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Page 292 - As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a den,* and laid me down in that place to sleep ; and as I slept, I dreamed a dream. I dreamed, and behold, I saw a man clothed with rags standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back, Isa.
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| Title | History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2 Bohn's standard library History of Prose Fiction, John Colin Dunlop |
| Author | John Colin Dunlop |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | G. Bell and sons, 1888 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2008 |
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