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tree_n that_o distil_v water_n continual_o as_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o iron_n in_o the_o canary_n these_o tree_n be_v ever_o hood_v with_o a_o thick_a cloud_n which_o moisten_v they_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o yield_v sufficient_a to_o water_v all_o their_o field_n of_o sugarcane_n whereas_o that_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o iron_n distil_v but_o at_o certain_a hour_n finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o principal_a and_o most_o remarkable_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n a._n alexandria_n page_n 2._o aleppo_n page_n 30.5_o aman_n a_o town_n ibid._n aman_n a_o river_n ibid._n antioch_n page_z 4_o the_o author_n preserve_v page_n 3_o amon_n a_o mountain_n page_z 5_o arnon_n a_o torrent_n page_z 8_o a_o sad_a accident_n in_o the_o desert_n page_z 10_o apparitions_z in_o the_o desert_n ibid._n arabian_a robber_n ibid._n the_o three_o arabia_n page_z 11_o aden_n page_n 13_o arabia_n the_o happy_a page_n 18_o alibenali_n page_n 18_o albacoure_v a_o mountain_n page_n 23_o aden_n how_o fortify_v page_n 24_o ass_n of_o dalascia_fw-la page_n 26_o amorous_a dame_n page_n 56.30_o reca_n page_n 28_o abrazador_n ibid._n amurath_n slay_v by_o a_o tribullian_a soldier_n disguise_v like_o a_o deruis_fw-la page_n 39_o amicabir_n page_n 40_o amiracor_n ibid._n agelep_n page_n 41_o areca_n a_o fruit_n common_a in_o the_o indies_n page_n 45_o a_o accident_n page_n 47_o anthropophage_n page_n 65_o a_o vast_a army_n page_n 72_o a_o prodigious_a age_n page_n 86_o andreman_n a_o island_n page_n 90_o a_o sad_a accident_n ibid._n amber_n gris._n page_n 99_o admirable_a obedience_n page_n 121_o adultery_n punish_v page_n 141_o accident_n to_o the_o author_n page_n 143_o army_n in_o the_o east_n vast_a page_n 148_o ape_n page_n 149.159_o adventure_n of_o amador_n a_o limner_n page_n 176_o asia_n page_n 182_o africa_n describe_v page_n 177_o african_n that_o adore_v the_o sun_n page_n 180_o africa_n prodigious_a in_o greatness_n page_n 181_o africa_n as_o it_o be_v divide_v ibid._n aquiloa_o a_o kingdom_n town_n and_o island_n page_n 191_o abyssins_n imprint_n a_o cross_n upon_o their_o flesh_n page_n 196_o agisimba_n a_o country_n the_o history_n and_o strange_a adventure_n of_o prince_n alfondi_n page_n 204_o a_o history_n of_o the_o amour_n of_o princess_n abderane_n page_n 206_o the_o author_n voyage_n into_o ethiope_n page_n 211_o the_o country_n of_o the_o abyssins_n know_a ancient_o by_o the_o name_n of_o ethiope_n under_o egypt_n page_n 212_o the_o abyssins_n reverence_n to_o sacred_a place_n page_n 216_o saint_n abiblicanus_n venerable_a in_o bagamidri_n page_n 218_o amazon_n page_n 219_o arietes_n apostles_n page_n 226_o amara_fw-la a_o mountain_n page_n 238_o archer_n excellent_a page_n 257_o a_o unfortunate_a accident_n to_o the_o author_n ibid._n attire_v of_o the_o lady_n in_o cairo_n page_n 276_o ammon_n a_o oracle_n page_n 279_o alexandria_n page_n 281_o the_o author_n arrival_n at_o marseils_n page_n 284_o the_o author_n take_v by_o the_o 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