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obtâ—…rantis_fw-la aures_fw-la 〈◊〉_d the_o wrathful_a man_n as_o a_o dragon_n fold_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fraudâ—…lent_a man_n as_o a_o 13._o fox_n quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propheâ—…ae_fw-la tui_fw-la israel_n the_o oppressor_n 32._o as_o a_o wolf_n benjamin_n lupus_fw-la rapaâ—…_n the_o lustful_a man_n 10._o as_o a_o goat_n irâ—…tus_fw-la est_fw-la furor_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o super_fw-la caprâ—…s_fw-la visiâ—…abo_fw-la the_o lascivious_a man_n as_o a_o horse_n equi_fw-la amâ—…tores_fw-la in_o faeminas_fw-la &_o emissarij_fw-la facti_fw-la sant_z the_o murderer_n as_o a_o serpent_n 〈◊〉_d dan_n 2._o ooluber_n in_o via_fw-la the_o tyrant_n as_o a_o pard_n quasi_fw-la pardus_n laedet_fw-la eos_fw-la the_o ambitious_a man_n as_o a_o eagle_n si_fw-la exaltatus_fw-la fueris_fw-la fieut_n aquila_fw-la trahant_fw-la te_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la the_o backbiter_n as_o a_o dog_n quare_fw-la maledicit_fw-la canis_fw-la hic_fw-la domino_fw-la meo_fw-la regi_fw-la the_o filthy_a man_n as_o a_o 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