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  • Habemus ad dominum, that is to say: We heave them to God, and therefore the people, that there in such hour or in that time hath not set their hearts to

    The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900

  • S. Jerome exposeth it thus: Alle, id est cantate, lu, id est laudem, ye, id est deum vel dominum, that is to say: Sing you lauding to our Lord Jesu Christ.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900

  • The tone was pretty, and he added some striking ornaments and expressive nuances while maintaining admirable clarity and agility in the rapid passages, as in Kaspar Förster's gorgeous "Laudate dominum omnes gentes."

    Review: Helsinki Baroque Orchestra at Library of Congress Charles T. Downey 2010

  • I love repeating “venite adoremus!” over and over, building in volume till I could belt “dominum!”

    Music Monday: Christmas Songs | Mind on Fire 2008

  • And if anyone has a dog and is slightly dyslexic, that one will know that dogs are gods in their own sphere and like any self-respecting donkey can tell you the word of God - at least that you are loved - ut animalia viderent dominum natum - that's in Job too but I forget where;-.

    Jesus and the Resurrection around the Blogosphere James F. McGrath 2008

  • “Scito dominum,” said Cato, “pro totâ familiâ rem divinam facere”: “No priest at a birth, no priest at a marriage, no priest at a death,” is the aspiration of the present Rationalistic School.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • The individual must never have known pollution; he must turn towards the east, and pronounce the words, Abraxa per dominum nostrum, after which he will see in a glass of water whatever he pleases.

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • [4568] Multi Romam non ut urbem pulcherrimam, aut urbis et orbis dominum Octavianum, sed ut hunc unum inviserent audirentque, a

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • In superiori verò montis vertice, est Capella, quam dicunt Moysis, et illic rupis seruans adhuc corporis eius formam impressam dum se abscondit, viritus dominum respicere in facie.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Accedentes verò ad praedictum dominum, sempèr sibi aliquid offerendum deferunt; secum illam antiquam legem obseruantes; Non apparebis in conspectu meo vacuus;

    The Journal of Friar Odoric 2004

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