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^{page 436 note 8} Ibid. p. v.

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^{page 440 note 4} From ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ by Gray, Thomas (1716–1771).Google Scholar

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^{page 444 note 6} Isaiah 40, V. 17.

^{page 444 note 7} Isaiah 41, V. 2.

^{page 445 note 1} Isaiah 45, V. 1.

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