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Nam cernebat variis dæmones rugire cruciatibus, & ante sepulchra sanctorum ululare, homines more luporum vocibus latrare canum, fremere leonum, sibilare serpentum, mugire taurorum, alios rotare caput & post tergum terram vertice tangere, suspensisque pede fæminis vestes non defluere in faciem_.
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John Isaac Newton 1684
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[49]: _Plaudere_, IEuroII "II1/2, _sibilare_ or _exsibilare, explodere, eicere_ were expressions used to indicate approval or disapproval.
The Dramatic Values in Plautus Wilton Wallace Blanck�� 1916
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