as_o macrobius_n and_o servius_n observe_v out_o of_o his_o excellent_a skill_n and_o accuracy_n in_o the_o pontifical_a rite_n sanguine_a placastis_fw-la ventos_fw-la &_o virgine_fw-la caesa_fw-la cum_fw-la primum_fw-la iliacas_fw-la danai_n venistis_fw-la ad_fw-la oras_fw-la sanguine_a quaerendi_fw-la reditus_fw-la animaque_fw-la litandum_fw-la argolica_fw-la which_o show_v that_o the_o expiation_n be_v suppose_v to_o lie_v in_o the_o blood_n which_o they_o call_v the_o soul_n as_o the_o scripture_n do_v and_o the_o persian_n as_o strabo_n tell_v we_o look_v upon_o the_o bare_a mactation_n as_o the_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o do_v not_o porricere_fw-la as_o the_o roman_n call_v it_o they_o lay_v none_o of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o altar_n to_o be_v consume_v there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o for_o god_n regard_v nothing_o but_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o word_n eustathius_n likewise_o 1._o use_v upon_o homer_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n 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