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arabia_n and_o libya_n do_v confer_v and_o contribute_v also_o their_o water_n for_o that_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v light_a and_o sandy_a eudoxus_n say_v that_o the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n assign_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o the_o great_a reins_n and_o the_o antiperistasis_n or_o contrary_n occurse_v of_o season_n for_o that_o when_o it_o be_v summer_n with_o we_o who_o inhabit_v within_o the_o zone_n towards_o the_o summer_n tropic_n it_o be_v winter_n with_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o the_o opposite_a zone_n under_o the_o winter_n tropic_n whereupon_o say_v he_o proceed_v this_o great_a inundation_n of_o water_n break_v down_o unto_o the_o river_n nilus_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o soul_n thales_n be_v the_o first_o that_o define_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o nature_n move_v always_o or_o have_v motion_n of_o itself_o pythagoras_n say_v it_o be_v a_o certain_a number_n move_v itself_o and_o this_o number_n he_o take_v for_o intelligence_n or_o understanding_n plato_n suppose_v it_o 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the_o other_o by_o this_o mean_n may_v be_v more_o punish_v 54_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o in_o the_o city_n of_o samos_n they_o invocate_v venus_n of_o dexicreon_n be_v it_o for_o that_o that_o when_o in_o time_n past_o the_o woman_n of_o samos_n be_v exceed_o give_v to_o enormous_a wantonness_n &_o lechery_n so_o that_o the_o break_v out_o into_o many_o lewd_a act_n there_o be_v one_o dexicreon_n a_o mountebank_n or_o cozen_a juggler_n who_o by_o i_o wot_v not_o what_o ceremonies_z and_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n cure_v they_o of_o their_o unbridled_a lust_n or_o because_o this_o dexicreon_n be_v a_o merchant-venturer_n who_o do_v traffic_n and_o trade_n by_o sea_n go_v into_o the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n &_o when_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o load_v or_o charge_v his_o ship_n with_o merchandise_n venus_n command_v he_o to_o freight_v it_o with_o nothing_o else_o but_o water_n and_o then_o immediate_o to_o hoist_v up_o sail_n according_a to_o which_o he_o do_v and_o have_v put_v a_o 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