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party_n may_v enjoie_v their_o vanity_n with_o a_o equal_a participation_n not_o far_o from_o susis_n we_o have_v place_v the_o plain_a of_o dura_n where_o nebuchadnezar_n erect_v the_o golden_a statue_n that_o stately_a trophy_n of_o his_o idolatrous_a worship_n thus_o junius_n have_v note_v upon_o that_o place_n in_o daniel_n 3.1_o dan._n 3.1_o next_o unto_o susian_a also_o upon_o the_o south_n be_v place_v the_o land_n of_o nimrod_n babylon_n babylon_n or_o babylonia_n and_o therein_o not_o far_o from_o tigris_n the_o city_n erce_a which_o ptolemy_n in_o a_o pardonable_a error_n call_v aracca_n from_o hence_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n we_o draw_v near_o to_o that_o pregnant_a relic_n of_o the_o new_a world_n ambition_n babel_n by_o name_n so_o call_v from_o the_o event_n of_o that_o because_o there_o their_o language_n be_v confound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n intimate_v by_o the_o word_n babel_n a_o word_n which_o in_o our_o mother_n tongue_n we_o yet_o retain_v from_o our_o saxon_a ancestor_n as_o they_o from_o askenaz_n for_o when_o we_o hear_v a_o man_n speak_v confuse_o we_o say_v he_o bable_n the_o foundation_n of_o this_o city_n be_v lay_v in_o nimrod_n pride_n and_o therefore_o must_v needs_o have_v a_o fall_n and_o the_o fall_n thereof_o be_v great_a upon_o these_o ruin_n king_n ninus_n build_v again_o but_o with_o more_o humble_a intention_n and_o more_o happy_a proceed_n semiramis_n continue_v the_o work_n and_o enclose_v all_o within_o a_o wall_n of_o that_o height_n and_o thickness_n that_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o in_o her_o life_n make_v bold_a to_o ask_v the_o question_n whither_o it_o be_v she_o or_o no_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n doubt_v lest_o it_o will_v prove_v too_o great_a a_o work_n for_o a_o woman_n this_o city_n have_v be_v deserve_o set_v forth_o by_o the_o industry_n of_o many_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodotus_n say_v the_o wall_n be_v 52_o of_o the_o king_n cubit_n in_o thickness_n q._n curtius_n 32_o foot_n in_o thickness_n quintus_fw-la curtius_n lib._n 5._o and_o those_o most_o famous_a writer_n as_o strabo_n diodorus_n herodotus_n solinus_n pliny_n and_o fustathius_fw-la upon_o dionysius_n afer_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o form_n of_o the_o city_n it_o be_v four_o square_a as_o herodotus_n say_v the_o wall_n so_o thick_a that_o two_o coach_n may_v meet_v upon_o the_o breadth_n for_o the_o circuit_n the_o autor_n above_o mention_v agree_v not_o the_o most_o exact_a tradition_n for_o this_o be_v that_o of_o clitarchus_n that_o the_o wall_n be_v 365_o furlong_n about_o which_o divide_v by_o 8_o set_v off_o for_o the_o quotient_a 45_o â…_n the_o number_n of_o english_a mile_n in_o the_o whole_a compass_n allow_v eight_o furlong_n for_o one_o mile_n clitarchus_n add_v that_o the_o wall_n be_v finish_v in_o one_o year_n each_o day_n one_o furlong_n till_o the_o 365_o be_v complete_o end_v which_o be_v the_o 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stoop_v no_o arabian_a pitch_v his_o tent_n there_o nor_o shepherd_n his_o fold_n but_o jiim_n cry_v in_o the_o palace_n 13.19_o isa_n 13.19_o and_o the_o house_n be_v full_a of_o ohim_n the_o ostrich_n dwell_v there_o and_o the_o satyr_n dance_v there_o mesopotamia_n there_o ibid._n mesopotamia_n thus_o leave_v babylon_n the_o beauty_n and_o pride_n of_o the_o chaldean_n we_o come_v unto_o mesopotamia_n which_o border_v upon_o this_o country_n south_n and_o by_o west_n this_o be_v call_v in_o scripture_n aram_n naharaim_v that_o be_v aram_n between_o the_o two_o river_n to_o wit_n tigris_n and_o euphrates_n here_o abraham_n sojourn_v at_o carras_n famous_a for_o the_o sight_n of_o crassus_n this_o also_o be_v the_o country_n of_o laban_n the_o syrian_a florus_n l._n florus_n further_a west_n tigris_n bound_v ashur_n moses_n call_v it_o hiddekel_n which_o rabbi_n chimchi_n derive'_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o say_v he_o because_o 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lascivious_a prince_n set_v forth_o