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And that he who, entering into a church, doth not asperge himself with holy water, sinneth not, (461) if so be he do it _circa contemptum_.— The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)
Finally, the Padre took the asperge from the hands of one of the acolytes, and with a sign of the cross in benediction while he chanted the _Asperges_, gently sprinkled the holy water on the upturned face.— Black Spirits and White A Book of Ghost Stories
_chapon roti au cresson_; _asperge au branches_; _glace au chocolat_; _caf_; or: _potage au Crcy_; _turbot aux cpres_;— Manners and Social Usages

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