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" The angel of death has been abroad throughout the land ; you may almost hear the beating of his wings. "
Selected Essays - Page 90
by Abraham Hayward - 1879
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The Soul of Man, and Prison Writings

Oscar Wilde - Literary Collections - 1999 - 260 pages
...had frequently used in Salome. Speaking in the House of Commons about the Crimean War, Bright said: 'The angel of death has been abroad throughout the...land; you may almost hear the beating of his wings.' i So: 1. 367 of eight: the hour for weekday hangings. 1. 371 running noose: to ensure a strong jolt...
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The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Poems and poems in prose

Oscar Wilde - Literary Collections - 2000 - 366 pages
...John Bright (181 1-89), the Liberal Member of Parliament who spoke on the effects of the Crimean War: 'The angel of death has been abroad throughout the...land; you may almost hear the beating of his wings' (23 Feb. 1855). The image of the angel of death appears early in Salome, when lokanaan tells her that...
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Imperialism And Music: Britain 1876-1953

Jeffrey Richards - History - 2001 - 552 pages
...I had in design was, in fact, music which would bring to memory that graphic saying of John Bright: 'The Angel of Death has been abroad throughout the...land; you may almost hear the beating of his wings.' At those earlier services the solemn drum prelude did precisely what I had hoped. It was, however,...
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The Iraq War: A Military History

Williamson Murray, Robert H. Scales Jr. - History - 2003 - 380 pages
...as the Iraqis ran out of enthusiasm and fedayeen. DEEP ATTACK: THE IITH ATTACK HELICOPTER REGIMENT The Angel of Death has been abroad throughout the...land; you may almost hear the beating of his wings. John Bright, speech to the House of Commons, 1855 105 Wallace and Blount recognized the looming battle...
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The Angel's Key

Patricia Little - Fiction - 2005 - 308 pages
...chosen. He would find the necklace. And he would destroy these two who dared to oppose him. CHAPTER 44 The angel of death has been abroad throughout the...land; You may almost hear the beating of his wings. — John Bright Amanda finished drying the dishes and closed the cupboard door. She had run out of...
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The Art of Effective Public Speaking

Ernest Pertwee - Self-Help - 2006 - 281 pages
...with the foe, or that they will be driven into the sea ; but I am certain that many homes in England in which there now exists a. fond hope that the distant...abroad throughout the land ; you may almost hear the very beating of his wings. There is no one to sprinkle with blood the lintel and the sideposts of our...
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Hms Resolute

Elizabeth Matthews - Fiction - 2007 - 204 pages
...a divisive issue. In his impassioned speech he recalled the biblical imagery of the first Passover: The angel of death has been abroad throughout the...beating of his wings. There is no one, as when the first born were slain of old, to sprinkle with blood the lintel and the two side posts of our doors,...
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House of Commons Debates, Official Report, Volume 2

Canada. Parliament. House of Commons - Canada - 1915 - 896 pages
...imagery of John Bright when he said : An Angel of Death has been abroad throughout the land. You can almost hear the beating of his wings. There is no...the first-born were slain of old, to sprinkle with Wood the lintel and the two side posts of our doors that he may spare and pass on. He takes his victims...
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A History of England

906 pages
...Russian fort in the Crimea, 1 There were noble exceptions, such as John Bright, the Liberal leader. "The angel of death has been abroad throughout the...land; you may almost hear the beating of his wings ... he takes his victims from the castle of the noble, the mansion of the wealthy, and the cottage...
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The life and times of the right hon. John Bright, Volume 2

William Robertson (reporter.) - 1884 - 416 pages
...foe, or that they will be driven into the sea ; but I am eertain that many homes in England in whieh there now exists a fond hope that the distant one may return — many sueh homes may be rendered desolate when the next mail shall arrive. The angel of death has been abroad...
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