_o carry_v at_o venice_n 142_o houïlle_fw-la
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