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nou._n titl_n 11._o apud_fw-la cod._n theod._n under_o the_o emperor_n honorius_n so_o great_a be_v the_o scarcity_n of_o victual_n even_o in_o rome_n itself_o that_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o market_n be_v ponâ—_n pretium_fw-la huâ—anâ—_n carni_n set_v a_o price_n upon_o man_n flesh._n zozimus_n 6._o annal._n lib._n 4._o and_o long_o before_o when_o l._n minutius_n be_v first_o make_v overseer_n of_o the_o corn_n livy_n report_v multos_fw-la è_fw-la plebe_fw-la ne_fw-la diutinâ_fw-la fame_n cruciarentur_fw-la capitibus_fw-la oâ—voluâ—is_fw-la seize_v in_o tyberim_n praecipitasse_fw-la what_o a_o miserable_a dearth_n be_v that_o in_o egypt_n hold_v by_o the_o ancient_n to_o be_v the_o granary_n of_o the_o world_n when_o for_o want_v of_o bread_n their_o great_a nobleman_n be_v force_v to_o sell_v not_o only_o their_o estate_n but_o themselves_o and_o become_v bondslave_n to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.23_o how_o universal_a be_v that_o which_o agabus_n predict_v and_o come_v to_o pass_v under_o 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moor._n likewise_o in_o the_o year_n 1317._o in_o the_o 10_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n as_o well_o the_o famine_n as_o a_o general_a murrain_n among_o all_o kind_n of_o cattle_n continue_v no_o less_o violent_a than_o before_o sam._n daniel_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o tragical_a discourse_n the_o three_o and_o last_o thing_n which_o produce_v a_o famine_n and_o scarcity_n of_o victual_n be_v many_o time_n the_o ill_a government_n wherein_o monopoly_n be_v suffer_v by_o which_o mean_v some_o few_o rich_a man_n engross_a all_n the_o rest_n be_v leave_v to_o perish_v for_o want_n as_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o poor_a aspendian_o mention_v in_o this_o chapter_n wherefore_o above_o all_o thing_n care_n shall_v be_v take_v that_o the_o treasure_n money_n and_o manufacture_n of_o a_o kingdom_n be_v not_o gather_v into_o a_o few_o hand_n for_o otherwise_o a_o state_n may_v have_v a_o great_a stock_n and_o yet_o starve_v for_o money_n like_o muck_n be_v not_o good_a except_o it_o be_v spread_v now_o this_o be_v do_v by_o suppress_v or_o at_o the_o least_o keep_v a_o strait_a hand_n over_o the_o devour_a trade_n of_o usury_n engross_a great_a pasturage_n and_o the_o like_a bac._n essay_n ch_n 15._o 8_o aspendus_n the_o three_o mosâ—_n eminent_a city_n of_o pamphylia_n suâ—ated_v upon_o the_o river_n eurymedon_n be_v build_v by_o the_o argive_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o city_n use_v to_o offer_v up_o swine_n in_o sacrifice_n to_o venus_n because_o mopsus_n at_o his_o arrival_n there_o vow_v to_o offer_v up_o the_o first_o thing_n he_o meet_v it_o happen_v to_o be_v a_o sow_n stephanus_n as_o also_o dionysius_n vers_fw-la 851._o write_v that_o this_o town_n be_v found_v by_o one_o aspendus_n from_o who_o it_o derive_v its_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v signify_v maritimum_fw-la as_o hen._n stephens_n render_v it_o unless_o there_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o poet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o
