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sometimes after my own fashion, sometimes with the help of the "Douay" version, but when the sense has allowed of it, I have gladly adopted the noble English of King James' Bible.[1]
And now, lector humanissime,
- ↑ My references to the Psalms are according to the notation of the Vulgate. Perhaps it may be necessary to state for the benefit of readers not well acquainted with the Vulgate, that "Eccli." is a reference to Ecclesiasticus or the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, and not to Ecclesiastes (Eccl.) or the Wisdom of the Preacher.
