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After he was thus dead, his bodie was imbalmed, and séered, and couered with lead, all saue the face, to the intent that all men might sée him, and perceiue that he was departed this life: for as the corps was conueied from Pomfret to London, in all the townes and places where those that had the conueiance of it did staie with it all night, they caused dirige to be soong in the euening, and masse of requiem in the morning; and as well after the one seruice as the other, his face discouered, was shewed to all that courted to behold it.
But thot was in t' owd schoolmaaster's time. Yo' wouldn't care to hear my singin' now. I've got out of the way of it, like." "You haven't, Mr. Greatorex. I've heard you. You've got a magnificent voice. There isn't one like it in the choir." "Ay, there's not mooch wrong with my voice, I rackon. But it's like this, look yo. I joost soong fer t' schoolmaaster.
"This last emperor of the Soong dynasty was most generous, and I will cite but two noble traits to show this; every year he had nearly 20,000 infants brought up at the royal charge, for it was the custom in these provinces, when a poor woman could not bring up a child herself, to cast it away as soon as it was born, to die.
And the next moment he went straight to the matter in hand. "An' what's this thing you've coom to aassk me, Miss Cartaret?" "Well" she looked at him and her gray eyes were soft and charmingly candid "it was if you'd be kind enough to sing at our concert. You've heard about it?" "Ay, I've heard about it, right enoof." "Well won't you? You have sung, you know." "Yes. I've soong.
Then asked he the name of the prouince from whence they were brought, and it was told him they were of Deira. Wherevnto answere was made that he was called Alla, wherevpon alluding to that name, he said, Alleluia ought to be soong in those parts to the praise and honor of God the creator." Will.
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