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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Asperges
Britannica 11thASPERGES (" thou wilt sprinkle," from the Latin verb aspergere), the ceremony of sprinkling the people with holy water before High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church, so called from the first word of the verse (Ps. iv. 9) Asperges me, Domini, hyssopo tt mundabo ...
Vol. 2, pp. 767-767
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Asper, Aemilius
Britannica 11thASPER, AEMILIUS. Latin grammarian, possibly lived in the jnd c«ntury A.D. He wrote commentaries on Terence, Sallust and Virgil. Numerous fragments of the last show that as both critic and commentator he possessed good judgment and taste. They arc printed in Kc
Vol. 2, pp. 767-767
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Asnieres
Britannica 11thASNIERES, a town of northern France, in the department of Seine, on the left bank of the Seine, about i£ m. N.N.W. of the fortifications of Paris. Pop. (1906) 35,883- The town, which has grown rapidly in recent years, is a favourite boating centre for the Pari
Vol. 2, pp. 764-764
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