The Only Use of
epistle
in
The Mill on the Floss
- It had been very difficult for him to reconcile himself to the idea that his school-time was to be prolonged and that he was not to be brought up to his father's business, which he had always thought extremely pleasant; for it was nothing but riding about, giving orders, and going to market; and he thought that a clergyman would give him a great many Scripture lessons, and probably make him learn the Gospel and Epistle on a Sunday, as well as the Collect.†
Chpt 2.1
Definition:
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(epistle) a letter -- especially a long, formal one
or:
a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle