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187_o cocceius_n nerva_n p._n 550_o codoman_n make_v governor_n of_o the_o armenian_n p._n 151_o codrus_n the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o athenian_n and_o his_o noble_a death_n p._n 37_o commodus_n caesar_n p._n 563_o conon_n banish_v to_o cyprus_n p._n 100_o constans_n caesar_n p._n 590_o constantinus_n caesar_n p._n 587_o constantius_n caesar_n ibid._n corcyra_n take_v by_o ptolemy_n p._n 347_o corinth_n demolish_v p._n 417_o crassus_n with_o all_o his_o army_n overthrow_v by_o horodes_n p._n 432_o critias_n and_o hippolochus_n their_o just_a death_n p._n 95_o croesus_n king_n of_o the_o lydian_n take_v p._n 13_o cyclops_n heretofore_o inhabit_v sicily_n p._n 75_o cynegyrus_n his_o great_a fortitude_n p._n 42_o the_o cyprian_a virgin_n provide_v they_o dowry_n by_o the_o prostitution_n of_o their_o body_n p._n 272_o cyrini_n build_v by_o aristaeus_n p._n 219_o cyricaenus_n kill_v gryphina_n p._n 470_o cyrus_n make_v war_n on_o the_o mede_n p._n 11_o cyrus_n make_v war_n on_o the_o sythian_o p._n 16_o cyrus_n
suckle_v by_o a_o bitch_n p._n 8_o cyrus_n destroy_v by_o the_o scythian_n with_o all_o his_o army_n p._n 17_o d_o dacian_o their_o original_a from_o the_o goth_n p._n 407_o damascus_n a_o city_n of_o syria_n p._n 427_o darius_n his_o march_n against_o lanthinus_n the_o scythian_a and_o against_o the_o athenian_n p._n 35_o darius_n in_o a_o great_a overthrow_n fly_v from_o alexander_n p._n 161_o darius_n offer_v his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o he_o p._n 170_o darius_n bind_v by_o his_o own_o man_n in_o golden_a chain_n p._n 274_o darius_n mother_n wife_n and_o daughter_n take_v captive_a p._n 166_o darius_n another_o of_o that_o name_n make_v king_n by_o the_o neigh_n of_o his_o horse_n p._n 20_o decius_n caesar_n p._n 573_o diadamia_n the_o daughter_n of_o aeacides_n p._n 233_o delphos_n temple_n the_o description_n of_o it_o p._n 337_o delos_n the_o treasury_n of_o greece_n p._n 68_o demaratus_n king_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n p._n 44_o demetrius_n be_v slay_v p._n 356_o demetrius_n king_n of_o epirus_n die_v p._n 367_o demetrius_n deliver_v himself_o to_o seleucus_n p._n 248_o demetrius_n fight_v against_o the_o parthian_n be_v take_v p._n 426_o demetrius_n unsuccess_n of_o all_o war_n against_o the_o jew_n p._n 427_o demophoon_n the_o son_n of_o theseus_n p._n 37_o demosthenes_n kill_v himself_o p._n 80_o demosthenes_n corrupt_v by_o the_o persian_n p._n 154_o deucalion_n wherefore_o believe_v to_o have_v restore_v mankind_n p._n 36_o diadumenus_fw-la caesar_n p._n 568_o didius_n julian_n caesar_n p._n 565_o dido_n worship_v for_o a_o goddess_n p._n 275_o the_o deluge_n in_o the_o time_n of_o amphitryo_n p._n 36_o dindimean_n jupiter_n plunder_v by_o antiochus_n p._n 403_o dioclesian_n caesar_n refuse_v at_o first_o the_o empire_n p._n 581_o dionysius_n teach_v a_o school_n at_o corinth_n p._n 302_o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n kill_v by_o treachery_n p._n 295_o dionysius_n his_o parricide_n and_o perfidiousness_n p._n 297_o domitian_n p._n 548_o domitius_n nero_n defile_v his_o own_o mother_n p._n 538_o e_o epaminondas_n his_o moderation_n learning_n valour_n and_o death_n p._n 110_o 111_o ephesus_n build_v by_o the_o amazon_n p._n 31_o ephestion_n most_o dear_o to_o alexander_n p._n 199_o epigoni_n their_o original_n p._n 185_o epirus_n the_o original_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n p._n 199_o evagorus_n king_n of_o cyprus_n p._n 90_o evander_n his_o come_n