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Vespers, a special prayer called Vigilia, composed of the three psalms and three antiphons of the first nocturn of the Office of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Vigilia dates from 2006; it's a sequence of seven unaccompanied motets for six voices, interleaved with aseries of sonatas for an instrumental ensemble, and capped by a much longersetting of the Miserere, in whichthe forces finally combine.
Rihm: Vigilia 2010
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In a version from Siena (Gradi, _Vigilia_, p. 64), one of two brothers goes in search of the "Princess with Blonde Tresses."
Italian Popular Tales Thomas Frederick Crane
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In 1860, Temistocle Gradi, of Siena, published in his _Vigilia di Pasqua di Ceppo_, eight, and in his _Saggio di Letterature varie_, 1865, four popular tales, as related in Siena.
Italian Popular Tales Thomas Frederick Crane
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See also _Nov.fior. _ p. 290; Gradi, _Vigilia_, p. 53; _Fiabe Mant.
Italian Popular Tales Thomas Frederick Crane
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Next day they arrived at the sea of Maracaibo, taking great care not to be seen from Vigilia, for which reason they anchored out of sight of it.
The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main George Alfred Williams 1903
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Lolonois arriving at the gulf of Venezuela, cast anchor with his whole fleet out of sight of the Vigilia or Watch Isle; next day very early he set sail thence with all his ships for the lake of Maracaibo, where they cast anchor again; then they landed their men, with design to attack first the fortress that commanded the bar, therefore called de la barra.
The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main George Alfred Williams 1903
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Lolonois arriving at the gulf of Venezuela, cast anchor with his whole fleet out of sight of the Vigilia or Watch Isle; next day very early he set sail thence with all his ships for the lake of Maracaibo, where they cast anchor again; then they landed their men, with design to attack first the fortress that commanded the bar, therefore called _de la barra_.
Great Pirate Stories Joseph Lewis French 1897
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Vigilia, or watchfulness, may be compared to the general writhing of the body; which is just a sufficient exertion to relieve the pain which occasions it.
Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
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Westivew (20-9) - Vigilia 11, Fox 16, Okhotin 6, Allison 2, Rubis 21. lincoln 83, helix 44
Fore, right! 2010
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