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Hi hunchback,
The following link has the quatrains in the original French as well as modern French and modern English translations.
esoterism.com
For Example Century 1 Quatrain 69
Original French
La grand montagne ronde de sept stades,
Apres paix, guerre, faim, inodation,
Roulera loin abismant grands contrades,
Mesmes antiques, & grands fondation.
Modern French
La grand montagne ronde de sept stades,
Après paix, guerre, faim, innondation,
Roulera loin abîmant grands contrades,
Mesmes antiques, et grand fondation.
Modern English
The great mountain seven stadia round,
After peace, war, famine, flooding,
It will spread far, drowning great [countries],
Even antiquities, and their great foundations.
What is interesting, is that this quatraine may refer to the size of the comet and confirm a hit on water.
Stadia is an ancient Greek measure of distance, based on the length of a course and equal to about 185 meters (607 feet). - The comet's diameter would be 1353 feet ~ 1/4 mile.
Having the original french as well as the modern french often makes it possible to get automatic translations that make sense. Otherwise, you just wind up with a bunch of rejected words.
John
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