The Works of John Donne: With a Memoir of His Life, Volume 6John W. Parker, 1839 |
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... will do a thing in Israel , at which , both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle : that is , he would inflict a sudden death upon the father , for his indulgence to his Have ye not left such a dead son , dead in contumacy ...
... will do a thing in Israel , at which , both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle : that is , he would inflict a sudden death upon the father , for his indulgence to his Have ye not left such a dead son , dead in contumacy ...
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