not_o only_o in_o his_o nature_n but_o his_o name_n also_o as_o cicero_n have_v observe_v justine_n relate_v his_o wanton_a and_o enormous_a practice_n so_o diodorus_n and_o athenaeus_n suidas_n and_o many_o more_o scarce_o a_o author_n that_o pass_v by_o his_o infamy_n without_o a_o reprehension_n and_o reproach_n a_o ancient_a author_n duris_n in_o athenaeus_n deserve_v to_o be_v read_v concern_v the_o manner_n of_o this_o womanly_a and_o effeminate_a prince_n hoc_fw-la solo_fw-la imitatus_fw-la virum_fw-la say_v justine_n in_o this_o only_a he_o be_v like_o a_o man_n in_o that_o he_o burn_v himself_o of_o the_o manner_n how_o read_v athenaeus_n and_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o see_v causabon_n discourse_n upon_o that_o place_n the_o most_o renown_a atchieument_n that_o ere_o this_o prince_n bring_v to_o pass_v be_v that_o he_o build_v two_o city_n in_o one_o day_n tarsus_n and_o anchialus_n as_o the_o epitaphsi_n make_v mention_n in_o the_o autor_n aforenamed_a for_o so_o aristobulus_n report's_n that_o his_o tomb_n be_v set_v at_o anchialus_n thus_o inscribe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v sardanapalus_n anacyndraxi_fw-la filius_fw-la tarsum_fw-la &_o anchialum_fw-la eodem_fw-la die_fw-la condidit_fw-la ede_fw-mi bibe_fw-la lude_fw-la nam_fw-la cetera_fw-la omne_fw-la nec_fw-la huius_fw-la sunt_fw-la that_o be_v not_o worth_a a_o sillip_n for_o so_o his_o statue_n be_v carve_v as_o if_o his_o hand_n have_v give_v a_o fillip_n and_o his_o mouth_n have_v speak_v those_o word_n the_o like_a epitaph_n be_v inscribe_v upon_o a_o stately_a monument_n in_o ninive_n in_o the_o chaldee_n tongue_n which_o the_o greek_a poet_n chaerilus_n thus_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caetera_fw-la vide_fw-la apud_fw-la amyntam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athenaeus_n the_o like_a be_v at_o tarsus_n where_o s._n paul_n be_v bear_v at_o which_o this_o apostle_n without_o question_n allude_v to_o that_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v the_o great_a enormity_n of_o this_o king_n bring_v forth_o the_o confusion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o instrument_n whereof_o be_v the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o captain_n arbaces_n governor_n of_o the_o mede_n with_o who_o sardanapalus_n fight_v for_o the_o monarchy_n and_o get_v the_o victory_n once_o and_o the_o second_o time_n upon_o which_o success_n the_o effeminate_a prince_n presume_v the_o three_o time_n in_o a_o secure_a disdain_n go_v not_o in_o person_n because_o also_o the_o oracle_n have_v undoubted_o foretold_v that_o the_o state_n of_o ninive_n shall_v never_o totter_v till_o the_o river_n tigris_n prove_v hostile_a which_o in_o the_o king_n judgement_n can_v never_o be_v but_o it_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o for_o in_o this_o three_o skirmish_n tigris_n swell_v over_o his_o bound_n by_o the_o vantage_n of_o a_o great_a flood_n then_o ordinary_a play_v a_o unneighbourly_o part_n and_o batter_v down_o his_o own_o border_n at_o who_o irruption_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o impregnable_a wall_n be_v lay_v level_a with_o the_o ground_n the_o city_n itself_o open_v to_o her_o adversary_n to_o check_v the_o vice_n of_o her_o governor_n synchronismi_fw-la tarsus_n and_o auchialus_fw-la found_v by_o sardanapalus_n in_o one_o day_n in_o the_o time_n of_o sardanapalus_n arbaces_n be_v governor_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o belochus_n of_o the_o babylonian_n much_o question_n may_v be_v make_v in_o this_o place_n what_o king_n continue_v the_o monarchy_n whether_o belochus_n be_v phul_n or_o no_o or_o if_o not_o who_o this_o phul_n may_v be_v a_o question_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v large_o discuss_v in_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n history_n yet_o notwithstanding_o that_o and_o what_o have_v be_v elsewhere_o say_v of_o that_o i_o ingenious_o profess_v that_o i_o be_o ignorant_a at_o this_o time_n where_o to_o place_v this_o phul_n yet_o for_o the_o present_a i_o observe_v 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