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the_o sun_n in_o ♌_o all_o england_n together_o by_o the_o ear_n the_o civil_a war_n prevail_v the_o scot_n return_v home_o again_o in_o 1646._o the_o english_a go_v into_o ireland_n and_o subdue_v it_o 1652._o a_o great_a eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n two_o of_o the_o mâ—on_n a_o two-handed_a sword_n see_v in_o the_o air_n in_o cheshire_n army_n of_o man_n encounter_v each_o other_o in_o the_o air_n see_v in_o the_o north_n a_o comet_n in_o ♉_o and_o ♊_o the_o english_a subdue_v scotland_n and_o beat_v the_o dutch_a at_o sea_n they_o beat_v the_o french_a at_o sea_n this_o year_n also_o the_o lord_n general_n cromwell_n in_o 1653._o make_v lord_n protector_n of_o all_o britain_n and_o ireland_n 1654._o a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n a_o earthquake_n in_o the_o west_n of_o england_n apparition_n in_o the_o air_n in_o the_o north_n of_o england_n a_o very_a great_a rain_n in_o bohemia_n the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n dies_fw-la english_z take_v jamaica_n 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terris_fw-la coeloque_fw-la tuentur_fw-la mortales_fw-la pavidis_fw-la quam_fw-la pendent_fw-la mentibus_fw-la saepe_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la animos_fw-la humileis_fw-la formidine_fw-la diuûm_fw-la 1.6_o depressosque_fw-la premunt_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la propterea_fw-la quod_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la causarum_fw-la confer_v deorum_fw-la cogit_fw-la ad_fw-la imperium_fw-la res_fw-la &_o concedere_fw-la regnum_fw-la &_o quorum_fw-la operum_fw-la causas_fw-la nulla_fw-la ratione_fw-la videre_fw-la possunt_fw-la haec_fw-la fieri_fw-la divino_fw-la numine_fw-la rentur_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o english_v by_o one_o those_o bugbear_n meteor_n which_o the_o timorous_a eye_n of_o pavid_n mortal_n wonder_v at_o in_o the_o sky_n and_o those_o unfrequent_a prodigy_n that_o appear_v on_o earth_n while_n their_o weak_a soul_n be_v fool_v by_o fear_n be_v the_o sole_a charm_n that_o do_v emasculate_a and_o cheat_v man_n mind_n to_o a_o belief_n of_o fate_n and_o some_o vindictive_a numen_fw-la for_o 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