into_o italy_n p._n 501_o eviratede_n slay_v by_o his_o own_o son_n p._n 486_o eumenes_n overcome_v by_o antigonus_n p._n 225_o europus_n reign_v in_o europia_n p._n 114_o eurydice_n her_o parricide_n p._n 119_o eurymedon_n captain_n of_o the_o athenian_n p._n 79_o f_o fabricius_n lacinus_fw-la make_v peace_n with_o pyrrhus_n p._n 266_o fatua_fw-la the_o wife_n of_o faunus_n p._n 502_o faunus_n king_n of_o italy_n p._n 81_o faustulus_n the_o king_n shepherd_n p._n 504_o florianus_n caesar_n p._n 579_o flaminius_n overcome_v the_o macedon_n p._n 384_o flaminius_n in_o two_o battle_n overcome_v nabis_n p._n 389_o g_o galerius_n maximinian_n caesar_n p._n 583_o galerius_n armentarius_n caesar_n p._n 585_o galerius_n maximinus_n p._n 586_o gallienus_n caesar_n p._n 575_o gallus_n caesar_n p._n 573_o the_o gaul_n derive_v their_o humanity_n from_o who_o p._n 507_o gyptis_n her_o strange_a marriage_n p._n 506_o the_o gaul_n invade_v italy_n and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o rome_n p._n 332_o the_o gaul_n overcome_v the_o macedon_n p._n 334_o the_o gaul_n army_n utter_o destroy_v p._n 341_o gallo-graecia_a from_o whence_o so_o call_v p._n 345_o gargoris_n the_o most_o ancient_a king_n of_o the_o spaniard_n first_o find_v out_o the_o use_n of_o honey_n p._n 518_o geryon_n wherefore_o report_v to_o have_v three_o body_n p._n 521_o gobrias_n his_o gallant_a achievement_n p._n 19_o gordianus_n caesar_n p._n 571_o gordius_n make_v king_n p._n 162_o his_o plough_n p._n 163_o and_o the_o end_n of_o his_o cord_n discover_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o alexander_n ibid._n gratianus_n caesar_n p._n 601_o gryphus_n so_o call_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o nose_n p._n 469_o his_o force_a his_o mother_n to_o drink_v that_o poison_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o he_o p._n 467_o gryphina_n her_o cruelty_n 470_o her_o death_n ibid._n and_o the_o just_a death_n of_o cleopatra_n by_o her_o young_a son_n alexander_n p._n 471_o gyges_n p._n 15_o gylippus_n his_o victory_n in_o sicily_n p._n 78_o h_n habis_n first_o teach_v the_o spaniard_n the_o use_n of_o the_o plough_n p._n 520_o hamilcar_n wicked_o kill_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n p._n 304_o hamilcar_n another_o of_o that_o name_n kill_v in_o sicily_n p._n 282_o hanno_n his_o great_a treachery_n and_o grievous_a punishment_n p._n 301_o harpagus_n p._n 8_o helenus_n the_o son_n of_o priamus_n p._n 260_o helvius_n pertinax_n p._n 564_o heliogabulus_n caesar_n p._n 569_o heraclea_n the_o seat_n of_o tyrant_n p._n 255_o hercules_n overthrow_v the_o amazon_n p._n 32_o hercules_n and_o bacohus_n the_o first_o conqueror_n of_o the_o east_n p._n 492_o hercylides_n p._n 99_o hiarbas_n king_n of_o mauritania_n p._n 274_o hierotimus_fw-la have_v six_o hundred_o son_n p._n 473_o the_o description_n of_o hiericho_n common_o call_v jericho_n p._n 430_o hiero_n nourish_v by_o bee_n afterward_o make_v king_n p._n 325_o hippias_n the_o tyrant_n of_o athens_n kill_v p._n 42_o hippolyte_n marry_v by_o theseus_n p._n 32_o i_o iason_n in_o the_o east_n worship_v as_o a_o god_n p._n 492_o his_o expedition_n with_o the_o argonaut_n into_o colchos_n p._n 491_o iberia_n call_v spain_n from_o the_o river_n iberus_n p._n 513_o joseph_n preserve_v egypt_n from_o famine_n p._n 428_o joseph_n sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n ibid._n joseph_n a_o infallible_a interpreter_n of_o dream_n ibid._n jovinian_a the_o emperor_n p._n 598_o israel_n have_v ten_o son_n p._n 427_o istrian_n their_o original_a p._n 407_o