first_o send_v to_o inquire_v of_o these_o daphnean_a oracle_n what_o his_o success_n shall_v be_v who_o return_v he_o this_o answer_n that_o the_o bone_n of_o one_o babylas_n a_o bishop_n and_o other_o christian_a martyr_n be_v inter_v among_o they_o their_o divine_a power_n be_v cease_v whereupon_o julian_n command_v the_o christian_n to_o remove_v they_o which_o say_v theodoret_n be_v according_o do_v with_o a_o most_o solemn_a procession_n and_o sing_v of_o psalm_n make_v this_o the_o burden_n of_o each_o verse_n confound_v be_v all_o they_o that_o worship_v grave_v image_n whereat_o julian_n be_v enrage_v begin_v his_o persecution_n against_o the_o christian_n nicephorus_n lib._n 16.23_o &_o 17.14_o speak_v of_o the_o continuance_n of_o this_o daphnean_a grove_n honour_v with_o building_n and_o speâ—tacles_n by_o mammianus_n and_o chosroes_n apollo_n image_n place_v therein_o be_v make_v of_o wood_n cover_v over_o with_o gold_n theodosiâ—s_n forbid_v the_o cut_n of_o any_o of_o those_o cypress_n this_o place_n have_v many_o name_n julian_n call_v it_o the_o habitation_n of_o the_o daphnean_a god_n claudian_n apollineum_fw-la nemus_n and_o sacra_fw-la tempe_n dionysius_n optima_fw-la tempe_n and_o sometime_o it_o be_v call_v constantiniana_n daphne_n 3_o cyparissus_n a_o assyrian_a youth_n be_v feign_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o telephus_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o caea_n one_o of_o the_o cycladian_a island_n the_o fable_n of_o he_o be_v at_o large_a describe_v by_o ovid_n in_o his_o metamorphos_n lib._n 10._o affuit_fw-la huic_fw-la turbae_fw-la metas_fw-la imitata_fw-la cupressus_fw-la nunc_fw-la arbor_n pver_fw-la ante_fw-la etc._n etc._n how_o cyparissus_n be_v a_o lovely_a young_a boy_n and_o favourite_n of_o apollo_n who_o kill_v by_o chance_n a_o stag_n pine_v away_o with_o sorrow_n and_o desire_v the_o god_n that_o he_o may_v remain_v a_o perpetual_a mourner_n be_v transform_v into_o that_o funeral_n tree_n he_o be_v feign_v to_o have_v be_v belove_v 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rude_a or_o barbarous_a and_o so_o speak_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n ordain_v for_o the_o lay_v waste_n of_o judeâ—_n giant_n shall_v come_v and_o execute_v my_o fury_n upon_o you_o so_o that_o if_o we_o rest_v in_o this_o interpretation_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n we_o shall_v conceive_v these_o giant_n to_o have_v exceed_v other_o man_n in_o stature_n of_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v st._n chrysostome_n who_o say_v gigantes_fw-la à _fw-la scriptura_fw-la diâ—i_fw-la opinor_fw-la non_fw-la inusitatum_fw-la hominum_fw-la genus_fw-la aut_fw-la insolitam_fw-la formam_fw-la sed_fw-la heroas_fw-la &_o viros_fw-la fortes_fw-la &_o bellicoso_n however_o that_o some_o few_o man_n there_o have_v be_v of_o a_o prodigious_a stature_n can_v be_v deny_v such_o in_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n moses_n joshua_n and_o david_n be_v register_v under_o the_o name_n of_o rephaimâ—_n zuzims_n zanzummins_n emims_n and_o anakim_v also_o the_o prophet_n amos_n find_v 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name_v pusiâ—_n and_o secondilla_n high_a than_o gabbara_n by_o half_a a_o foot_n who_o body_n be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v for_o a_o wonder_n within_o the_o salustian_a garden_n maximinus_n the_o emperor_n as_o julius_n capitolinus_n affirm_v exceed_v eight_o foot_n and_o andronicus_z comninus_fw-la ten_o as_o nicetas_n write_v melchior_n nunnez_fw-fr in_fw-la his_o letter_n of_o china_n report_n in_o the_o chief_a city_n call_v pagvin_n the_o porter_n be_v fifteen_o foot_n high_a in_o the_o west-indies_n in_o the_o region_n of_o chica_n near_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o straits_n ortelius_n describe_v a_o people_n who_o he_o term_v pentagones_n from_o their_o huge_a stature_n be_v ordinary_o seven_o foot_n and_o a_o half_a high_a whence_o their_o country_n be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o land_n of_o giant_n of_o this_o subject_n see_v more_o in_o hackinit_n and_o smith_n voyage_n and_o pureas_n pilgrim_n as_o also_o in_o hakwil_n provide_v of_o god_n 5_o five_o cubit_n a_o cubit_n be_v