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to_o hear_v the_o corn_n and_o the_o wine_n and_o the_o oil_n and_o these_o to_o hear_v jezreel_n 2.22_o hos_fw-la 2.22_o this_o be_v that_o sight_n which_o the_o poor_a heathen_n have_v some_o glimpse_n of_o in_o the_o night_n of_o gentilism_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o poetical_a fancy_n of_o the_o chain_n fasten_v to_o jupiter_n chair_n and_o reach_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v more_o when_o god_n finish_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o he_o leave_v they_o like_o a_o well_o govern_v army_n stand_v in_o battel-aray_n every_o one_o set_v in_o his_o rank_n every_o one_o order_v to_o march_v on_o in_o his_o way_n and_o none_o to_o break_v their_o rank_n no_o one_o to_o thrust_v another_o so_o that_o if_o the_o greatness_n and_o glory_n of_o king_n solomon_n and_o the_o goodly_a order_n of_o his_o house_n or_o court_n be_v a_o sight_n which_o put_v the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n to_o a_o ecstasy_n what_o a_o sight_n have_v it_o 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