italy_n call_v saturnia_n p._n 501_o julian_n caesaer_n p._n 595_o the_o jew_n their_o original_a p._n 428_o l_o lacedæmonians_n overcome_v by_o the_o athenian_n p._n 70_o 71_o the_o ledemonians_n commonwealth_n what_o p._n 62_o 63_o lamachus_n slay_v by_o gylippus_n p._n 78_o lampedo_n and_o marthesia_n queen_n of_o the_o amazon_n p._n 31_o laodice_n kill_v five_o of_o her_o son_n p._n 435_o the_o latin_n found_v by_o aeneas_n p._n 287_o leonidas_n his_o death_n and_o fortitude_n p_o 47_o 48_o leosthenes_n general_n of_o the_o athenian_n be_v slay_v p._n 215_o the_o law_n be_v the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n for_o fact_n commit_v in_o the_o time_n of_o war_n first_o institute_v by_o the_o athenian_n p._n 96_o litterature_n have_v her_o temple_n at_o athens_n p._n 36_o lucanian_o their_o original_a p._n 319_o lupercus_n the_o same_o with_o pan_n and_o lycaus_fw-la p._n 501_o lycurgus_n king_n of_o the_o spartan_n p._n 371_o lycurgus_n law_n p._n 62_o lysander_n general_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n p._n 88_o lysimachus_n poison_v his_o son_n agathocles_n p._n 257_o lysimachus_n another_o of_o that_o name_n kill_v his_o son-in-law_n antipater_n p._n 248_o lysimachus_n the_o best_a of_o that_o name_n object_v to_o a_o lion_n rampant_a with_o rage_n and_o hunger_n p._n 240_o m_o macedonia_n subject_v to_o the_o roman_a empire_n p._n 415_o machaeus_n crucify_v by_o his_o own_o father_n p._n 278_o mago_n make_v general_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n p._n 279_o the_o magi_n put_v to_o death_n p._n 19_o the_o marathonian_n field_n p._n 41_o marchus_n antonius_n caesar_n p._n 561_o marcus_n cato_n his_o undaunted_a gallantry_n p._n 413_o mardonius_n overcome_v p._n 54_o massilea_n build_v by_o the_o phocensian_o p._n 505_o their_o institution_n 507._o their_o love_n to_o the_o roman_n p._n 511_o matrimony_n true_a ornament_n be_v modesty_n and_o shamefac'dness_n and_o not_o gorgeous_a apparel_n p._n 292_o matheus_n king_n of_o the_o scythian_n his_o policy_n p._n 135_o maxentius_n make_v emperor_n p._n 583_o the_o city_n medea_n build_v by_o medea_n the_o wife_n of_o jason_n p._n 493_o milan_n build_v by_o the_o gaul_n p._n 294_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o mede_n continue_v 350_o year_n p._n 13_o mergis_fw-la slay_v by_o magus_n p._n 18_o the_o messenian_n overcome_v by_o treachery_n p._n 66_o midas_n instruct_v by_o orpheus_n fill_v all_o phrygia_n with_o superstition_n and_o ceremony_n p._n 163_o miltiades_n general_a of_o the_o athenian_n p._n 41_o mithridates_n war_n against_o the_o roman_n for_o the_o space_n of_o six_o and_o forty_o year_n 435._o his_o parricide_n 440._o his_o excellent_a speech_n to_o encourage_v the_o roman_n to_o the_o war_n p._n 446_o moses_n possess_v himself_o of_o mount_n sinai_n p._n 429_o mummius_n the_o roman_a general_n overthrow_v the_o achaian_n p._n 417_o n_o neoptolomur_n kill_v by_o eumenes_n p._n 221_o niceas_n take_v by_o the_o lecedemonian_o p._n 80_o ninus_n first_o make_v war_n on_o his_o neighbour_n p._n 4_o he_o overcome_v all_o the_o east_n ibid._n nisa_n the_o place_n where_o bacchus_n be_v worship_v p._n 190_o numitor_n
