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1._o c._n 1._o that_o neither_o in_o the_o time_n of_o plato_n or_o aristotle_n nor_o many_o year_n after_o they_o be_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o use_n among_o the_o greek_n as_o we_o nâ—…w_v take_v it_o and_o therefore_o pollux_n reckon_v up_o the_o part_n by_o which_o the_o day_n and_o night_n be_v distinguish_v by_o the_o ancient_n make_v no_o mention_n thereof_o of_o this_o opinion_n likewise_o be_v salmasius_n in_o plin._n exercitat_fw-la tom._n 1._o p._n 650._o with_o who_o menagius_n seem_v to_o comply_v in_o observat._n ad_fw-la laertium_fw-la l._n 1._o p._n 44._o the_o contrary_a yet_o viz._n that_o the_o day_n be_v then_o by_o the_o greek_n divide_v into_o part_n analogical_a to_o the_o hour_n in_o use_n with_o we_o with_o clear_a argument_n be_v defend_v by_o petavius_n in_o uranölog_n dissertat_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 8._o and_o the_o learned_a leo_n allatius_n dé_v mensurá_fw-fr temporum_fw-la antiquorum_fw-la c._n 4._o and_o that_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o other_o eastern_a nation_n the_o division_n of_o the_o day_n into_o hour_n be_v very_o ancient_a if_o not_o coaeval_n with_o the_o first_o division_n of_o time_n into_o day_n week_n month_n or_o year_n kircher_n in_o oedip._n egypt_n tom._n 2._o part_n 2._o p._n 225._o endeavour_v to_o demonstrate_v indeed_o as_o to_o the_o roman_n censorinus_n de_fw-fr die_fw-fr natal_n c._n 23._o plain_o affirm_v that_o the_o word_n hora_n be_v not_o know_v among_o they_o until_o 300_o year_n after_o the_o building_n of_o rome_n they_o divide_v the_o day_n into_o two_o part_n only_o which_o they_o call_v ortum_fw-la &_o occasum_fw-la afterward_o as_o pliny_n l._n 7._o c._n 60._o witness_v the_o noonstead_o be_v add_v call_v meridies_n quèd_a part_n diei_fw-la bifariam_fw-la tum_fw-la divisi_fw-la discernebat_fw-la say_v censorinus_n these_o part_n of_o the_o day_n they_o call_v tempestates_fw-la so_o in_o the_o 12_o table_n sol_fw-la occasus_fw-la suprema_fw-la tempestas_fw-la esto_fw-la the_o manner_n of_o signify_v the_o time_n of_o day_n be_v by_o a_o beadle_n or_o cryer_n at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o praetor_n or_o consul_n pliny_n describe_v it_o thus_o the_o consul_n beadle_n or_o cryer_n stand_v in_o the_o court_n when_o he_o behold_v the_o sun_n between_o the_o rostra_fw-la and_o the_o graegostasis_fw-la pronounce_v it_o be_v noon_n but_o when_o the_o sun_n incline_v downward_o from_o the_o column_n name_v moenia_fw-la to_o the_o common_a jailor_n prison_n than_o he_o give_v warning_n of_o the_o last_o quarter_n of_o the_o day_n and_o so_o pronounce_v nor_o have_v they_o any_o other_o mean_n to_o know_v how_o the_o day_n go_v until_o after_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o punick_o war._n afterward_o they_o divide_v the_o day_n and_o so_o the_o night_n likewise_o into_o 12_o part_n which_o they_o call_v hour_n not_o equal_a but_o vary_v according_a to_o the_o length_n or_o shortness_n of_o the_o day_n in_o summer_n or_o winter_n and_o therefore_o
call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seu_fw-la temporales_fw-la which_o division_n or_o distinction_n of_o time_n they_o receive_v from_o the_o greek_n who_o derive_v it_o from_o the_o egyptian_n as_o they_o from_o the_o babylonian_n or_o chaldaean_n according_a to_o herodotus_n the_o egyptian_n give_v to_o the_o several_a hour_n of_o the_o day_n these_o particular_a name_n to_o the_o first_o lampé_fw-fr to_o the_o second_o alexidi_n to_o the_o three_o terpsithi_o to_o the_o four_o phenon_n to_o the_o five_o erebe_n to_o the_o six_o diauge_n to_o the_o seven_o proka_n to_o the_o eight_o panphé_n to_o the_o nine_o loitia_n to_o the_o ten_o porphuré_n to_o the_o eleven_o panphout_n to_o the_o twelve_o truphé_n those_o of_o the_o night_n have_v likewise_o their_o distinct_a denomination_n but_o salmasius_n who_o in_o diatrib_n de_fw-fr antiq._n