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kalend._n 2._o iv_o 2._o iv_o 2._o vi_o 2._o iv_o 2._o vi_o 2._o iv_o 2._o vi_o 2._o iv_o 2._o iv_o 2._o vi_o 2._o iv_o 2._o iv_o 3._o iii_o 3_o iii_o 3_o v_o 3_o iii_o 3_o v_o 3_o iii_o 3_o v_o 3_o iii_o 3_o iii_o 3_o v_o 3_o iii_o 3_o iii_o 4._o prid._n 4._o prid._n 4._o iv_o 4._o prid._n 4._o iv_o 4._o prid._n 4._o iv_o 4._o prid._n 4._o prid._n 4._o iv_o 4._o prid._n 4._o prid._n 5._o non._n 5._o non._n 5._o iii_o 5._o non._n 5._o iii_o 5._o non._n 5._o iii_o 5._o non._n 5._o non._n 5._o iii_o 5._o non._n 5._o non._n 6._o viii_o 6._o viii_o 6._o prid._n 6._o viii_o 6._o prid._n 6._o viii_o 6._o prid._n 6._o viii_o 6._o viii_o 6._o prid._n 6._o viii_o 6._o viii_o 7._o vii_o 7._o vii_o 7._o non._n 7._o vii_o 7._o non._n 7._o vii_o 7._o non._n 7._o vii_o 7._o vii_o 7._o non._n 7._o vii_o 7._o vii_o 8._o vi_o 8._o vi_o 8._o viii_o 8._o vi_o 8._o viii_o 8._o vi_o 8._o viii_o 8._o vi_o 8._o vi_o 8._o viii_o 8._o vi_o 8._o vi_o 9_o v_o 9_o v_o 9_o vii_o 9_o v_o 9_o vii_o 9_o v_o 9_o vii_o 9_o v_o 9_o v_o 9_o vii_o 9_o v_o 9_o v_o 10._o iv_o 10._o iv_o 10._o vi_o 10._o iv_o 10._o vi_o 10._o iv_o 10._o vi_o 10._o iv_o 10._o iv_o 10._o vi_o 10._o iv_o 10._o iv_o 11._o iii_o 11._o iii_o 11._o v_o 11._o iii_o 11._o v_o 11._o iii_o 11._o v_o 11._o iii_o 11._o iii_o 11._o v_o 11._o iii_o 11._o iii_o 12._o prid._n 12._o prid._n 12._o iv_o 12._o prid._n 12._o iv_o 12._o prid._n 12._o iv_o 12._o prid._n 12._o prid._n 12._o iv_o 12._o prid._n 12._o prid._n 13._o id._n 13._o id._n 13._o iii_o 13._o id._n 13._o iii_o 13._o id._n 13._o iii_o 13._o id._n 13._o id._n 13._o iii_o 13._o id._n 13._o id._n 14._o xvii_o 14._o xvi_o 14._o prid._n 14._o xvii_o 14._o prid._n 14._o xvii_o 14._o prid._n 14._o xvii_o 14._o xvii_o 14._o prid._n 14._o xvii_o 14._o xvii_o 15._o xvi_o 15._o xv_o 15._o id._n 15._o xvi_o 15._o id._n 15._o xvi_o 15._o id._n 15._o xvi_o 15._o xvi_o 15._o id._n 15._o xvi_o 15._o xvi_o 16._o xv_o 16._o fourteen_o 16._o xvii_o 16._o xv_o 16._o xvii_o 16._o xv_o 16._o xvii_o 16._o xv_o 16._o xv_o 16._o xvii_o 16._o xv_o 16._o xv_o 17._o fourteen_o 17._o xiii_o 17._o xvi_o 17._o fourteen_o 17._o xvi_o 17._o fourteen_o 17._o xvi_o 17._o fourteen_o 17._o fourteen_o 17._o xvi_o 17._o fourteen_o 17._o fourteen_o 18._o xiii_o 18._o xii_o 18._o xv_o 18._o xiii_o 18._o xv_o 18._o xiii_o 18._o xv_o 18._o xiii_o 18._o xiii_o 18._o xv_o 18._o xiii_o 18._o xiii_o 19_o xii_o 19_o xi_o 19_o fourteen_o 19_o xii_o 19_o fourteen_o 19_o xii_o 19_o fourteen_o 19_o xii_o 19_o xii_o 19_o fourteen_o 19_o xii_o 19_o xii_o 20._o xi_o 20._o x_o 20._o xiii_o 20._o xi_o 20._o xiii_o 20._o xi_o 20._o xiii_o 20._o xi_o 20._o xi_o 20._o xiii_o 20._o xi_o 20._o xi_o 21._o x_o 21._o ix_o 21._o xii_o 21._o x_o 21._o xii_o 21._o x_o 21._o xii_o 21._o x_o 21._o x_o 21._o xii_o 21._o x_o 21._o x_o 22._o ix_o 22._o viii_o 22._o xi_o 22._o ix_o 22._o xi_o 22._o ix_o 22._o xi_o 22._o ix_o 22._o ix_o 22._o xi_o 22._o ix_o 22._o ix_o 23._o viii_o 23._o vii_o 23._o x_o 23._o viii_o 23._o x_o 23._o viii_o 23._o x_o 23._o viii_o 23._o viii_o 23._o x_o 23._o viii_o 23._o viii_o 24._o vii_o 24._o vi_o 24._o ix_o 24._o vii_o 24._o ix_o 24._o vii_o 24._o ix_o 24._o vii_o 24._o vii_o 24._o ix_o 24._o vii_o 24._o vii_o 25._o vi_o 25._o v_o 25._o viii_o 25._o vi_o 25._o viii_o 25._o vi_o 25._o viii_o 25._o vi_o 25._o vi_o 25._o viii_o 25._o vi_o 25._o vi_o 26._o v_o 26._o iv_o 26._o vii_o 26._o v_o 26._o vii_o 26._o v_o 26._o vii_o 26._o v_o 26._o v_o 26._o vii_o 26._o v_o 26._o v_o 27._o iv_o 27._o iii_o 27._o vi_o 27._o iv_o 27._o vi_o 27._o iv_o 27._o vi_o 27._o iv_o 27._o iv_o 27._o vi_o 27._o iv_o 27._o iv_o 28._o iii_o 28._o prid._n 28._o v_o 28._o iii_o 28._o v_o 28._o iii_o 28._o v_o 28._o iii_o 28._o iii_o 28._o v_o 28._o iii_o 28._o iii_o 29._o prid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 29._o iv_o 29._o prid._n 29._o iv_o 29._o prid._n 29._o iv_o 29._o prid._n 29._o prid._n 29._o iv_o 29._o prid._n 29._o prid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 30._o iii_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 30._o iii_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 30._o iii_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 30._o iii_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 31._o prid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 