common_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o length_n of_o the_o arm_n from_o the_o elbow_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o middle_a finger_n or_o after_o the_o anatomist_n to_o the_o wrist_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o sâ—e_n all_o author_n that_o treat_v of_o the_o weight_n and_o measure_n use_v among_o the_o ancient_n 6_o mimas_n a_o mountain_n of_o jonia_n call_v at_o this_o day_n capo_n stillari_fw-la it_o be_v situate_a near_o the_o city_n colophon_n and_o over_o against_o the_o isle_n chius_n 7_o thales_n the_o milesian_n son_n of_o examius_n and_o cleobulina_n be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o ancient_a philosophy_n in_o greece_n he_o be_v bear_v at_o miletus_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o joniâ—_n in_o the_o 35th_o olympiad_n as_o laertius_n inform_v we_o out_o of_o apollodorus_n yet_o other_o make_v he_o to_o be_v not_o a_o milesian_n but_o phaenician_n by_o birth_n tâ—ste_v euseb._n lib._n 10._o prâ—par_fw-la ch_n 2._o and_o hornius_n histor._n philos._n l._n 3._o ch_n 12._o pliny_n lib._n 2._o say_v that_o he_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o alyattis_n and_o cicero_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la divinat_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o he_o live_v under_o asâ—yâ—ges_n both_o of_o which_o relation_n agree_v in_o as_o much_o as_o these_o two_o king_n wage_v war_n each_o against_o other_o as_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr philosoph_n sectis_fw-la lib._n 2._o ch_n 5._o hyginus_n in_o his_o poetico_fw-la astronomico_fw-la treat_v of_o the_o lesser_a bear_n speak_v thus_o thales_n who_o make_v diligent_a search_n into_o these_o thing_n and_o first_o call_v this_o lesser_a bear_n arctos_n be_v by_o nation_n a_o phaenician_a as_o herodotus_n say_v which_o well_o agree_v with_o these_o word_n of_o herodotus_n halicarnass_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o thales_n the_o milesian_n by_o his_o ancestor_n a_o phaenician_a i._n e._n he_o himself_o be_v bear_v at_o miletus_n but_o his_o ancestor_n be_v phaenician_n so_o vâ—ssius_n de_fw-fr histor._n graec._n l._n 3._o that_o thales_n be_v of_o a_o phaenician_a extract_n be_v also_o affirm_v by_o diâ—genes_n laertius_n and_o suidas_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n vossius_fw-la de_fw-la philosoph_n sect._n lib._n 2._o ch_n 1._o say_v that_o thales_n who_o found_v the_o ionic_a philosophy_n draw_v his_o original_a from_o the_o phaenician_o whither_o he_o travel_v from_o phoenicia_n to_o miletus_n with_o neleus_n and_o there_o be_v make_v a_o citizen_n of_o that_o place_n some_o say_v that_o thales_n travel_v into_o phoenicia_n and_o bring_v from_o thence_o his_o knowledge_n of_o astronomy_n particular_o his_o observation_n of_o the_o cynosura_n or_o lesser_a bear_n as_o pliny_n lib._n 5._o ch_n 17._o that_o thales_n travel_v into_o asia_n and_o egypt_n to_o inform_v himself_o in_o the_o oriental_a wisdom_n he_o himself_o affirm_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o pherecydes_n laert._n lib._n 1._o that_o the_o grecian_a or_o jonick_a philosophy_n owe_v its_o original_a to_o thales_n be_v general_o confess_v for_o he_o travel_v into_o the_o oriental_a part_n first_o bring_v into_o greece_n natural_a philosophy_n the_o mathematics_n geometry_n arithmetic_n astronomy_n and_o astrology_n whereupon_o be_v confer_v on_o he_o that_o swell_a title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n the_o wise_a man_n about_o which_o time_n the_o same_o title_n be_v confer_v on_o six_o other_o for_o their_o more_o than_o ordinary_a skill_n in_o moral_a philosophy_n and_o politic_n viz._n on_o chilo_n the_o lacedaemonian_a