astrolog_n give_v we_o these_o say_z he_o can_v never_o meet_v with_o the_o other_o the_o chinese_n ancient_o and_o from_o they_o the_o turkish_a astronomer_n divide_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o natural_a day_n into_o 12_o equal_a part_n each_o part_n they_o call_v jagg_n answer_v to_o our_o bihoria_n and_o to_o every_o jagg_n they_o apply_v a_o particular_a name_n from_o some_o creature_n as_o to_o the_o chin._n turk_n 1._o zeh_n cescu_n mus._n 2._o jiu._n tut._n bos._n 3._o yem_n pars._n pardus_n 4._o mau._n tuscan_n lepus_fw-la 5._o jin._n lui_o crocodile_n 6._o siz_n yilang_n serpens_fw-la 7._o vou._n junad_n equus_n 8._o vi._n kui_fw-la ovis_fw-la 9_o shin_n pijin_n simia_fw-la 10._o you._n dakiâ—…k_n gallina_n 11._o su._n eit._n canis_n 12._o chai_n tungus_n porcus_fw-la every_o one_o of_o these_o jagg_n they_o divide_v into_o eight_o part_n which_o they_o call_v geh_a and_o may_v be_v term_v scrupula_fw-la horaria_fw-la again_o they_o divide_v every_o day_n into_o 10000_o particle_n call_v each_o particle_n fenac_n which_o may_v be_v interpret_v scrupula_fw-la diaria_fw-la vid._n epoch_n celebr_n ulugh_n beigh_o edit_n per_fw-la gravium_fw-la p._n 6._o of_o the_o oeconomical_a distribution_n of_o the_o 12_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n among_o the_o roman_n see_v martial_a lib._n 4._o epigr._fw-la 8._o and_o the_o particular_a explication_n thereof_o in_o stuckius_n de_fw-fr antiqu._n conviv_n l._n 1._o c._n 11._o and_o in_o galluccius_n in_o virgilian_n vindicat._n aeneid_n l._n 9_o loc_n 2._o the_o invention_n of_o sun-dyals_n for_o distinguish_v the_o hour_n be_v not_o know_v in_o rome_n until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o tarentine_n war_n of_o which_o see_v pliny_n and_o censorinus_n as_o before_o cite_v among_o the_o greek_n it_o be_v early_o be_v attribute_v by_o some_o to_o anaximenes_n by_o other_o to_o pherecydes_n of_o syrus_n of_o which_o laertius_n in_o his_o life_n bâ—…ebartus_fw-la in_o geogr._n sacr._n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o make_v the_o invention_n much_o ancient_a from_o the_o testimony_n of_o homer_n odyss_n ó._fw-mi with_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v 200_o year_n before_o the_o time_n of_o pherecydes_n as_o appear_v by_o king_n achaz_n his_o dyal_n the_o use_n of_o the_o clepsydra_n or_o water-hour-glass_n be_v first_o invent_v by_o cresibius_fw-la of_o alexandria_n who_o flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o ptolomaeus_n evergetes_n first_o bring_v into_o use_n among_o the_o roman_n by_o scipio_n nasica_n as_o vitruvius_n l._n 9_o c._n 9_o the_o use_n of_o clock_n or_o watch_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v very_o ancient_a there_o not_o appear_v any_o mention_n thereof_o early_o than_o in_o these_o verse_n of_o bato_n the_o comic_a poet_n cite_v in_o atbenaeus_n l._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la aliquis_fw-la putet_fw-la non_fw-la ampuliam_fw-la te_fw-la circumgestare_fw-la sed_fw-la horologium_fw-la which_o bato_n casaubon_n reckon_v inter_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d poetas_fw-la though_o his_o conjecture_n be_v severe_o reprehend_v by_o allatius_n in_o his_o work_n before_o cite_v and_o believe_v that_o citation_n to_o be_v the_o only_a instance_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n touch_v that_o subject_a hour_n design_v since_o when_o how_o many_o kingdom_n waste_v be_v lay_v how_o many_o nation_n have_v be_v captive_a make_v imperantem_fw-la make_v to_o this_o purpose_n ennius_n l._n 8._o mortalem_fw-la summum_fw-la fortunarepente_a reddidit_fw-la è_fw-la summo_fw-la regno_fw-la ut_fw-la famul_fw-la '_o infimus_fw-la esset_fw-la apposite_z likewise_o be_v that_o of_o juvenal_n satyr_n 7._o servis_n regna_fw-la dabant_fw-la captivis_fw-la fata_fw-la triumphos_fw-la and_o of_o seneca_n controver_n l._n 1._o e._n 1._o mutabilis_fw-la est_fw-la casus_fw-la dederunt_fw-la victis_fw-la