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which_o i_o believe_v to_o be_v true_a put_v on_o mourn_a attire_n and_o desire_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o to_o die_v and_o while_o i_o be_v in_o that_o extremity_n of_o sorrow_n and_o determine_v to_o have_v sail_v unto_o tyrus_n while_o i_o be_v on_o my_o way_n upon_o the_o sea_n the_o wind_n turn_v and_o there_o arise_v a_o tempest_n and_o drive_v i_o unto_o the_o city_n machilenta_n where_o my_o daughter_n be_v restore_v unto_o i_o then_o go_v i_o with_o my_o son_n in_o law_n and_o my_o daughter_n once_o again_o to_o have_v sail_v unto_o tyrus_n by_o tharsus_n and_o as_o i_o be_v now_o in_o the_o journey_n i_o be_v admonish_v in_o my_o sleep_n by_o a_o angel_n to_o turn_v my_o course_n unto_o ephesus_n and_o there_o in_o the_o temple_n to_o declare_v aloud_o all_o my_o adventure_n that_o have_v befall_v i_o since_o my_o youth_n unto_o this_o present_a day_n which_o have_v hitherto_o guide_v i_o in_o all_o my_o trouble_n will_v now_o send_v a_o happy_a end_n unto_o all_o my_o affliction_n chap._n xx._n how_o apollonius_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o wife_n the_o lady_n lucina_n and_o how_o they_o rejoice_v at_o the_o meeting_n of_o each_o other_o the_o lady_n lucina_n be_v not_o so_o busy_a in_o execute_v her_o office_n in_o the_o church_n but_o that_o she_o give_v also_o attentive_a ear_n unto_o her_o lord_n apollonius_n talk_v who_o at_o the_o first_o she_o know_v not_o but_o when_o she_o hear_v the_o long_a discourse_n whereby_o she_o know_v by_o all_o sign_n that_o he_o be_v her_o husband_n and_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n her_o heart_n burn_v within_o she_o and_o she_o can_v scarce_o temper_v her_o affection_n until_o he_o have_v do_v talk_v yet_o measure_v her_o love_n with_o modesty_n as_o now_o of_o long_a time_n have_v learn_v the_o true_a trade_n of_o patience_n she_o give_v he_o liberty_n to_o make_v a_o end_n which_o do_v she_o run_v hasty_o unto_o he_o and_o embrace_v he_o hard_o in_o her_o arm_n and_o will_v have_v kiss_v he_o which_o 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as_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o chance_n appal_v he_o much_o so_o the_o great_a joy_n reviue_v his_o spirit_n again_o and_o he_o cast_v his_o eye_n earnest_o upon_o she_o and_o immediate_o call_v she_o to_o remembrance_n and_o know_v perfect_o that_o it_o be_v she_o indeed_o and_o he_o go_v unto_o she_o and_o fall_v upon_o her_o neck_n and_o for_o exceed_a joy_n brace_v out_o into_o tear_n and_o then_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n and_o eye_n to_o heaven_n he_o say_v bless_a be_v the_o most_o mighty_a god_n of_o heaven_n which_o sit_v above_o and_o behold_v the_o state_n of_o man_n on_o earth_n and_o deal_v with_o they_o according_a to_o his_o great_a mercy_n who_o now_o also_o of_o his_o unspeakable_a goodness_n have_v restore_v unto_o i_o my_o wife_n and_o my_o daughter_n then_o do_v he_o most_o love_o embrace_v and_o kiss_v his_o lady_n who_o he_o suppose_v long_o before_o to_o be_v dead_a and_o she_o likewise_o requite_v he_o with_o the_o like_a fruit_n of_o good_a will_n and_o courtesy_n who_o she_o sure_o think_v she_o shall_v never_o have_v see_v again_o and_o when_o they_o have_v continue_v a_o good_a space_n in_o entertain_v the_o one_o another_o o_o my_o most_o dear_a lord_n apollonius_n say_v the_o lady_n lucina_n where_o be_v my_o child_n whereof_o i_o be_v deliver_v apollonius_n answer_v my_o best_a belove_a lady_n it_o be_v a_o daughter_n and_o she_o be_v name_v tharsia_n and_o this_o be_v she_o and_o therewithal_o he_o show_v her_o tharsia_n then_o kiss_v and_o embrace_v she_o her_o daughter_n and_o likewise_o her_o son_n in_o law_n athanagoras_n and_o they_o great_o rejoice_v one_o in_o another_o and_o when_o report_n hereof_o be_v spread_v abroad_o there_o be_v great_a joy_n throughout_o all_o the_o city_n of_o ephesus_n and_o the_o report_n be_v blow_v about_o in_o every_o place_n how_o prince_n apollonius_n have_v find_v out_o his_o lady_n and_o wife_n among_o the_o nun_n in_o the_o temple_n then_o lucina_n discourse_v unto_o her_o lord_n and_o husband_n apollonius_n of_o all_o the_o strange_a accident_n that_o happen_v unto_o she_o