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144 | than for the mouth with which she pleads for you. | ||||||
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145 | 'The Roman matrons of antiquity | ||||||
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146 | were glad to have but water as their drink, | ||||||
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147 | and Daniel scorned banquets and acquired wisdom. | ||||||
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148 | 'The first age was as beautiful as gold. | ||||||
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149 | Its acorns were made savory by hunger | ||||||
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150 | and thirst made nectar flow in every brook. | ||||||
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151 | 'Honey and locusts were the food | ||||||
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152 | that nourished John the Baptist in the desert, | ||||||
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153 | for which he is glorious and as great | ||||||
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154 | as in the Gospel is revealed to you.' | ||||||
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