terga_fw-la victores_fw-la &_o quos_fw-la provexerat_fw-la fortuna_fw-la destituit_fw-la quid_fw-la referam_fw-la marium_n sexto_fw-la consulatis_fw-la carthagine_v mendicantem_fw-la septimo_fw-la imperantem_fw-la empire_n and_o servitude_n how_o oft_o dissolve_v by_o fortune_n power_n and_o different_o revolve_v obvenit_fw-la revolve_v mean_v the_o roman_a state_n and_o people_n which_o rise_v from_o the_o ruin_n and_o ash_n of_o subvert_a troy_n which_o may_v be_v illustrate_v by_o this_o of_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr idol_n vanitat_fw-la regna_fw-la non_fw-la merito_fw-la accidunt_fw-la sed_fw-la sort_n variantur_fw-la imperium_fw-la antè_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la &_o assyrii_fw-la &_o medi_fw-la &_o persae_n eâ—…_n graecos_n &_o aegyptios_n regnâ—…sse_n câ—…gnoviinus_fw-la ita_fw-la vicibus_fw-la petestatum_fw-la romanis_n quoque_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o caeteris_fw-la imperandi_fw-la tempus_fw-la obvenit_fw-la troy_n ash_n now_o to_o what_o a_o glorious_a state_n she_o reinspire_v aeneâ—…des_n reinspire_v the_o roman_n bring_v upon_o greece_n the_o same_o desolation_n which_o that_o once_o bring_v upon_o troy_n one_o of_o the_o most_o flourish_a city_n of_o asia_n to_o this_o place_n may_v not_o impertinent_o be_v apply_v that_o epigram_n of_o the_o emperor_n adrion_n in_o the_o greek_a anthology_n l._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hector_n thou_o blood_n of_o mars_n if_o word_n thy_o ear_n now_o in_o the_o grave_n may_v reach_v rise_v and_o appear_v see_v thy_o fame_a troy_n by_o a_o new_a race_n possess_v though_o not_o so_o stout_a as_o thou_o valiant_a at_o least_o foil_v be_v the_o myrmidon_n tell_v achilles_n these_z thessaly_n now_o stoop_v to_o the_o aeneâ—…des_n greece_n suffer_v asia_n fate_n it_o be_v tedious_a to_o recount_v the_o age_n past_a how_o oft_o the_o sun_n have_v see_v the_o world_n new_o cast_v all_o thing_n by_o humane_a law_n create_v change_n land_n to_o each_o other_o know_v in_o time_n grow_v strange_a nation_n in_o course_n of_o many_o year_n put_v on_o a_o various_a face_n but_o heaven_n wear_v always_o one_o grow_v not_o by_o length_n of_o day_n nor_o waste_v with_o age_n always_o in_o course_n yet_o faint_v not_o in_o its_o stage_n 〈◊〉_d stage_n the_o opinion_n of_o xenophaneâ—…_n as_o before_o note_v and_o of_o aristotle_n defend_v by_o averro_n borrow_v from_o ocellus_n lucanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v ever_o be_v the_o same_o since_o such_o it_o be_v ever_o other_o than_o it_o be_v our_o 71._o our_o not_o unlike_a to_o this_o be_v that_o argument_n in_o st._n peter_n epistol_n 2._o take_v up_o by_o the_o libertine_n of_o that_o age_n exit_fw-la quo_fw-la patres_fw-la dormiâ—…runt_fw-la omnia_fw-la sic_fw-la permanent_a ab_fw-la initio_fw-la creâ—…nis_fw-la but_o against_o this_o unchangeable_a durability_n of_o the_o heaven_n seneca_n declare_v quid_fw-la mutationis_fw-la periculo_fw-la exceplum_fw-la non_fw-la terra_fw-la non_fw-la coelum_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o be_v exâ—…pe_n from_o the_o danger_n of_o change_n not_o the_o earth_n not_o heaven_n not_o the_o universal_a context_n of_o all_o thing_n guide_v by_o the_o conduct_n of_o god_n himself_o it_o shall_v not_o always_o bold_a this_o order_n a_o day_n will_v come_v that_o shall_v throw_v it_o quite_o out_o of_o its_o course_n senec._n epistol_n 71._o father_n see_v it_o never_o nor_o shall_v our_o nephew_n it_o be_v a_o god_n and_o know_v nothing_o of_o change_n which_o age_n and_o time_n impose_v that_o the_o sun_n never_o start_v to_o the_o north_n aside_o nor_o change_a course_n back_o to_o the_o east_n do_v ride_v and_o to_o strange_a land_n a_o newborn_a day_n disclose_v that_o the_o moon_n always_o the_o same_o 3._o same_o apposite_o macrobius_n in_o somn._fw-la scip._n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o similibus_fw-la dispensationibus_fw-la hebdomadum_fw-la