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friend_n as_o parent_n brethren_n sister_n both_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n shall_v have_v theiâ—_n long_a hair_n and_o offer_v it_o upon_o the_o hearse_n of_o the_o dead_a so_o achilles_n solemnize_v the_o funeral_n of_o his_o dear_a friend_n patroclus_n cut_v the_o fore_a lock_n of_o his_o hair_n to_o set_v it_o among_o many_o other_o of_o patroclus_n friend_n upon_o his_o hearse_n or_o tomb_n euripides_n funeral_n be_v of_o arâ—bâ—laus_n king_n of_o macedonia_n so_o honour_v that_o he_o lament_v euripides_n death_n with_o mourn_a apparel_n and_o with_o a_o shaâ—en_a head_n and_o beard_n according_a to_o the_o use_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o macedonian_n the_o great_a pomp_n and_o solemnity_n at_o the_o inauguration_n of_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n the_o pope_n of_o rome_n at_o his_o inauguration_n excel_v all_o other_o prince_n in_o solemnity_n