31._o prid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 31._o prid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 31._o prid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr and_o to_o add_v the_o great_a weight_n and_o authority_n to_o this_o law_n he_o appoint_v the_o high-priest_n to_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n and_o enjoin_v they_o to_o signify_v to_o the_o people_n the_o time_n and_o manner_n in_o which_o this_o intercalation_n of_o extraordinary_a day_n must_v be_v make_v but_o these_o priest_n either_o through_o ignorance_n or_o malice_n bring_v the_o account_n of_o time_n and_o other_o matter_n depend_v upon_o it_o into_o so_o great_a confusion_n that_o the_o festival_n happen_v at_o such_o season_n as_o be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o the_o time_n of_o their_o institution_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o autumn_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o spring_n and_o those_o of_o harvest_n in_o the_o middle_a of_o winter_n this_o disorder_n come_v to_o so_o great_a a_o height_n that_o when_o julius_n caesar_n be_v dictator_n and_o highpriest_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n he_o think_v the_o reformation_n of_o the_o calendar_n to_o be_v a_o thing_n well_o worthy_a of_o his_o care_n and_o necessary_a for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o for_o this_o purpose_n he_o fetch_v one_o sosigenes_n from_o alexandria_n who_o be_v esteem_v the_o best_a astronomer_n of_o that_o time_n and_o he_o by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o emperor_n after_o he_o have_v several_a time_n correct_v it_o himself_o declare_v that_o the_o destribution_n of_o time_n in_o the_o calendar_n can_v never_o be_v settle_v as_o certain_a and_o unalterable_a unless_o a_o principal_a regard_n be_v have_v to_o the_o annual_a course_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o future_a by_o a_o method_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v hitherto_o practise_v to_o adjust_a the_o lunar_a year_n by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n rather_o than_o accommodate_v the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o unequal_a law_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v motion_n and_o because_o it_o pass_v then_o for_o a_o thing_n certain_a among_o a_o stronomer_n that_o the_o annual_a period_n of_o the_o sun_n course_n be_v predse_o 365_o day_n and_o six_o hour_n therefore_o he_o resolve_v to_o give_v the_o whole_a time_n of_o 365_o day_n to_o the_o year_n in_o his_o calendar_n reserve_v the_o six_o hour_n to_o the_o end_n of_o four_o year_n when_o they_o make_v a_o whole_a day_n which_o he_o then_o add_v to_o the_o rest_n by_o way_n of_o intercalation_n so_o that_o this_o year_n do_v not_o consist_v of_o 365_o day_n as_o the_o other_o year_n do_v which_o he_o call_v common_a but_o of_o 366_o day_n and_o since_o according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o numa_n pompilius_n the_o intercalation_n of_o the_o month_n merâ—edonius_n be_v make_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o 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erit_fw-la he_o will_v not_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o old_a albutius_n when_o he_o command_v his_o slave_n any_o thing_n alcestis_n the_o daughter_n of_o pelias_n and_o wife_n of_o admetus_n king_n of_o thessaly_n apollo_n obtain_v of_o the_o destiny_n that_o if_o admetus_n can_v procure_v any_o person_n to_o die_v in_o his_o stead_n he_o shall_v live_v as_o many_o year_n as_o he_o have_v do_v already_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o admetus_n have_v refuse_v he_o that_o favour_n his_o wife_n alcestis_n offer_v to_o die_v for_o he_o hercules_n come_v unexpected_o and_o have_v hear_v what_o have_v pass_v go_v to_o the_o tomb_n of_o alcestis_n and_o rescue_v she_o from_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n and_o restore_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n other_o say_v he_o go_v down_o into_o hell_n and_o take_v she_o from_o proserpina_n euripides_n in_o his_o alcestis_n relate_v that_o hercules_n be_v entertain_v by_o admetus_n the_o day_n that_o alcestis_n his_o wife_n die_v and_o all_o his_o 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