pittacus_n the_o mitylenian_a bias_n the_o prienean_n cleobulus_n the_o lindian_a periander_n the_o corinthian_a and_o solon_n the_o athenian_a who_o with_o thales_n make_v up_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n of_o who_o see_v diogenes_n laertius_n the_o wisdom_n of_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n moral_a tend_v to_o the_o government_n of_o humane_a conversation_n which_o they_o wrap_v up_o in_o certain_a short_a aphorism_n or_o sentence_n as_o appear_v by_o quintilian_n l._n 5._o ch_n 11._o these_o sentence_n that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o great_a authority_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o god_n rather_o than_o from_o man_n be_v ascribe_v to_o no_o certain_a author_n whence_o that_o famous_a sentence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nosce_fw-la teipsum_fw-la be_v ascribe_v by_o some_o to_o chilo_n by_o other_o to_o thales_n concern_v thales_n apuleius_n 18._o flor._n give_v this_o honourable_a character_n thales_n the_o milesian_n of_o those_o seven_o wise_a man_n mention_v will_v easy_o be_v grant_v to_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n as_o be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o geometry_n among_o the_o greek_n the_o most_o certain_a finder_n out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o the_o most_o skilful_a contemplator_n of_o the_o star_n by_o small_a line_n he_o find_v out_o the_o great_a thing_n the_o circumference_n of_o time_n the_o flâ—tus_fw-la or_o blowing_n of_o wind_n the_o meatus_fw-la or_o small_a passage_n of_o the_o star_n the_o miraculous_a sound_n of_o thunder_n the_o oblique_a course_n of_o the_o star_n the_o annual_a return_v or_o solâ—tices_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o increase_v of_o the_o new_a moon_n and_o decrease_v of_o the_o old_a also_o the_o obstacle_n which_o cause_n the_o eclipse_n he_o likewise_o in_o his_o old_a age_n find_v a_o divine_a account_n of_o the_o sun_n how_o often_o i._n e._n by_o how_o many_o degree_n the_o sun_n by_o its_o magnitude_n do_v measure_v the_o circle_n it_o pass_v through_o thus_o apuleius_n see_v more_o of_o the_o same_o in_o august_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 8._o ch_n 2._o and_o lud._n viâ—es_n now_o to_o come_v to_o the_o particular_n of_o thales_n philosophy_n 1._o in_o his_o disquisition_n of_o the_o natural_a cause_n of_o thing_n he_o conceive_v water_n to_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o natural_a body_n whereof_o they_o consist_v and_o into_o which_o they_o resolve_v see_v stobaeus_n placit_fw-la philosoph_n 2._o he_o
surround_v with_o ivy_n and_o vine_n and_o of_o his_o statue_n that_o there_o be_v various_a opinion_n about_o the_o country_n of_o bacchus_n but_o that_o by_o a_o inscription_n on_o a_o certain_a quoit_n in_o pythia_n it_o be_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v a_o theban_a concern_v another_o bacchus_n son_n to_o the_o river_n indus_n as_o also_o of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o hill_n nysa_n whether_o alexander_n the_o macedonian_a do_v celebrate_v the_o orgy_n of_o bacchus_n in_o nysa_n after_o this_o have_v pass_v over_o the_o river_n cophenus_n they_o themselves_o in_o boat_n and_o their_o camel_n on_o foot_n in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o river_n be_v not_o there_o very_o deep_a they_o arrive_v in_o the_o continent_n that_o pertain_v to_o the_o king_n where_o the_o hill_n nysa_n reach_v all_o along_o be_v set_v with_o plantation_n to_o the_o very_a top_n as_o tmolus_n in_o lydia_n be_v it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o any_o one_o to_o get_v up_o into_o the_o same_o in_o that_o passage_n be_v every_o