and_o amulius_n p._n 503_o o_o octavius_n take_v perseus_n with_o his_o two_o son_n p._n 413_o olympias_n guilty_a of_o her_o husband_n philip_n death_n 144._o her_o great_a fortitude_n at_o her_o death_n p._n 234_o olinthus_n sack_v by_o mardonius_n p._n 53_o orthanes_n p._n 18_o otho_n salvius_n p._n 540_o ovid_n banish_v by_o augustus_n caesar_n p._n 529_o p_o parmenio_n and_o philotas_n kill_v by_o alexander_n p._n 185_o parnassus_n hill_n p._n 336_o the_o parthian_n take_v pompey_n part_n p._n 497_o the_o parthian_n war_n with_o the_o roman_n p._n 495_o the_o parthian_a king_n common_o parricide_n p._n 496_o pacorus_n slay_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o his_o father_n immoderate_a lamentation_n for_o he_o ibid._n the_o parthian_n original_a and_o name_n p._n 477_o pausanias_n affect_v the_o kingdom_n be_v condemn_v p._n 57_o pausanias_n another_o of_o that_o name_n killed_z king_n philip_z p._n 142_o perdiccas_n his_o undaunted_a courage_n p._n 211_o pericles_n give_v his_o field_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n p._n 70_o the_o persian_n adore_v their_o king_n p._n 102_o the_o persian_n god_n be_v the_o sun_n p._n 20_o the_o end_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n under_o codeman_n p._n 151_o pertinax_n caesar_n call_v the_o tennis_n ball_n of_o fortune_n p._n 564_o phalantus_fw-la love_n to_o his_o own_o people_n p._n 66_o philip_n of_o macedonia_n marry_v olympias_n p._n 122_o philip_n perfidiousness_n and_o sacrilege_n p._n 127_o philomenes_n overcome_v the_o theban_n p._n 125_o ptolemy_n call_v philopater_n and_o wherefore_o p._n 371_o philopaemenes_n general_a of_o the_o achaian_n take_v p._n 402_o the_o phocensian_o seize_v upon_o the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n p._n 124_o a_o phoenix_n see_v in_o egypt_n p._n 537_o phrahartes_n his_o parricide_n p._n 496_o 497_o phrahartes_n drive_v into_o banishment_n by_o the_o the_o people_n p._n 497_o pisistratus_n rule_v at_o athens_n p._n 40_o polipercon_n slay_v p._n 221_o popilius_n with_o a_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n do_v circumscribe_v antiochus_n 418_o porus_n king_n of_o the_o indian_n take_v p._n 192_o probus_n caesar_n p._n 580_o philip_n caesar_n p._n 572_o prusias_n attempt_v to_o kill_v his_o son_n be_v kill_v kill_v by_o he_o p._n 420_o ptolemy_n the_o son_n of_o pyrrhus_n utter_o overthrow_v antigonus_n p._n 346_o antigonus_n slay_v p._n 348_o the_o great_a praise_n of_o pyrrhus_n father_n to_o antigonus_n ibid._n ptolemy_n the_o elder_a fly_v from_o his_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n to_o alexandria_n to_o his_o brother_n ptolemy_n the_o young_a p._n 418_o promptalus_n out_o of_o a_o sordid_a stock_n and_o fortune_n choose_v king_n p._n 422_o the_o great_a luxury_n of_o ptolemy_n of_o egypt_n p._n 379_o the_o parricide_n of_o the_o ptolemy_n p._n 331_o 455_o pygmalion_n kill_v his_o uncle_n sichaeus_n p._n 270_o the_o pyrenaean_a mountain_n p._n 514_o pyrrhus_fw-la first_o of_o all_o bring_v elephant_n into_o italy_n 264._o his_o overthrow_v the_o roman_a army_n ibid._n pyrrhus_n the_o son_n of_o achilles_n kill_v by_o orestes_n p._n 269_o pyrrhus_n slay_v by_o a_o stone_n from_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o enemy_n p._n 348_o pythagoras_n breed_v up_o in_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n 291._o pythagoras_n house_n esteem_v as_o a_o temple_n p._n 293_o q_n qvintilius_fw-la caesar_n p._n 557_o r_o religion_n protect_v better_a than_o arm_n p._n 164_o rhea_n a_o vestal_a virgin_n p._n 503_o romulus_n and_o remus_n nourish_v by_o a_o she_o wolf_n ibid._n rome_n build_v by_o romulus_n p._n 505_o the_o roman_n will_v destroy_v annibal_n by_o treachery_n 388._o the_o art_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o how_o they_o do_v arise_v unto_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o world_n be_v excellent_o describe_v in_o that_o speech_n of_o mtthridates_n