luna_fw-la sutluminis_fw-la vice_n sempiternd_a lege_fw-la variando_fw-la disponit_fw-la and_o statius_n sylu._n l._n 3._o seruit_fw-la &_o astrorum_fw-la velox_fw-la chorus_n &_o vaga_fw-la seruit_fw-la luna_fw-la nec_fw-la injussae_fw-la tâ—…ties_fw-la redit_fw-la orbita_fw-la lucis_fw-la these_o change_n of_o the_o moon_n the_o ancient_a greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o from_o they_o the_o latin_n phase_n sive_fw-la apparitiones_fw-la the_o name_n of_o the_o say_a phase_n or_o appearance_n especial_o of_o the_o four_o most_o notable_a be_v these_o the_o first_o reckon_v her_o increase_a change_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n corniculaâ—…a_o about_o 60_o degree_n distant_a from_o the_o sun_n
p._n 591._o pincierus_n in_o parerg._n otii_fw-la marp_n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o and_o grotius_n in_o arati_fw-la phaenomen_fw-la one_o tow'rd_v the_o north_n sustain_v the_o shine_a bear_n and_o from_o the_o pole_n circle_n pole_n the_o ancient_a greek_n divide_v the_o sphere_n into_o sixty_o part_n whereof_o one_o be_v equal_a to_o six_o of_o the_o common_a division_n of_o 360_o degree_n this_o manner_n of_o division_n our_o author_n as_o follow_v eudoxus_n and_o hipparchus_n here_o make_v use_v of_o though_o hereafter_o in_o describe_v the_o zodiac_n he_o take_v up_o the_o common_a way_n of_o divide_v a_o sphere_n or_o circle_n into_o 360_o part_n or_o degree_n which_o show_v the_o same_o to_o have_v be_v also_o usual_a with_o the_o ancient_n at_o least_o about_o his_o time_n according_a to_o the_o first_o division_n our_o author_n here_o make_v the_o arctic_a polar_a circle_n to_o be_v distant_a from_o the_o pole_n six_o of_o those_o sixty_o part_n make_v thirty_o six_o degree_n 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other_o run_v the_o crab_n and_o twin_n divide_v by_o the_o fierce_a dog_n and_o argo_n steerage_n glide_v then_o across_o the_o former_n traversed_a sign_n be_v bear_v by_o the_o south_n pole_n they_z touch_v capricorn_n part_v the_o eagle_n from_o its_o starry_a fire_n by_o the_o lyre_n run_v and_o the_o dragon_n spire_n then_o cut_v the_o less_o bear_v tail_n and_o hinder_v foot_n and_o make_v its_o end_n with_o its_o beginning_n meet_v the_o season_n thus_o have_v fix_v within_o these_o round_n their_o everlasting_a seat_n and_o changeless_a bound_n these_o two_o be_v movable_a whereof_o one_o bend_n meridian_n the_o meridian_n do_v through_o mid-heaven_n from_o horizon_n from_o the_o meridian_n circle_n by_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o latin_n meridianus_fw-la and_o by_o astronomer_n liâ—…a_fw-la mâ—…dii_fw-la coeli_fw-la and_o mâ—…ii_fw-la dâ—…i_fw-la cusâ—…is_fw-la reâ—…alis_fw-la cardo_n râ—…ius_n and_o mâ—…aium_fw-la coeli_fw-la it_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ubi_fw-la tum_fw-la degebat_fw-la in_fw-la medio_fw-la ponere_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la utrinque_fw-la distant_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d longituâ—…_n 90_o cum_fw-la habitatione_n suâ_fw-la confer_v qui_fw-la ad_fw-la ortum_fw-la siti_fw-la sunt_fw-la eoos_n appellare_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la ocâ—…asum_fw-la hesperiâ—…s_fw-la etc._n etc._n hence_o he_o infer_v when_o the_o sun_n seem_v to_o rise_v at_o rome_n it_o be_v in_o the_o meridian_n of_o those_o that_o be_v posit_v 90_o degree_n eastward_o from_o thence_o and_o again_o when_o the_o sun_n at_o rome_n seem_v to_o set_v it_o make_v the_o like_o six_o hour_n or_o noon_n to_o those_o so_o posit_v westward_o either_o of_o which_o six_o 〈◊〉_d â—…r_n nâ—…ontides_n to_o those_o eastward_o or_o westward_o they_o at_o rome_n count_v not_o their_o six_o hour_n but_o name_v the_o one_o the_o first_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o last_o hour_n of_o their_o day_n this_o exposition_n of_o petavius_n whereunto_o our_o interpretation_n be_v consonant_a 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sarpedon_n