where_o make_v by_o the_o husbandry_n there_o use_v when_o they_o be_v ascend_v they_o light_v on_o the_o temple_n of_o bacchus_n which_o they_o say_v that_o he_o himself_o plant_v round_o about_o with_o laurel_n in_o a_o circumference_n of_o so_o much_o ground_n â—s_n will_v be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o indifferent_a temple_n and_o that_o round_a about_o the_o laurel_n he_o plant_v vine_n and_o ivy_n also_o erect_v his_o image_n in_o the_o midst_n as_o know_v that_o time_n will_v bring_v the_o buy_v to_o meet_v and_o so_o frame_v a_o kind_n of_o roof_n which_o now_o be_v so_o close_o compact_v that_o neither_o can_v the_o rain_n descend_v nor_o wind_n blow_n upon_o the_o temple_n there_o be_v also_o sickles_n prune_v knife_n and_o wine-presses_a with_o all_o thing_n belong_v thereunto_o make_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o dedicate_v to_o bacchus_n as_o to_o one_o concern_v in_o the_o vintage_n but_o the_o image_n of_o bacchus_n be_v make_v of_o white_a stone_n resemble_v a_o indian_a lad._n when_o bacchus_n begin_v his_o orgy_n and_o move_v nysa_n the_o under-lying_a city_n be_v say_v to_o hear_v he_o and_o to_o be_v move_v together_o with_o it_o howbeit_o there_o be_v no_o small_a controversy_n between_o the_o indian_n and_o the_o greek_n about_o bacchus_n yea_o the_o very_a indian_n themselves_o be_v divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n concern_v he_o for_o we_o say_v that_o bacchus_n the_o theban_a make_v a_o expedition_n into_o india_n lead_v a_o army_n after_o a_o mad_a antic_a fashion_n to_o prove_v which_o we_o bring_v many_o probable_a conjecture_n more_o especial_o the_o monument_n in_o pythia_n which_o be_v there_o conserve_v in_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o temple_n it_o be_v a_o certain_a quoit_n or_o discus_fw-la make_v of_o silver_n bear_v this_o inscription_n 1_o bacchus_n the_o son_n of_o semele_n and_o jupiter_n from_o the_o indies_n to_o apollo_n of_o delphos_n but_o the_o indian_n that_o dwell_v between_o caucasus_n and_o the_o river_n cophenus_n affirm_v that_o bacchus_n come_v out_o of_o assyria_n into_o those_o part_n and_o be_v say_v to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o bacchus_n the_o theban_a whereas_o they_o that_o inhabit_v the_o region_n between_o indus_n and_o hydraotes_n and_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o continent_n which_o be_v bound_v by_o the_o river_n ganges_n report_n that_o bacchus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o river_n indus_n and_o that_o there_o come_v to_o he_o that_o other_o bacchus_n bear_v at_o thebes_n who_o touch_v the_o leavy-spear_n and_o communicate_v to_o he_o the_o orgy_n say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n and_o be_v quicken_v in_o his_o father_n thigh_n till_o his_o birth_n and_o that_o he_o find_v a_o hill_n near_o nysa_n call_v meros_n which_o signify_v a_o thigh_n they_o also_o report_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v fetch_v grape-kernel_n out_o of_o thebes_n plant_v the_o whole_a hill_n with_o vine_n in_o honour_n of_o bacchus_n and_o that_o alexander_n celebrate_v the_o orgy_n in_o the_o hill_n nysa_n but_o those_o that_o dwell_v in_o nysa_n say_v that_o alexander_n ascend_v not_o the_o hill_n although_o he_o great_o desire_v it_o as_o be_v both_o ambitious_a of_o honour_n and_o studious_a of_o antiquity_n fear_v lest_o the_o macedonian_n taste_v of_o the_o vine_n which_o they_o have_v not_o do_v of_o a_o great_a while_n shall_v either_o long_o after_o home_n or_o fall_v into_o a_o love_n of_o wine_n after_o they_o have_v so_o long_o be_v accustom_v to_o water_n for_o these_o reason_n therefore_o he_o pass_v by_o nysa_n have_v only_o pray_v and_o