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For thei seye not but only that, that the apostles seyden, as oure Lord taughte hem: righte as seynt Peter and seynt Thomas and the other apostles songen the messe, seyenge the Pater-noster, and the wordes of the sacrement.
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For thei seye not but only that, that the apostles seyden, as oure Lord taughte hem: righte as seynt Peter and seynt Thomas and the other apostles songen the messe, seyenge the Pater-noster, and the wordes of the sacrement.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The Spanish missionaries were very desirous of teaching the Indians the Pater-noster, the
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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They contained catechisms, the _Pater-noster_, the _Ave
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Thomas Forester
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Among the large number of his religious paintings the most famous are: The Pater-noster; the Way of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Jacques Bonhomme petitions you to say a Pater-noster for the repose of his soul; but the ancient Egyptian appealed to passers-by on behalf, not of his Soul, which was performing its pilgrimage in Hades, but of his Ka, which was the companion of his mummy in the tomb.
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Guarionex, Cacique of the royal Vega; visits Columbus, and is prevailed on to give his daughter to Diego Colon, the interpreter; permits Columbus to build a fortress; character of; submits to the domination of the Spaniards; compelled to pay tribute; offers to cultivate grain; refused; learns the Pater-noster, Ave-Maria, etc.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1892
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Dividing them by tens, as if in classes, some learned the _Pater-noster_, others the _Ave Maria_; and thus they came to acquire with much facility and ease all the prayers of the primer.
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For patients too sick to move or be moved, there were no remedies except those of a ghostly kind -- the Pater-noster or the Ave.
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It will be perceived that the popular belief that the Devil avoids holy edifices, and vanishes at the sound of a Credo or Pater-noster, is long since exploded.
Legends and Tales Bret Harte 1869
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