in_o the_o eight_o and_o thirty_o book_n of_o this_o history_n roxane_n with_o her_o son_n kill_v by_o cassander_n p._n 237_o saint_n the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o day_n among_o the_o jew_n 429._o sandracottus_n from_o a_o mean_a original_a advance_v to_o the_o height_n of_o regal_a majesty_n p._n 242_o sardanapalus_n his_o effeminate_a life_n and_o manly_a death_n p._n 6._o 7_o the_o scipio_n accustom_v to_o overcome_v the_o carthaginian_n p._n 396_o scylla_n and_o charybdis_n p._n 74_o the_o scythian_n the_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o nation_n 26._o they_o found_v the_o parthian_a and_o bactrian_a kingdom_n 28._o they_o subdue_v asia_n 31._o and_o be_v subdue_v themselves_o by_o alexander_n the_o great_a p._n 186_o seleucus_n and_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o have_v all_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o anchor_n on_o their_o thigh_n p._n 241_o seleucus_n slay_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o ptolemy_n p._n 258_o seleucus_n another_o of_o that_o name_n slay_v by_o his_o own_o mother_n p._n 465_o seleucus_n another_o of_o that_o name_n kill_v by_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o horse_n p._n 362_o semiramis_n kill_v by_o she_o own_o son_n p._n 6_o severus_n caesar_n p._n 570_o sergius_n galba_n p._n 539_o septimius_n severus_n p._n 566_o sicily_n the_o description_n of_o it_o 73._o no_o land_n more_o fruitful_a of_o tyrant_n p._n 75_o sidon_n so_o call_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o fish_n p._n 267_o silvanus_n caesar_n p._n 593_o solon_n law_n p._n 38_o sophocles_n a_o writer_n of_o tragedy_n the_o general_n of_o the_o athenian_n p._n 69_o sosthenes_n defend_v the_o macedon_n against_o the_o gaul_n p._n 335_o the_o courage_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o sparta_n p._n 347_o strato_n king_n of_o the_o tyrian_n p._n 268_o sulpitius_n fight_v against_o perseus_n p._n 412_o sybares_n be_v by_o cyrus_n make_v governor_n of_o the_o persian_n p._n 13_o the_o syrian_a king_n derive_v their_o original_a from_o semiramis_n p._n 427_o t_o tacitus_n caesar_n p._n 579_o tanais_n king_n of_o the_o scythian_n p._n 4_o the_o tarentins_n descend_v from_o the_o lacedaemonian_n p._n 288_o theodosius_n caesar_n p._n 602_o thrasibulus_n overcome_v the_o tyrant_n p._n 95_o tigranes_n overcome_v by_o lucullus_n p._n 475_o tigris_n a_o river_n in_o armenia_n p._n 493_o in_o what_o place_n the_o giant_n make_v their_o war_n against_o heaven_n p._n 518_o titus_n vespasian_n p._n 545_o trajan_n the_o emperor_n p._n 553_o titus_n vespasian_n the_o father_n of_o titus_n vespasian_n p._n 542_o the_o drum_n call_v in_o latin_a tympanum_fw-la the_o sign_n of_o fight_n among_o the_o parthian_n p._n 480_o the_o athenian_a tyrant_n slay_v p._n 96_o tyrus_n a_o city_n famous_a before_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 267._o tyrus_n be_v take_v by_o alexander_n the_o citizen_n be_v all_o fasten_v to_o the_o cross_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o p._n 269_o triptolemus_n find_v out_o the_o use_n of_o corn_n p._n 36_o tyrtaeus_n the_o lame_a poet_n with_o his_o verse_n incense_v the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o the_o war_n p._n 67_o tyssaphernes_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o darius_n p._n 83_o theramenes_n kill_v p._n 93_o turnus_n slay_v by_o aeneas_n p._n 502_o thomyris_n queen_n of_o the_o scythian_n overthrow_v cyrus_n p._n 16_o v_n valentinian_n caesar_n p._n 598_o valens_n caesar_n p._n 600_o valerius_n