When the Sea or Waters are put to signify a people or aggregate of nations, then by Islands are meant Cities or Temples by Islands the Courts of Temples for the building of Temples or Altars. By merchant Shipps Buildings, for commerce & profit such as are (trading towns to Nations,) Shops to Trades-men & Temples to Priests. – to Priests. By a navy of war-ships an Army. By rivers ( trains | Armies of men running to & fro such as are Armies [or the afflux of fforreigners]. By overflowing ffloods = Invasions. By the drying up of waters the decay of military strength. 25 By Reeds & Flaggs men By fountains of water cities & towns & by ffishes armies, or people . [Sometimes waters signify riches & then the Sea & Rivers must be interpreted accordingly.]
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When the Sea or Waters are put to signify a people or aggregate of nations, then by Islands are meant Cities or Temples by Islands the Courts of Temples for the building of Temples or Altars. By merchant Shipps Buildings, for commerce & profit such as are (trading towns to Nations,) Shops to Trades-men & Temples to Priests. – to Priests. By a navy of war-ships an Army. By rivers ( trains | Armies of men running to & fro such as are Armies [or the afflux of fforreigners]. By overflowing ffloods = Invasions. By the drying up of waters the decay of military strength. 25 By Reeds & Flaggs men By fountains of water cities & towns & by ffishes armies, or people . [Sometimes waters signify riches & then the Sea & Rivers must be interpreted accordingly.]" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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