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to_o the_o fast_a of_o ramezan_n ii_o to_o nathan_n ben_n saddi_n a_o jew_n at_o vienna_n p._n 6_o remark_n on_o the_o death_n of_o the_o roman_a king_n with_o some_o curious_a epitaph_n iii_o to_o mahum_v hodgia_fw-mi venerable_n eremit_fw-la of_o the_o cave_n replete_a with_o wonder_n p._n 12_o of_o mahmut_n infirmity_n a_o remarkable_a story_n of_o clearchus_n a_o devout_a man_n in_o asia_n iv_o to_o the_o kaimacham_n p._n 20_o of_o the_o sieges_n of_o stenay_n and_o arras_n a_o notable_a instance_n of_o gallantry_n in_o the_o garrison_n of_o merdin_n v._o to_o dgnet_n oglou_n p._n 23_o mahmut_n acquaint_v he_o how_o he_o spend_v his_o birthday_n with_o reflection_n on_o the_o usual_a vanity_n of_o mortal_n at_o such_o time_n vi_o to_o the_o selictar_fw-mi aga_n or_o swordbearer_n to_o the_o grand_a signior_n p._n 27_o of_o the_o surrender_n 〈◊〉_d stenay_n and_o relief_n of_o arras_n remark_n on_o the_o sign_n which_o go_v before_o the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n death_n of_o 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to_o nathan_n ben_n saddi_n a_o jew_n at_o vienna_n p._n 243._o of_o the_o quarrel_n between_o the_o elector_n of_o bavaria_n and_o prince_n palatine_n about_o the_o vicarship_n of_o the_o empire_n xviii_o to_o melech_n amet._n p._n 247_o of_o trance_n and_o ecstasy_n a_o story_n of_o saleh_n a_o indian_a physician_n xix_o to_o the_o kaimacham_n p._n 252_o of_o the_o surrender_n of_o montmedi_n to_o the_o french_a and_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o governor_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o turk_n ill_a success_n in_o candia_n xx._n to_o nathan_n ben_n saddi_n a_o jew_n at_o vienna_n p._n 258_o he_o relate_v in_o short_a the_o life_n and_o miracle_n of_o mahomet_n xxi_o to_z dicheu_o hussein_n bassa_n p._n 264_o of_o a_o quarrel_n between_o the_o french_a and_o spanish_a ambassador_n at_o the_o hague_n with_o other_o intelligence_n from_o denmark_n portugal_n munster_n and_o the_o german_a court._n xxii_o to_o dgnet_n oglou_n p._n 267_o he_o complain_v of_o his_o friend_n reservedness_n 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