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This is Jupiter, of whom I speak, whom the Greeks call Air; who is wind and
clouds, and afterwards rain, and from rain comes cold, and after that, wind, and
again air. Therefore these elements of which I tell you are Jupiter, because with
them ...
This is Jupiter, of whom I speak, whom the Greeks call Air; who is wind and
clouds, and afterwards rain, and from rain comes cold, and after that, wind, and
again air. Therefore these elements of which I tell you are Jupiter, because with
them ...
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Sagittarius: 16th. Aetos rises. Thunder and lightning. Rain or wind or both.
Capricorn: 1 2th. South wind. Aquarius: 3rd. Storm. Unlucky day. 16th. Zephyr
begins to blow and remains. 43 days from the Solstice. Pisces: 4th. Halcyon days.
14th.
Sagittarius: 16th. Aetos rises. Thunder and lightning. Rain or wind or both.
Capricorn: 1 2th. South wind. Aquarius: 3rd. Storm. Unlucky day. 16th. Zephyr
begins to blow and remains. 43 days from the Solstice. Pisces: 4th. Halcyon days.
14th.
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And if in a young body one sows a noble education, this lives and flourishes
through the whole of his life, and neither rain nor drought destroys it. 6 1 . Nothing
is worse for mankind than anarchy. Hence our forefathers instilled obedience into
...
And if in a young body one sows a noble education, this lives and flourishes
through the whole of his life, and neither rain nor drought destroys it. 6 1 . Nothing
is worse for mankind than anarchy. Hence our forefathers instilled obedience into
...
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