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On Friday, April 2, being Good-Friday, I visited him in the morning as usual; and finding that we insensibly fell into a train of ridicule upon the foibles of one of our friends, a very worthy man, I, by way of a check, quoted some good admonition from The
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On Friday, April 14, being Good-Friday, I repaired to him in the morning, according to my usual custom on that day, and breakfasted with him.
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I observed that he would not even look at a proof-sheet of his Life of Waller on Good-Friday.
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London, was, that nobody was heeded by his neighbour; there was no fear of censure for not observing Good-Friday, as it ought to be kept, and as it is kept in country-towns.
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But being soon after driven out of the city by the imperial commander, this so inflamed the Eutychian party, that their barefaced attempts obliged the holy patriarch to take sanctuary in the baptistery adjoining to the church of St. Quirinus, where the schismatical rabble breaking in, they stabbed him on Good-Friday, in the year 557.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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Good-Friday they have the figure of our Saviour on the cross, and then they perform the service which they call the Tenebres; having abundance of lighted candles, all of which they extinguish one by one, after which the body is taken down from the cross and put into a sepulchre, and men stand to watch it.
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On Good-Friday that event happened in Caithness that a man whose name was Daurrud went out.
The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Unknown
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And yt Good-Friday is one constant day for a yearely generall meetinge of witches.
Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster Thomas Potts
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Brodir tried by sorcery how the fight would go, but the answer ran thus, that if the fight were on Good-Friday King Brian would fall but win the day; but if they fought before, they would all fall who were against him.
The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Unknown
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At Thvattwater the priest thought he saw on Good-Friday a long deep of the sea hard by the altar, and there he saw many awful sights, and it was long ere he could sing the prayers.
The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Unknown
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