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to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o shepherd_n and_o be_v 2._o thus_o describe_v he_o be_v picture_v naked_a have_v horn_n in_o likeness_n of_o the_o sunne-beam_n a_o long_a beard_n his_o face_n red_a like_o the_o clear_a air_n in_o his_o breast_n the_o star_n nebris_fw-la the_o nether_a part_n of_o his_o body_n rough_a his_o foot_n like_o a_o goat_n in_o one_o hand_n he_o hold_v a_o pipe_n in_o the_o other_o a_o shepherd_n crook_n and_o always_o be_v imagine_v to_o laugh_v 1._o he_o be_v worship_v first_o in_o arcadia_n and_o there_o call_v the_o god_n pan_n lycaeus_n but_o afterward_o he_o be_v have_v in_o great_a esteem_n at_o rome_n 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o certain_a sacrifice_n &_o game_n call_v lupercalia_n be_v solemnize_v by_o the_o roman_n luper_n there_o he_o take_v the_o name_n inuus_n or_o as_o some_o say_v junus_n concern_v the_o time_n when_o these_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v it_o be_v upon_o the_o romulo_n unfortunate_a day_n of_o the_o month_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesiod_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d moreover_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o his_o marriage_n bed_n as_o likewise_o from_o diverse_a kind_n of_o meat_n and_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o go_v to_o sacrifice_n either_o himself_o or_o some_o inferior_a sâ—xton_n go_v before_o he_o with_o a_o rod_n or_o wand_n in_o his_o hand_n call_v commentaculum_fw-la numa_n use_v this_o form_n of_o word_n unto_o the_o people_n hoc_fw-la age_n attend_v this_o you_o be_v about_o which_o custom_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v its_o original_n from_o the_o grecian_n for_o before_o the_o time_n of_o sacrifice_n the_o grecian_a priest_n use_v almost_o the_o like_a speech_n unto_o his_o people_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o who_o be_v here_o the_o people_n answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o many_o man_n and_o good_a after_o this_o preparation_n than_o do_v the_o priest_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o altar_n rehearse_v certain_a prayer_n 1._o unto_o the_o 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