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a rude, comedic or mocking hymn
1819IvanhoeThe nearer the church the farther from God.—-And by my cockscomb,'' he added, 'I think it be even so—-Hearken but to the black sanctus which they are singing in the hermitage!''1821Kenilworth'Doth he say so, the mincing, hypocritical miser?' vociferated Lambourne. 'Why, then, he shall come down and receive my commands here, this blessed night, under my uncle's roof! And I will ring him such a black sanctus, that he shall think the devil hath him by the skirts for a month to come, for barely hearing me.'Labels: Sir Walter Scott
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