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Page 41 - And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Philidorian, ed. by G. Walker |
| Editor | George Walker |
| Published | 1838 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Oct 20, 2006 |
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