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the_o dead_a body_n from_o daphne_n 1630._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d juliani_n misopog_n pag._n 97._o edit_fw-la parisi_n 1630._o some_o of_o the_o most_o modest_a among_o you_o attribute_v that_o which_o happen_v to_o the_o temple_n of_o daphne_n to_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o god_n for_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o bone_n other_o whether_o secret_o or_o no_o fire_v the_o temple_n which_o be_v a_o horrid_a spectacle_n to_o other_o but_o afford_v your_o people_n much_o pleasure_n and_o as_o yet_o by_o your_o senate_n be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o i_o before_o the_o fire_n that_o god_n have_v leave_v this_o temple_n for_o the_o statue_n when_o i_o first_o enter_v in_o show_v as_o much_o to_o i_o and_o to_o those_o that_o believe_v not_o this_o i_o call_v the_o great_a sun_n to_o witness_v it_o how_o frivolous_a julian_n accusation_n of_o the_o christian_n for_o burn_a this_o temple_n be_v be_v obvious_a to_o every_o eye_n who_o be_v too_o narrow_o 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