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B25774 A voyage into tartary containing a curious description of that country, with part of Greece and Turky, the manners, opinions, and religion of the inhabitants therein, with some other incidents / by M. Heliogenes de L'Epy, doctor in philosophy. L'Epy, Heliogenes de. 1689 (1689) Wing L1117 55,048 221

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o sing_v that_o glorious_a star_n in_o splendid_a lustre_n past_o compare_n and_o his_o surpass_a power_n extol_v glorious_a and_o ineffable_a he_o the_o world_n soul_n do_v all_o command_n fill_v the_o air_n the_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o penetrate_a depth_n profound_a impregnate_v all_o that_o be_v under_o ground_n as_o by_o the_o first_o decree_n of_o fate_n to_o he_o we_o owe_v our_o mortal_a state_n so_o dough_n hope_v this_o life_n once_o do_v all_o to_o return_v to_o he_o the_o sun._n the_o people_n below_o also_o repeat_v these_o stanzas_n keep_v time_n to_o their_o voice_n with_o a_o confuse_a but_o merry_a dance_n while_o the_o priestess_n be_v busy_o employ_v in_o supply_v the_o censer_n with_o incense_n who_o after_o she_o have_v sufficient_o embalm_v all_o the_o people_n with_o her_o perfume_n ascend_v by_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o roof_n go_v up_o to_o 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