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its_o division_n first_o into_o three_o then_o into_o four_o part_n and_o some_o different_a opinion_n concern_v they_o reconcile_v the_o earth_n be_v as_o the_o heavy_a so_o the_o low_a subsidit_fw-la tellus_fw-la tho_o diverse_o admit_v not_o the_o water_n to_o be_v high_a than_o the_o earth_n of_o which_o opinion_n plato_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v place_v the_o spring_n of_o river_n and_o fountain_n in_o orco_fw-la or_o cavity_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o former_a opinion_n our_o famous_a buchanan_n elegant_o illustrate_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr sphaera_fw-la aspice_fw-la cumplevis_fw-la è_fw-la littore_fw-la concita_fw-la velis_fw-la puppis_fw-la eat_v sensim_fw-la se_fw-la subducente_fw-la carina_n linteaque_fw-la &_o suâ—mo_fw-la apparent_a carche_n siam_fw-it maio_n nec_fw-la minus_fw-la è_fw-la naviterram_fw-la spectantibus_fw-la unda_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la assurgens_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o argue_v rather_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v round_o nor_o that_o the_o sea_n or_o water_n be_v high_a than_o it_o so_o it_o may_v be_v confident_o enough_o say_v that_o the_o water_n be_v above_o about_o and_o in_o the_o earth_n yea_o and_o disperse_v through_o it_o as_o the_o blood_n be_v diffuse_v and_o disperse_v through_o the_o body_n or_o man_n or_o beast_n from_o its_o spring_n the_o liver_n the_o orcum_fw-la as_o we_o may_v say_v of_o it_o this_o earth_n always_o by_o the_o geographer_n of_o old_a be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n earth_n viz._n europe_n asia_n africa_n not_o know_v any_o further_a but_o suffer_v now_o a_o new_a partition_n or_o division_n since_o the_o day_n of_o columbus_n who_o in_o the_o year_n 1492_o by_o a_o enterprise_n to_o the_o eternal_a memory_n of_o his_o name_n make_v discovery_n of_o america_n america_n add_v by_o our_o modern_a map_n as_o a_o four_o part_n which_o according_a to_o our_o late_a navigator_n and_o discoverer_n shall_v be_v find_v to_o exceed_v the_o other_o three_o in_o extent_n from_o whence_o the_o gold_n 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