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... holy such a vast number of saints ' days , as practically to shorten the lives of the people very materially . I believe that one - third out of the number of days in the year are " kept holy , " or rather kept stupid , in honour of the ...
... holy such a vast number of saints ' days , as practically to shorten the lives of the people very materially . I believe that one - third out of the number of days in the year are " kept holy , " or rather kept stupid , in honour of the ...
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... holy , " a title of honour , which , with the privilege of wearing the green turban , he well deserved , not only from the blood of the Prophet that glowed in his veins , but from the well - known sanc- tity of his life , and the length ...
... holy , " a title of honour , which , with the privilege of wearing the green turban , he well deserved , not only from the blood of the Prophet that glowed in his veins , but from the well - known sanc- tity of his life , and the length ...
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... holy Shereef , " and the rest of my Moslem men ; for the one glittering summit was the head of a minaret , and the rest of the seeming village that had veiled itself so meekly under the shades of evening was Christian Nazareth ! Within ...
... holy Shereef , " and the rest of my Moslem men ; for the one glittering summit was the head of a minaret , and the rest of the seeming village that had veiled itself so meekly under the shades of evening was Christian Nazareth ! Within ...
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... holy Virgin was kneeling . I had been journeying ( cheerily indeed , for the voices of my followers were ever within my hear- ing , but yet ) , as it were , in solitude , for I had no correctness of the opinion which has fixed upon this ...
... holy Virgin was kneeling . I had been journeying ( cheerily indeed , for the voices of my followers were ever within my hear- ing , but yet ) , as it were , in solitude , for I had no correctness of the opinion which has fixed upon this ...
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... holy mystery , or of some new , rapturous , and daring sin , I knelt , and bowed down my face till I met the smooth rock with my lips . One moment- one moment -my heart , or some old pagan demon within me woke up , and fiercely bounded ...
... holy mystery , or of some new , rapturous , and daring sin , I knelt , and bowed down my face till I met the smooth rock with my lips . One moment- one moment -my heart , or some old pagan demon within me woke up , and fiercely bounded ...
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