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strike_v any_o person_n chap._n xix_o concern_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o talapoin_n all_o the_o indies_n be_v full_a of_o talapoin_n indies_n divers_a kind_n of_o talapoin_n in_o the_o indies_n though_o they_o have_v not_o everywhere_o this_o name_n and_o live_v not_o everywhere_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n some_z marry_o and_o other_o strict_o observe_v celibacy_n some_o eat_v meat_n provide_v it_o be_v give_v they_o slay_v other_o never_o eat_v any_o some_o do_v kill_v animal_n other_o kill_v none_o at_o all_o and_o other_o do_v kill_v very_o rare_o and_o for_o some_o sacrifice_n their_o doctrine_n appear_v not_o more_o exact_o the_o same_o in_o all_o place_n though_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o be_v always_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o metempsychosis_n and_o their_o worship_n be_v also_o various_a though_o it_o always_o refer_v to_o the_o dead_a it_o seem_v that_o they_o believe_v all_o nature_n animate_v not_o only_o man_n animation_n how_o they_o believe_v the_o whole_a 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history_n of_o tonquin_n accuse_v confucius_n himself_o therewith_o father_n couplet_n to_o who_o we_o owe_v the_o translation_n of_o several_a of_o this_o philosopher_n work_n pretend_v to_o justify_v he_o and_o he_o at_o the_o same_o time_n recite_v several_a argument_n of_o the_o modern_a chineses_n by_o which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n whole_o conformable_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n that_o by_o the_o secret_a but_o certain_a sympathy_n between_o virtue_n and_o felicity_n and_o between_o vice_n and_o infelicity_n virtue_n must_v always_o be_v prosperous_a and_o vice_n always_o unhappy_a but_o in_o truth_n their_o argument_n be_v so_o elevate_v and_o so_o force_v and_o correspond_v so_o ill_o to_o the_o language_n of_o their_o ancestor_n that_o it_o be_v very_o apparent_a that_o they_o be_v only_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o great_a extravagancy_n of_o imagination_n which_o be_v not_o in_o their_o ancestor_n the_o siamese_n do_v not_o 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the_o chineses_n do_v name_n chekia_a for_o the_o author_n of_o this_o doctrine_n the_o chineses_n report_n that_o the_o bonzee_n and_o their_o doctrine_n come_v to_o they_o from_o the_o indies_n in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o mim-ti_a which_o answer_v to_o the_o 65_o of_o our_o salvation_n and_o as_o they_o love_v to_o give_v the_o origin_n of_o all_o thing_n they_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o siamese_n name_v i_o kia_n who_o be_v the_o author_n thereof_o about_o one_o thousand_o year_n before_o the_o nativity_n of_o jesus_n christ_n though_o the_o siamese_n themselves_o do_v pretend_v no_o such_o thing_n and_o who_o boast_v antiquity_n in_o all_o thing_n like_o all_o the_o other_o indian_n they_o imagine_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o metempsychosis_n be_v as_o ancient_a as_o the_o soul_n themselves_o the_o japponneses_n do_v call_v the_o chekia_a of_o the_o chinese_n chaka_n and_o the_o tonquineses_n have_v corrupt_v this_o same_o word_n after_o another_o 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