sacrifice_v to_o bacchus_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o hill_n nor_o be_o i_o ignorant_a that_o some_o will_v be_v displease_v with_o what_o i_o write_v in_o that_o they_o who_o accompany_v alexander_n and_o serve_v under_o he_o have_v describe_v these_o thing_n otherwise_o than_o the_o truth_n require_v whereas_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o follow_v the_o truth_n above_o all_o thing_n which_o if_o they_o also_o have_v do_v they_o will_v not_o have_v defraud_v alexander_n of_o this_o commendation_n for_o i_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v more_o glorious_a for_o he_o not_o to_o have_v go_v up_o into_o the_o mountain_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v the_o better_o keep_v his_o army_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o sobriety_n than_o to_o go_v up_o as_o they_o say_v he_o do_v and_o there_o play_v the_o two_o drunkard_n and_o madman_n in_o celebrate_v the_o rite_n of_o bacchus_n illustration_n on_o chap._n 4._o 1_n bacchus_n the_o son_n of_o semele_n and_o jupiter_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o city_n of_o thebes_n the_o account_n which_o the_o learned_a jesuit_n galtruchius_n give_v we_o of_o this_o fable_n be_v that_o bacchus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n and_o semele_n according_a to_o orpheus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orph._n in_o hymnis_fw-la wherefore_o homer_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o hesiod_n say_v he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n and_o proserpina_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d semele_n suffer_v herself_o while_o she_o be_v big_a with_o child_n to_o be_v deceive_v by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o juno_n who_o bear_v a_o implacable_a hatred_n to_o all_o her_o husband_n mistress_n for_o juno_n disguise_v herself_o come_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o old_a woman_n to_o semele_n and_o tell_v she_o that_o it_o concern_v both_o her_o interest_n and_o honour_n to_o have_v jupiter_n visit_v she_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o do_v juno_n viz._n with_o his_o thunderbolt_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o that_o if_o she_o shall_v request_v this_o favour_n of_o he_o jupiter_n will_v soon_o grant_v it_o she_o which_o semele_n according_o do_v and_o be_v by_o this_o mean_v consume_v by_o fire_n now_o the_o mother_n semele_n be_v thus_o destroy_v and_o jupiter_n take_v pity_n of_o the_o child_n within_o she_o separate_v he_o from_o his_o dead_a mother_n and_o shut_v he_o up_o in_o his_o thigh_n until_o the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n be_v expire_v so_o that_o jupiter_n do_v he_o the_o office_n of_o a_o mother_n bacchus_n be_v for_o that_o reason_n call_v by_o some_o bimater_fw-la imperfectus_fw-la adhuc_fw-la infans_fw-la genetricis_fw-la ab_fw-la alvo_fw-la eripitur_fw-la patrioque_fw-la tener_n si_fw-la credere_fw-la dignum_fw-la est_fw-la insuitur_fw-la femori_fw-la maternaque_fw-la tempora_fw-la complete_a ovid._n metam_fw-la 3._o also_o manilius_n lib._n 2._o atque_fw-la iterum_fw-la patrio_fw-la nascentem_fw-la corpore_fw-la bacchum_fw-la orpheus_n in_o his_o hymn_n upon_o sabazius_n dionysius_n say_v that_o sabazius_n inhabit_v jupiter_n thigh_n which_o sabazius_n some_o say_v be_v the_o son_n of_o bacchus_n and_o some_o a_o daemon_n though_o most_o think_v he_o to_o be_v bacchus_n himself_o as_o orpheus_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theocritus_n idyll_n 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o god_n have_v several_a other_o name_n beside_o bacchus_n as_o hedereus_fw-la servator_fw-la lysius_n lyaens_n nysaeus_n