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there must be some chosen curse , some hidden thunder , in the stores of heaven , red with uncommon wrath , ' to blast the men who trample on the laws which forbid impurity , and who tempt the ruin of themselves and their country ...
there must be some chosen curse , some hidden thunder , in the stores of heaven , red with uncommon wrath , ' to blast the men who trample on the laws which forbid impurity , and who tempt the ruin of themselves and their country ...
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| Título | An Essay on the Character of the Welsh as a Nation, in the Present Age |
| Autor | William Jones |
| Editor | Simpkin and Marshall, 1841 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 4 Jun. 2007 |
| Largo | 167 páginas |
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