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... sing . In making the selections , it was considered best to exclude the modern novel , a form of literature that scarcely lends itself to selection at all . With this exception , pretty much the whole field has been covered , though it ...
... sing . In making the selections , it was considered best to exclude the modern novel , a form of literature that scarcely lends itself to selection at all . With this exception , pretty much the whole field has been covered , though it ...
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... felt fear : would that host gladly find their homes ; 450 swered and said , " I cannot sing anything , CEDMON 19 From Genesis: The Garden of Eden; The Fall of Satan From Exodus: The Cloud by Day; The Drowning of Pharaoh.
... felt fear : would that host gladly find their homes ; 450 swered and said , " I cannot sing anything , CEDMON 19 From Genesis: The Garden of Eden; The Fall of Satan From Exodus: The Cloud by Day; The Drowning of Pharaoh.
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... sing . The man was . placed in worldly life until the time that he was of mature age , and had never learned any poem ; and he therefore often in convivial so- ciety , when , for the sake of mirth , it was re- solved that they all in ...
... sing . The man was . placed in worldly life until the time that he was of mature age , and had never learned any poem ; and he therefore often in convivial so- ciety , when , for the sake of mirth , it was re- solved that they all in ...
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... sing ? " Said he , " Sing me the origin of things . " When he receiyed this answer , then he began forthwith to sing , in praise of God the creator , the verses and the words which he had never heard , the order of which is this : " Now ...
... sing ? " Said he , " Sing me the origin of things . " When he receiyed this answer , then he began forthwith to sing , in praise of God the creator , the verses and the words which he had never heard , the order of which is this : " Now ...
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... sing their nocturns ? ' ' They answered , " It is not far to that . " He said , " It is well , let us await the hour . " then he prayed , and signed himself with Christ's cross , and reclined his head on the bol- ster , and slept for a ...
... sing their nocturns ? ' ' They answered , " It is not far to that . " He said , " It is well , let us await the hour . " then he prayed , and signed himself with Christ's cross , and reclined his head on the bol- ster , and slept for a ...
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