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the advantage, when he sees the Pyramids.——

Now every word of this, quoth my uncle Toby, is Arabick to me.—I wish, said Yorick, 'twas so, to half the world.

[1]Ilus, continued my father, circumcised his whole army one morning.—Not without a court martial? cried my uncle Toby.—Though the learned, continued he, taking no notice of my uncle Toby's remark, but turning to Yorick,—are greatly divided still who Ilus was;—some say Saturn;—some the supream Being;—others, no more than a brigadier general under Pharoah neco.—Let him be who he will, said my uncle Toby, I know not by what article of war he could justify it.

  1. Ό Ιλος, τά άιδοία πϵριτέμνϵται. τἀυτὸ ποῑησαι καὶ τοὺς ἃμ΄ αυτῷ συμμὰχους καταναγκάσας. Sanchuniatho.

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