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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A small clay model of a house or residence placed, by the ancient Egyptians (VIth–XIIth dynasty), in a tomb for the accommodation of the soul of the departed.
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“During a recent conversation about "Let It Be Roberta" 429 Records—a soul-house reloading of Beatles hits—Ms. Flack was quick to play tracks from her new CD to illustrate points.”
The Wall Street Journal: Roberta Flack Puts Her Soul Into the Beatles
“It is all quite prosaic and perfectly commonplace, it is far from idyllic; yet it would need the touch of a poet to bring out the wonder, the mystery, of it all: to light up the door of the soul-house through which we pass to and fro, scarce knowing.”
“Beecher says that we are all building a soul-house for eternity; yet with what differing architecture and what various care!”
“The best song is either "Opium of Love," where OC Notes channels Mos Def's jazz-mumble singing style to lusty effect, or "Afro Egypt," a throbbing soul-house number that seems to occur in a darkened aviary, birds chirping, shadows flitting.”
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