enemy_n be_v drive_v beyond_o the_o river_n he_o shall_v be_v seize_v upon_o without_o by_o the_o trick_n of_o the_o bird._n annot._n the_o meaning_n of_o this_o be_v that_o many_o courtier_n call_v here_o palace_n bird_n shall_v be_v justle_v out_o of_o favour_n by_o another_o principal_a bird_n that_o be_v a_o great_a courtier_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o prince_n shall_v come_v to_o his_o own_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n seem_v to_o foretell_v that_o the_o say_v principal_a courtier_n shall_v seize_v upon_o the_o prince_n notwithstanding_o that_o some_o succour_n shall_v come_v to_o his_o help_n which_o shall_v be_v beat_v back_o beyond_o the_o river_n xxiv_o french_a bestes_n farouch_v de_fw-fr faim_fw-fr fleuves_fw-mi traner_n plus_fw-fr part_n du_fw-fr champ_n encontre_fw-fr ister_n sera_fw-fr en_fw-fr cage_n de_fw-fr fer_fw-fr le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr fera_fw-fr traisner_n quand_fw-fr rien_fw-fr enfant_fw-fr de_fw-fr german_a n'observera_fw-fr english_a wild_a beast_n for_o hunger_n shall_v swim_v over_o river_n most_o part_n of_o the_o field_n shall_v be_v near_o ister_n into_o a_o iron_n cage_n he_o shall_v cause_v the_o great_a one_o to_o be_v drawâ—_n when_o the_o child_n of_o german_a shall_v observe_v nothing_o annot._n ister_n be_v a_o river_n german_n be_v a_o proper_a name_n of_o some_o considerable_a person_n who_o son_n shall_v not_o observe_v or_o take_v notice_n when_o that_o eminent_a person_n mention_v here_o shall_v be_v draw_v into_o a_o iron_n cage_n xxv_o french_a la_fw-fr garde_n estrange_v trahira_n forteresse_n espoir_fw-fr &_o umbre_v de_fw-fr plus_fw-fr haut_fw-fr marriage_n garde_n deceüe_v fort_n prin_v dedans_fw-fr la_fw-fr press_n loire_n saone_n rhosne_fw-fr gar_o a_o mort_fw-fr outrage_n english_a the_o garrison_n of_o stranger_n shall_v betray_v the_o fort_n under_o the_o hope_n and_o shadow_n of_o a_o high_a match_n the_o garrison_n shall_v be_v deceive_v and_o the_o fort_n take_v in_o the_o crowd_n loire_n saone_n rhosne_fw-fr 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prince_n who_o leave_v his_o country_n shall_v come_v over_o the_o apennine_a mountain_n which_o divide_v italy_n and_o come_v as_o far_o as_o france_n destroy_v all_o before_o he_o xxx_o french_a un_fw-fr qui_fw-fr les_fw-fr dieux_fw-fr d'_fw-fr annibal_n infernaux_fw-fr fera_fw-fr renaistre_fw-mi effrayeur_fw-fr des_fw-fr humains_n onc_fw-fr plus_fw-fr d'horreur_fw-fr ne_fw-fr plus_fw-fr dire_fw-fr journaux_fw-fr qu'avint_fw-fr viendra_fw-fr par_fw-fr babel_n aux_fw-fr roman_n english_a one_o that_o shall_v cause_v the_o infernal_a god_n of_o hannibal_n to_o live_v again_o the_o terror_n of_o mankind_n there_o be_v never_o more_o horror_n not_o to_o say_v ill_a day_n do_v happen_v or_o shall_v to_o the_o roman_n by_o babel_n annot._n this_o prophecy_n be_v concern_v charles_n v._o emperor_n who_o sack_v rome_n take_v the_o pope_n prisoner_n and_o fill_v it_o with_o more_o horror_n and_o slaughter_n than_o hannibal_n do_v though_o a_o heathen_a xxxi_o french_a en_fw-fr campanie_n le_fw-fr cassilin_n fera_fw-fr tant_fw-fr quon_n ne_fw-la verra_fw-mi que_fw-fr d'aux_fw-fr les_fw-fr champ_v couvers_a devant_fw-fr apres_fw-fr la_fw-fr pluye_fw-mi de_fw-fr long_a temps_fw-fr hormis_n les_fw-fr arbres_fw-fr rien_fw-fr lon_fw-fr verra_fw-mi de_fw-mi vert_n