lycius_n geniâ—…us_a jove_n numine_fw-la patris_fw-la sperabam_fw-la coelum_fw-la sed_fw-la teg_n or_o hoc_fw-la tumulo_fw-la sanguineis_fw-la fletus_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la beu_fw-la ferrea_fw-la fata_fw-la eâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d luctum_fw-la qui_fw-la probibere_fw-la potest_fw-la i_o lycia_n king_n jove_n son_n who_o think_v to_o gain_v heaven_n by_o my_o birth_n sarpedon_n here_o lie_v slay_v weep_v for_o with_o bloody_a tear_n dire_a fate_n must_v he_o know_v grief_n who_o soul_n from_o grief_n can_v only_o free_a lycia_n sway_v jove_n royal_a issue_n and_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o 〈◊〉_d daughter_n of_o mars_n according_a to_o diodorus_n siculus_n l._n 2._o whence_o by_o our_o poet_n style_v mâ—…vortia_n virgo_fw-la and_o by_o calaber_n l._n i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d empress_n of_o the_o amazonsâ—…_n signal_n for_o her_o valour_n against_o the_o greek_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o iliâ—…m_n fall_v at_o length_n by_o the_o destroy_a hand_n of_o achilles_n which_o see_v in_o calaber_n 〈◊〉_d martial_a maid_n the_o king_n who_o asia_n do_v or_o greece_n beget_v or_o town_n or_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n mela._n l._n 2._o c._n 3._o macedonum_fw-la populi_n centum_fw-la quinquaginta_fw-la uâ—…bes_fw-la inhabitant_n quarum_fw-la pella_n &_o maxima_fw-la &_o illustris_fw-la alumni_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la philippus_n graeciae_fw-la domitor_n alexander_n etiâ—…m_n asiae_n it_o be_v seat_v upon_o a_o lake_n not_o far_o from_o the_o sea_n into_o which_o run_v the_o two_o river_n axius_n now_o call_v bardari_fw-la or_o vardari_n and_o by_o some_o vistrizzâ—…_n and_o ludias_n now_o castoro_fw-it the_o greek_n at_o this_o day_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n paruâ—…_n palatia_fw-la where_o be_v daily_o dig_v up_o marble_n with_o ancient_a inscription_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o princely_a building_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o inhabitant_n believe_v the_o palace_n of_o philip_n and_o alexander_n stand_v as_o the_o learned_a lucas_n 〈◊〉_d in_o annotat._n in_o orâ—…elium_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o critopulus_n report_n by_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v call_v colonia_n julia_n augusta_n be_v make_v a_o colony_n either_o by_o augustus_n caesar_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o
good_a with_o the_o good_a bad_a with_o the_o bad_a hence_o the_o author_n of_o the_o fragment_n after_o censorinus_n de_fw-fr die_fw-fr natal_n stella_fw-la mercurii_n fit_a similis_fw-la illi_fw-la quam_fw-la videt_fw-la maia_n son_n place_v under_o these_o betwixt_o magna_fw-la betwixt_o venus_n in_o hebrew_a be_v call_v nogah_n i._n e._n lux._n the_o name_n venus_n come_v from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n benot_n by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o first_o and_o last_o letter_n as_o mr._n selden_n de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n syntagm_n 2._o c._n 7._o and_o vossius_fw-la idololatr_n l._n 2._o c._n 22._o derive_v it_o by_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n phosphorus_n seu_fw-la lucifer_n when_o she_o be_v the_o morning_n star_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n hesperus_n vesper_n and_o vesperugo_n when_o she_o be_v the_o evening_n star_n by_o timaeus_n locrus_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n junonis_fw-la astrum_n the_o egyptian_n call_v her_o suroth_n the_o chaldean_n spharphara_n and_o astaroth_n by_o the_o arab_n name_v elzahare_v and_o chabar_n i._n e._n magna_fw-la venus_n and_o the_o schendra_n the_o this_o planet_n or_o luminary_n be_v in_o hebrew_n call_v lebanah_n or_o laneah_n from_o its_o white_a colour_n by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o