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42_o etc._n etc._n whâ—_n put_v his_o royal_a ring_n upon_o his_o finger_n give_v he_o his_o chain_n of_o gold_n and_o make_v he_o public_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v for_o the_o second_o person_n of_o egypt_n david_n triumph_v over_o goliath_n with_o magnificence_n worthy_a of_o his_o victory_n and_o the_o virgin_n chant_v to_o his_o glory_n saul_n have_v kill_v his_o thousand_o 18.7_o 1_o sam._n 18.7_o and_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o mordecai_n also_o have_v his_o turn_n of_o triumph_n mount_v upon_o the_o horse_n of_o ahasuerus_n and_o have_v his_o praise_n heraldize_v by_o haman_n in_o these_o term_n 6.11_o esther_n 6.11_o thus_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v to_o the_o man_n who_o the_o king_n will_v honour_v all_o these_o triumph_n be_v worthy_a of_o admiration_n i_o avouch_v it_o but_o the_o triumph_n over_o ourselves_o be_v worthy_a astonishment_n as_o have_v to_o combat_v our_o passion_n and_o consequent_o the_o winning'st_a enemy_n of_o the_o
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