english_a in_o campania_n the_o cassilin_n shall_v so_o behave_v himself_o that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v see_v but_o field_n cover_v with_o garlic_n before_o and_o after_o it_o shall_v not_o rain_v for_o a_o good_a while_n except_o the_o tree_n no_o green_a shall_v be_v see_v annot._n this_o have_v a_o dependence_n upon_o the_o forego_n stanza_n for_o campania_n be_v the_o province_n wherein_o rome_n be_v seat_v and_o cassilin_n call_v campania_n di_fw-it roma_fw-it be_v the_o same_o as_o castillan_n because_o charles_n v._o be_v not_o only_a emperor_n but_o also_o king_n of_o spain_n the_o chief_a province_n of_o which_o be_v castilia_n therefore_o the_o author_n describe_v here_o the_o misery_n and_o devastation_n 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qui_fw-fr discend_fw-la de_fw-fr verone_n par_fw-fr lors_fw-fr qu'au_fw-fr pau_n guidera_fw-mi son_n entrée_n vn_fw-fr grand_fw-fr naufrage_fw-la &_o non_fw-fr moins_fw-fr en_fw-fr garonne_n quand_fw-fr ceux_fw-fr de_fw-fr genes_n marcheront_n leur_fw-fr contrée_n english_a in_o the_o torrent_n which_o come_v
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great_a neighbour_n that_o be_v the_o empire_n shall_v follow_v his_o step_n that_o be_v be_v put_v down_o too_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n be_v plain_a lxiv_o french_a le_fw-fr chef_fw-fr de_fw-fr perseus_n remplira_fw-la grand_fw-fr olchade_n class_n trireme_a contre_fw-fr gent_n mahometique_n de_fw-fr parthe_n &_o mede_n &_o pillar_n les_fw-fr cyclades_n repos_n long_v temps_fw-fr au_fw-fr grand_fw-fr port_n jonique_fw-la english_a the_o head_n of_o persia_n shall_v fill_v a_o great_a olchade_n a_o fleet_n of_o galley_n against_o the_o mahometan_a nation_n from_o parthia_n and_o media_n they_o shall_v come_v to_o plunder_v the_o cyclades_n a_o long_a rest_n shall_v be_v on_o the_o jonique_fw-la port._n annot._n i_o can_v not_o find_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o olchade_n the_o second_o verse_n be_v plain_a parthia_n and_o media_n be_v two_o kingdom_n depend_v from_o that_o of_o persia_n the_o island_n of_o cyclades_n be_v in_o the_o aegean_a sea_n and_o be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o 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the_o sign_n of_o the_o halfe-hog_n shall_v cause_v chalon_n and_o mascon_n to_o be_v friend_n annot._n the_o two_o first_o verse_n be_v plain_a as_o for_o the_o three_o verse_n i_o can_v not_o find_v who_o that_o old_a man_n shall_v be_v that_o shall_v be_v bear_v at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o half-hog_n chalon_n and_o mascon_n be_v two_o city_n in_o france_n the_o first_o in_o champagne_n the_o last_o in_o burgundy_n lxx_o french_a la_fw-fr grand_fw-fr bretagne_n comprise_v d'_fw-fr d'angleterre_fw-fr viendra_fw-fr par_fw-fr eau_fw-fr si_fw-fr haut_fw-fr a_fw-fr inondre_fw-fr la_fw-fr ligue_n nevue_v d'_fw-fr ausone_fw-mi fera_fw-fr gerre_fw-fr que_fw-fr contre_fw-fr eux_fw-fr ils_fw-fr se_fw-fr viendront_fw-fr bander_n english_a great_a britain_n comprehend_v in_o england_n shall_v suffer_v so_o great_a a_o inundation_n by_o water_n the_o new_a league_n of_o ausone_n shall_v make_v war_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v stand_v against_o they_o annot._n this_o prophecy_n be_v divide_v in_o 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