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the_o religion_n of_o â—he_n armenian_n be_v spot_v with_o many_o absurdity_n the_o great_a battle_n fight_v between_o two_o great_a bassa_n &_o delymenthes_n a_o valiant_a nobleman_n of_o persiâ—â—_n the_o ecmenick_n land_n the_o â—ake_z actamar_n callâ—â—_n in_o ancient_a tiâ—â—_n martiana_n solyman_n after_o ten_o day_n siege_n take_v the_o city_n van._n the_o river_n araxis_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o hill_n taurus_n the_o river_n cirus_n the_o river_n canac_n the_o mountaâ—â—_n anti-taurus_n the_o mountain_n gordaeus_n joseph_n antâ—quitat_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o fruitful_a propagation_n aâ—ter_v the_o flood_n rheubarb_n berosuâ—_n manasseus_fw-la damasceâ—_n noah_n write_v book_n hierome_n the_o egyptian_a nicholas_n damascene_fw-la the_o river_n araxis_n the_o chiulfallines_n great_a drinker_n of_o wine_n but_o no_o quarreller_n in_o drink_n chiulfal_n much_o endanger_v in_o the_o last_o war_n between_o thâ—_n turk_n and_o thâ—_n persian_a the_o mortal_a battle_n seek_v 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ahashuerosh_n justin._n lib._n 3._o darius_n longimanus_fw-la darius_n the_o jeweâ—_n confute_v daniel_n 9.25_o the_o jew_n surmise_n that_o the_o messiah_n live_v in_o the_o world_n invisible_o herodo_fw-la lib._n 7._o as_o the_o captivity_n grow_v at_o three_o time_n so_o the_o return_n be_v at_o three_o time_n the_o river_n bindamir_n alexander_n at_o the_o request_n of_o a_o strumpet_n fiâ—eth_v peâ—sepolis_n excellent_a armour_n make_v in_o syras_n batan_n a_o commodious_a porâ—_n town_n in_o the_o persian_a gulf_n for_o the_o east_n indian_a company_n the_o river_n jesdri_n nin_v close_o by_o batan_n herodot_n lib._n 5._o cassiod_n lib._n 7._o â—ariar_n â—pist_v 15._o the_o river_n châ—aspes_n the_o description_n of_o ninevie_n the_o magnificent_a build_n of_o ninevie_n by_o ninus_n ninus_n reign_v in_o nineuâ—e_n the_o rich_a and_o sumptuous_a tomb_n of_o ninus_n his_o epitaph_n sardanapolus_fw-la the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o assyrian_n sardanapalus_n destroy_v himself_o his_o 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fidei_fw-la the_o mouth_n c._n hell_n anna_n a_o town_n in_o arabia_n the_o camâ—ll_v a_o commodious_a beast_n