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The mass is the common one for feasts of the Blessed Virgin; the office is also the common one of the Bl. Virgin, with the exception of the second Nocturn, which is an account of the alleged miracle.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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As dreamy and emphemeral as it is, this disk does have its own standout track: "Nocturn," a sweeping, almost operatic song that reminds me of "Get Out of My House" from The Dreaming.
Archive 2005-11-01 Jeff 2005
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As dreamy and emphemeral as it is, this disk does have its own standout track: "Nocturn," a sweeping, almost operatic song that reminds me of "Get Out of My House" from The Dreaming.
Kate Bush, Aerial. Jeff 2005
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The very expression "Nocturn", to signify the night Office, is used by him twice (xv, xvi).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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The Preface, "Concerning the Service of the Church," states that "the ancient Fathers have divided the Psalms into seven portions, whereof every one was called a Nocturn," and that "the same was ... ordained
The Prayer Book Explained Percival Jackson
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Released on Leeor Brown's internet-only label FoF Music, which showcases indie artists on a series of split EPs, "LA Nocturn" is a streetlight serenade passing, and blurring, at the speed of sound.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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Maybe he can get Eyes of Nocturn to do the soundtrack for free?
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At the beginning of the third Nocturn, Lorenzo, David, and a servant of
The Saracen: The Holy War Robert Shea 1963
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The lessons of the first Nocturn and the Antiphons of the entire
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Nocturn, from the Commentaries of St. Augustine upon the Psalms in the second, and from the Epistles of St. Paul in the third remain now as when we first hear of them in the eighth century.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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