Chapter XC
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“De balena vero sufficit, si rex habeat caput, et regina caudam.” Bracton, l. 3. c. 3.
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Chapter XC · Heads Or Tails
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“De
balena
vero
sufficit,
si
rex
habeat
caput,
et
regina
caudam.”
Bracton,
l.
3.
c.
3.
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Chapter XC · Heads Or Tails
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Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“De
balena
vero
sufficit,
si
rex
habeat
caput,
et
regina
caudam.”
Line 2
Bracton,
l.
Line 3
3.
Line 4
c.
Line 5
3.
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3
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balena
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Bracton
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c
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caput
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caudam
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De
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et
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habeat
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l
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regina
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rex
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si
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sufficit
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vero
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