after_o his_o cast_v she_o forth_o into_o the_o sea_n namely_o how_o her_o chest_n be_v cast_v on_o land_n at_o the_o coast_n of_o ephesus_n and_o take_v up_o by_o a_o physician_n and_o how_o she_o be_v reviue_v and_o by_o he_o adopt_v and_o for_o preservation_n of_o her_o honesty_n place_v among_o the_o nun_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n where_o he_o than_o find_v she_o according_o as_o it_o appear_v before_o in_o the_o history_n wherefore_o they_o bless_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o yield_v most_o hearty_a thanks_n unto_o he_o that_o he_o have_v preserve_v they_o thitherto_o and_o grant_v they_o so_o joyful_a a_o meeting_n chap._n xxi_o how_o apollonius_n depart_v from_o ephesus_n and_o sail_v himself_o his_o wife_n his_o son_n and_o daughter_n unto_o antiochia_n and_o then_o to_o tyrus_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o tharsus_n where_o he_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o stranguilio_n and_o 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keep_v holiday_n save_v i_o only_o and_o let_v it_o suffice_v unto_o my_o servant_n that_o i_o only_o remain_v in_o sorrow_n and_o heaviness_n howbeit_o i_o give_v unto_o they_o ten_o piece_n of_o gold_n to_o buy_v what_o they_o will_v to_o keep_v holiday_n withal_o but_o whosoever_o shall_v call_v i_o unto_o the_o feast_n or_o go_v about_o to_o provoke_v i_o unto_o mirth_n i_o command_v that_o his_o thigh_n shall_v be_v break_v so_o the_o cater_n take_v the_o money_n and_o go_v aland_o and_o provide_v necessary_n and_o return_v again_o unto_o the_o ship_n chap._n xvi_o how_o athanagoras_n prince_n of_o machilenta_n see_v the_o beauty_n of_o apollonius_n ship_n go_v aboard_o of_o it_o and_o do_v the_o best_a he_o can_v to_o comfort_v he_o as_o fortune_n thereto_o serve_v and_o delight_n to_o take_v the_o fresh_a air_n move_v athanagoras_n prince_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o city_n to_o walk_v towards_o the_o sea_n side_n he_o see_v apollonius_n ship_n ride_v at_o anchor_n at_o the_o view_n 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whosoever_o trouble_v he_o his_o thigh_n shall_v be_v break_v that_o law_n have_v he_o make_v over_o you_o say_v athanagoras_n and_o not_o over_o i_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v go_v down_o unto_o he_o but_o first_o tell_v i_o i_o pray_v you_o what_o you_o call_v his_o name_n they_o answer_v apollonius_n and_o when_o he_o hear_v that_o name_n he_o remember_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o hear_v tharsia_n call_v her_o father_n so_o and_o he_o go_v down_o unto_o he_o where_o he_o lay_v who_o when_o he_o behold_v have_v a_o long_a beard_n and_o rough_a flig_v hair_n and_o long_a nail_n on_o his_o finger_n he_o be_v somewhat_o astonish_v and_o call_v unto_o he_o with_o a_o soft_a voice_n say_v apollonius_n when_o apollonius_n hear_v himself_o name_v think_v it_o have_v be_v some_o of_o his_o man_n that_o have_v call_v he_o arise_v up_o sudden_o with_o a_o fierce_a countenance_n and_o see_v a_o stranger_n look_v very_o comely_a and_o honourable_o attire_v he_o hold_v his_o peace_n then_o 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as_o you_o see_v not_o move_v by_o my_o will_n but_o constrain_v by_o injury_n wherefore_o tell_v i_o be_v i_o ever_o unthankful_a unto_o your_o city_n in_o general_a or_o unto_o any_o of_o you_o all_o in_o particular_a they_o all_o answer_v with_o one_o voice_n no_o my_o lord_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v ready_a all_o to_o spend_v our_o life_n in_o thy_o quarrel_n and_o as_o thou_o know_v well_o we_o have_v erect_v here_o in_o perpetual_a memory_n of_o thou_o a_o statue_n of_o brass_n because_o thou_o preserue_v we_o from_o death_n and_o our_o city_n from_o utter_a destruction_n then_o say_v apollonius_n understand_v then_o this_o much_o my_o friend_n that_o when_o i_o depart_v last_o from_o this_o city_n i_o commit_v my_o daughter_n in_o trust_n unto_o stranguilio_n and_o his_o wife_n dionisiades_n and_o when_o i_o come_v to_o require_v she_o they_o will_v not_o deliver_v she_o unto_o i_o nor_o tell_v i_o the_o truth_n what_o be_v become_v of_o she_o immediate_o they_o be_v both_o 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