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2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o here_o be_v one_o circumstance_n more_o in_o the_o text_n about_o this_o vision_n very_o lethargunâ—_n sopor_fw-la est_fw-la somnus_o profundior_fw-la somnus_o est_fw-fr plus_fw-la quam_fw-la do_v miâ—aâ—io_fw-la &_o sopor_fw-la plus_fw-la quam_fw-la somnus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la gravem_fw-la somnum_fw-la imo_fw-la plus_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la somnum_fw-la profundum_fw-la somnum_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la lethargunâ—_n remarkable_a it_o be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o night_n but_o in_o the_o night_n when_o deep_a sleep_n fall_v on_o man_n or_o on_o sorrowful_a man_n man_n weary_v with_o labour_n and_o travel_v this_o be_v a_o more_o distinct_a description_n of_o the_o time_n than_o the_o former_a