renew_n of_o its_o light_n she_o be_v by_o they_o likewise_o honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o gaulmin_n notis_fw-la in_o psellum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o latin_n luna_n quasi_fw-la lucuna_n or_o lucina_n the_o middle_a syllable_n be_v cast_v away_o as_o isidor_n origin_n l._n 8._o and_o before_o he_o cicero_n the_o natur._n deorum_fw-la l._n 2._o luna_fw-la à _fw-la lucendo_fw-la eadem_fw-la enim_fw-la lucina_n or_o as_o vâ—…ssius_n idololatr_n l._n 2._o derive_v it_o from_o a_o oriental_a original_a 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their_o exstinction_n and_o loose_a midst_n mighty_a stir_v their_o threaten_a ray_n whither_o as_o 3._o as_o allude_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o hold_v comet_n to_o be_v generate_v of_o elementary_a matter_n that_o be_v of_o exhalation_n and_o vapour_n the_o first_o from_o the_o earth_n hot_a and_o dry_a the_o other_o from_o the_o water_n hot_a moist_a and_o unctuous_a carry_v by_o their_o lightness_n above_o the_o airy_a region_n where_o compact_v they_o be_v by_o motion_n of_o the_o superior_a orb_n set_v on_o fire_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v aristotle_n and_o his_o follower_n and_o differ_v only_o as_o to_o place_n galileo_n 〈◊〉_d guiduceius_fw-la and_o some_o other_o see_v gassendus_fw-la tom._n 1._o part_n 2._o p._n 702._o and_o ricciolus_n in_o almage_a nou._n tom._n 1._o l._n 8._o and_o fromond_n meteorolog_n l._n 3._o earth_n transpire_v its_o native_a fume_n those_o humid_a spirit_n the_o hot_a air_n consume_v original_a their_o original_a when_o a_o long_a 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bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la l._n 7._o report_n one_o to_o have_v continue_v a_o whâ—…le_a year_n a_o little_a before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o form_n of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v xiphias_n or_o the_o sword_n comet_n but_o this_o tycho_n conceive_v to_o have_v be_v supernatural_a and_o extraordinary_a so_o that_o the_o long_a duration_n of_o comet_n their_o ordinary_n not_o extend_v to_o half_a that_o space_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v above_o six_o month_n of_o which_o coâ—…tinuance_n we_o find_v in_o history_n only_o three_o the_o first_o that_o of_o nero_n beforementioned_a in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 64._o the_o second_o in_o the_o year_n 603._o not_o long_o before_o the_o appearrance_n of_o the_o impostor_n mahomet_n and_o the_o last_o in_o the_o year_n 1240._o observe_v by_o albertus_n magnus_n soon_o as_o kindle_v spend_v else_o if_o its_o rise_n and_o fall_n be_v not_o so_o nigh_o we_o shall_v another_o day_n in_o night_n descry_v and_o the_o couched_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n stellae_fw-la crinitae_n seu_fw-la cincinnatae_fw-la as_o be_v before_o note_v who_o blaze_n rise_v upward_o above_o the_o head_n or_o body_n of_o the_o comet_n whence_o pliny_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d modo_fw-la in_o vertice_fw-la hispidas_fw-la but_o when_o the_o cheveleure_n be_v round_o about_o equal_o diffuse_v than_o the_o comet_n be_v call_v rosa._n tress_n spread_v cincinnata_n cometa_fw-la or_o stella_fw-la cincinnata_n then_o what_o a_o fiery_a peruke_n first_o appear_v assume_v the_o figure_n of_o a_o blaze_a 〈◊〉_d blaze_a thence_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n barbata_n from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n barba_n which_o the_o vulgar_a distinguish_v not_o from_o that_o which_o be_v call_v caudata_n as_o fromondus_n observe_v l._n 3._o c._n 4._o that_o difference_n be_v cause_v only_o by_o its_o respect_n to_o the_o sun_n for_o if_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o morning_n before_o the_o sun-rise_n it_o seem_v beard_v the_o blaze_n tend_v in_o anteriora_fw-la before_o the_o sun_n
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