levinus_n overcome_v by_o pyrrhus_n p._n 264_o the_o venetian_n descend_v of_o the_o trojan_n p._n 287_o ventidius_n his_o two_o first_o happy_a encounter_n against_o the_o parthian_n p._n 495_o virgil_n belove_v by_o augustus_n p._n 528_o verona_n build_v by_o the_o gaul_n 294._o so_o be_v also_o vincentia_fw-la ibid._n virus_n gallus_n caesar_n p._n 573_o vexores_fw-la king_n of_o egypt_n p._n 4_o virgin_n to_o marry_v without_o portion_n by_o lycurgus_n law_n p._n 63_o x_o xerxes_n make_v king_n p._n 44_o xerxes_n beat_v at_o thermopylae_n by_o leonidas_n p._n 48_o xerxes_n burn_v athens_n p._n 49_o xerxes_n make_v war_n with_o the_o god_n p._n 49_o xerxes_n first_o of_o all_o subdue_v the_o jew_n p._n 430_o 431_o xerxes_n fly_v from_o greece_n in_o a_o fishers-boat_n p._n 52_o z_o zopyrus_n his_o memorable_a act_n p._n 21_o zopyron_n the_o lieuteant_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a utter_o overthrow_v by_o the_o scythian_n p._n 182_o zoroastres_n find_v out_o the_o art_n of_o magic_n p._n 4._o he_o be_v king_n of_o the_o bactrian_n and_o overcome_v and_o slay_v by_o ninus_n ibid._n the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n errata_fw-la the_o error_n commit_v in_o the_o press_n may_v be_v thus_o correct_v p._n 13_o l._n 21_o r._n back_o into_o p._n 15_o l._n 3_o r._n he_o show_v p._n 26_o l._n 11_o blot_v out_o either_o p._n 30_o l._n 6_o r._n the_o p._n 31_o l._n 2_o r._n whence_o p._n 38_o l._n 28_o r._n nightly_a p._n 41_o l._n 19_o r._n author_n of_o not_o p._n 47_o l._n 13_o r._n stand_v to_o it_o p._n 51_o l._n 15_o r._n take_v p._n 65_o l._n 1_o blot_v out_o they_o p._n 78_o l._n 8_o r._n that_o p._n 88_o l._n 25_o r._n that_o p._n 91_o l._n 16_o r._n house_n p._n 115_o l._n 12_o r._n in_o the_o same_o l._n 17_o r._n sepulture_n p._n 122_o l._n 14_o blot_v out_o now_o p._n 145_o r._n he_o p._n 46_o l._n 4_o r._n joy_v in_o p._n 148_o l._n 2_o r._n one_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o p._n 162_o l._n 25_o blot_v out_o and_o p._n 165_o l._n 24_o blot_v out_o of_o it_o p._n 166_o l._n 9_o r._n who_o p._n 174_o l._n 25_o r._n give_v he_o he_o p._n 180_o l._n 20_o r._n home_n p._n 193_o l._n 9_o blot_v out_o their_o body_n p._n 200_o l._n 15_o r._n bouse_n p._n 207_o l._n 2_o r._n lament_v l._n 6_o r._n live_v until_o that_o p._n 220_o l._n 13_o r._n big_a p._n 252_o l._n 25_o blot_v out_o in_o p._n 292_o l._n 16_o blot_v out_o both_o p._n 318_o l._n 19_o r._n pursue_v p._n 321_o l._n 28_o r._n lest_o p._n 322_o l._n 24_o r._n stander_n by_o p._n 329_o l._n 10_o r._n court_n p._n 331_o l._n 26_o blot_v out_o and_o p._n 339_o l._n 22_o r._n begin_v p._n 340_o l._n 8_o blot_v out_o laugh_v p._n 345_o l._n 7_o r._n king_n p._n 351_o l._n 28_o r._n of_o his_o age_n p._n 353_o l._n 19_o r._n this_o p._n 358_o l._n 25_o r._n so_o much_o p._n 359_o l._n 17_o r._n vanquish_v p._n 360_o l._n 30_o r._n and_o p._n 365_o l._n 19_o r._n they_o proceed_v p._n 365_o l._n 26_o r._n mortar_n p._n 372_o l._n 22_o r._n round_o about_o p._n 375_o l._n 6_o blot_v out_o howsoever_o p._n 397_o l._n 15_o r._n benefit_n p._n 409_o l._n 5_o r._n stow_v p._n 414_o l._n 8_o blot_v out_o hardly_o p._n 445_o l._n 4_o blot_v out_o both_o p._n 447_o l._n 1_o blot_v out_o that_o ibid._n r._n for_o they_o p._n 447_o l._n 2_o blot_v out_o who_o p._n 448_o l._n 6_o r._n then_o those_o who_o have_v p._n 455_o l._n 13_o r._n but_o he_o p._n 459_o l._n 3_o r._n way_n p._n 513_o l._n 1_o blot_v out_o it_o be_v p._n 558_o l._n 1_o r._n antoninus_n pius_n p._n 514_o l._n 19_o r._n vermilion_a ibid._n l._n 17_o r._n lead_v