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10. Ibid, stanza 41.

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14. Ibid, stanza 1-8.

15. Ibid, ref 8, chapter 20, stanzas 11-13.

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19. Ibid, ref 13, chapter 13, stanza 25.

20. Ibid, ref 8, chapter 30, stanzas 6-11.

21. Ibid, ref 16, chapter 8, stanzas 112 -115.

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23. Ibid, chapter 24, stanza 10.

24. Ibid, chapter 21.

25. Ibid, ref 8, chapter 20.

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30. Ibid, ref 16, chapter 7, stanzas 33, 43.

31. Ibid, ref 13, chapter 13.

32. Ibid, ref 8, chapter 2.

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