leneus_n dithyrambus_fw-la briseus_n sebasius_fw-la jacchus_n elebeus_fw-la thyoneus_n and_o nyctileus_n ovid._n metam_fw-la lib._n 4._o he_o be_v call_v vitifer_fw-la thyonâ—us_fw-la horat._n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maenole_n methymnaeus_n deus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d osiris_n hebo_n calydonius_n eubulus_n optimi_fw-la consilii_fw-la deus_fw-la zagreus_n edonius_n in_o ovid._n oreos_n viotalt_n by_o the_o arabian_n etc._n etc._n see_v orpheus_n in_o hymn_n dionysius_n nebrodes_n be_v another_o name_n of_o bacchus_n which_o bochart_n derive_v from_o nimrod_n but_o this_o seem_v very_o far_o fetch_v and_o mere_o in_o compliment_n to_o sacred_a chronology_n as_o soon_o as_o bacchus_n be_v bear_v he_o be_v deliver_v to_o silenus_n and_o the_o
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as_o yet_o suffocate_v and_o drown_v in_o wine_n they_o be_v wise_a refuse_v to_o give_v any_o interpretation_n thereof_o moreover_o i_o will_v brief_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o god_n themselves_o be_v of_o this_o opinion_n and_o send_v their_o oracle_n rather_o unto_o sober_a mind_n there_o be_v heretofore_o among_o the_o greek_n a_o prophet_n call_v amphiaraus_n i_o know_v it_o say_v the_o king_n for_o i_o suppose_v you_o mean_v the_o son_n of_o oecleus_n who_o return_v from_o thebes_n be_v by_o the_o earth_n swallow_v up_o alive_a this_o very_a man_n reply_v apollonius_n do_v even_o at_o this_o time_n give_v oracle_n in_o attica_n and_o send_v dream_n to_o those_o that_o consult_v his_o oracle_n but_o the_o priest_n take_v he_o who_o do_v so_o consult_v keep_v he_o one_o day_n from_o meat_n and_o three_o day_n from_o wine_n that_o he_o may_v in_o a_o clear_a soul_n receive_v the_o oracle_n deliver_v now_o be_v wine_n a_o fit_a medicine_n for_o the_o procure_n of_o sleep_n certain_o the_o wise_a 7_o amphiaraus_n will_v have_v command_v those_o that_o frequent_a the_o door_n of_o his_o temple_n that_o have_v prepare_v themselves_o in_o a_o contrary_a manner_n they_o shall_v go_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n like_o vessel_n fill_v with_o wine_n i_o can_v likewise_o relate_v sundry_a other_o oracle_n very_o famous_a both_o among_o the_o greek_n and_o barbarian_n wherein_o the_o 8_o priest_n after_o he_o have_v drink_v water_n and_o not_o wine_n give_v his_o answer_n from_o the_o tripos_n wherefore_o o_o king_n imagine_v i_o and_o other_o water-drinker_n to_o be_v fit_v for_o reception_n of_o the_o divine_a influence_n possess_v by_o the_o water-nymph_n and_o transport_v with_o sobriety_n as_o the_o worshipper_n of_o bacchus_n with_o their_o fury_n whereto_o the_o king_n answer_v but_o you_o shall_v initiate_v i_o into_o the_o same_o society_n so_o i_o will_v say_v apollonius_n unless_o you_o shall_v seem_v too_o troublesome_a to_o your_o subject_n for_o philosophy_n be_v profess_v by_o a_o king_n in_o a_o moderate_a and_o loose_a way_n produce_v a_o admirable_a temper_n as_o appear_v in_o you_o but_o be_v accurate_a and_o strain_a to_o the_o utmost_a it_o become_v somewhat_o irksome_a and_o below_o the_o character_n you_o bear_v moreover_o envious_a person_n be_v use_v to_o debase_v it_o with_o the_o imputation_n of_o pride_n and_o arrogancy_n have_v discourse_v in_o this_o manner_n and_o it_o be_v now_o broad_a day_n they_o go_v forth_o illustration_n on_o chap._n 14._o 1_n the_o oxydrack_n plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a report_n that_o it_o be_v in_o this_o city_n of_o the_o mallien_n oxydrack_v where_o that_o prince_n receive_v so_o many_o wound_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n a_o blow_n with_o a_o arrow_n that_o every_o one_o thought_n will_v have_v cost_v he_o his_o