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... region of the cosmos , the region of change on earth . As moon she was constant to the earth , though wielding rule through her power to be inconstant in her aspect . She reflected the light of the sun of justice . Where the generosity ...
... region of the cosmos , the region of change on earth . As moon she was constant to the earth , though wielding rule through her power to be inconstant in her aspect . She reflected the light of the sun of justice . Where the generosity ...
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... region but had regional rights of territory . Values were warrior values . The strength of a clan lay in its fighting men , among whom a caste system prevailed - horse and foot , followers and attendants , from the galloglas or heavy ...
... region but had regional rights of territory . Values were warrior values . The strength of a clan lay in its fighting men , among whom a caste system prevailed - horse and foot , followers and attendants , from the galloglas or heavy ...
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... region , the higher and upper part , enclosed the elementary region , the part below the moon's sphere ( sublunary ) , ' in which are all corruptible bodies and things harmed by diverse alterations except the mind of man ' . As a ...
... region , the higher and upper part , enclosed the elementary region , the part below the moon's sphere ( sublunary ) , ' in which are all corruptible bodies and things harmed by diverse alterations except the mind of man ' . As a ...
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