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to forgive is divine
Definition
wonderful; or god-like or coming from God
- We have a crowd of silly writings, but all together do not approach the impertinence of 'Gauchat, Doctor of Divinity.'Chapter 22 (43% in)
- "Have you seen," said the Perigordian Abbe, "the romance of Sieur Gauchat, doctor of divinity?Chapter 22 (42% in)
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- For my part I see nothing so divine as the Fathers who here make war upon the kings of Spain and Portugal, and in Europe confess those kings; who here kill Spaniards, and in Madrid send them to heaven; this delights me, let us push forward.Chapter 14 (29% in)
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