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poetry_n prima_fw-la quaedam_fw-la philosophia_fw-la 43_o aristotle_n rule_n for_o poet_n 28_o pompey_n felicity_n 63._o misery_n 64._o strike_v in_o the_o brain_n by_o god_n 65._o never_o prosper_v after_o he_o enter_v the_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la ib._n pliny_n junior_n his_o relation_n of_o vesuvius_n eruption_n 100_o 101_o pliny_n the_o philosopher_n his_o uncle_n smother_v in_o it_o 100_o pliny_n pinetree_n resemble_v joels_n pillar_n of_o smoke_n 100_o jewish_a proverb_n plus_fw-fr vidit_fw-la ancilla_fw-la ad_fw-la rubrum_fw-la mare_fw-la &_o montem_fw-la sinai_n quam_fw-la omnes_fw-la prophetae_fw-la 409_o 〈◊〉_d paulus_n fagius_n cite_v pescennius_n niger_n his_o reply_n to_o his_o soldier_n they_o which_o beat_v you_o drink_v water_n 106_o petrus_n cluniacensis_fw-la persuade_v king_n lewis_n to_o war_n against_o the_o saracen_n and_o to_o make_v the_o jew_n pay_v for_o it_o 117_o provost_n of_o stenelda_n his_o epistle_n to_o s._n bernard_n 245_o king_n of_o portugal_n emanuel_n use_v the_o jew_n ill_n 126_o etc._n etc._n