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... hour , when morning and evening thus sit together , hand in hand , beneath the starless sky of midnight ! From the church - tower in the public square the bell tolls the hour , with a soft musical chime ; and the watchman , whose watch ...
... hour , when morning and evening thus sit together , hand in hand , beneath the starless sky of midnight ! From the church - tower in the public square the bell tolls the hour , with a soft musical chime ; and the watchman , whose watch ...
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... hour , each half hour a hell of infernal pain ; and between each torment , a long distance of life - quelling time . Thus lay I five hours upon the rack , between four o'clock after- noon , and ten o'clock at night , having had ...
... hour , each half hour a hell of infernal pain ; and between each torment , a long distance of life - quelling time . Thus lay I five hours upon the rack , between four o'clock after- noon , and ten o'clock at night , having had ...
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... hours , then they work three hours , and upon that they go to sup- per . About eight of the clock in the evening ( counting one of the clock the first hour after noon ) they go to bed eight hours they give to sleep . All the void time ...
... hours , then they work three hours , and upon that they go to sup- per . About eight of the clock in the evening ( counting one of the clock the first hour after noon ) they go to bed eight hours they give to sleep . All the void time ...
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DAY SUBJECT 119 Of Improving by good Examples | 5 |
Primitive Christians | 9 |
Summer | 14 |
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