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Ave, cuius nativitas [Hail, whose birth] nostra fuit solemnitas, [brought us joy] ut lucifer lux oriens [as light-bearing morning star] verum solem praeveniens. [went before the true sun]
Josquin's Ave Maria 2009
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By then I was conscious enough to rerun clearly in my mind the moment, or hour, I sat in the hospital ward and watched this normal woman become a light-bearing splendid creature at a government-issue metal desk.
Noble Norfleet Reynolds Price 2002
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By then I was conscious enough to rerun clearly in my mind the moment, or hour, I sat in the hospital ward and watched this normal woman become a light-bearing splendid creature at a government-issue metal desk.
Noble Norfleet Reynolds Price 2002
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Things that might have been pairs of eyes reflecting the firelight were nothing of the kind; if he watched them until they moved, it was clear that they moved independently of one another, which meant they were only a couple of light-bearing insects, probably flying in pairs because they were in the middle of a mating dance.
The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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Things that might have been pairs of eyes reflecting the firelight were nothing of the kind; if he watched them until they moved, it was clear that they moved independently of one another, which meant they were only a couple of light-bearing insects, probably flying in pairs because they were in the middle of a mating dance.
The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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"May the great light-bearing Snake protect and guide you, Marcus Livius, is all I can say."
The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991
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"May the great light-bearing Snake have them both!"
The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990
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The young Cimmerian had his loot and had marked the door by the light-bearing gap beneath it.
Conan the Fearless Perry, Steve 1986
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The Latin roots of “Lucifer” give that name the connotation of light-bearing.
The Angels and Us Mortimer J. Adler 1982
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World and the Tree of Life may at least have given a Christian meaning to the light-bearing tree, and helped to establish its popularity among pious folk.
Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Clement A. Miles
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