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Erest it beð ouelete ⁊ win. ⁊ þureh þe holi word þe ure helende hi {m} self seide mid his holi {155} muð {;} ⁊ eft {er} hi {m} p {re} st he {m} seið atte swimesse t {ur} neð þe bred to fleis ⁊ þe win to blod.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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The weakest Christians may form (especially if they be willing to avail themselves of such helps as are at hand) some just notions of what we call holi - ness.
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Indians. do you still play "holi" after knowing that there are harmful chemicals in the various colours used? en Español
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Indians. do you still play "holi" after knowing that there are harmful chemicals in the various colours used? en Español
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DNA takes you through 'holi'day and' Holi'gans in the city.
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DNA takes you through 'holi'day and' Holi'gans in the city.
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DNA takes you through 'holi'day and' Holi'gans in the city.
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DNA takes you through 'holi'day and' Holi'gans in the city.
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As it turned out, the particular pile of rubble we'd been led to that afternoon in 2004 was strategically placed: As we chatted and swatted flies, Seif al-Islam suddenly popped out from behind a nearby wall, dressed in a long, traditional "holi" robe and grinning ear-to-ear at his well-played prank he was seemingly unaccompanied and the machinations by which he was positioned in such an unlikely hiding place were, indeed, mysterious.
Michael Bronner: Civil War (Hold the Mustard...) Michael Bronner 2011
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As it turned out, the particular pile of rubble we'd been led to that afternoon in 2004 was strategically placed: As we chatted and swatted flies, Seif al-Islam suddenly popped out from behind a nearby wall, dressed in a long, traditional "holi" robe and grinning ear-to-ear at his well-played prank he was seemingly unaccompanied and the machinations by which he was positioned in such an unlikely hiding place were, indeed, mysterious.
Michael Bronner: Civil War (Hold the Mustard...) Michael Bronner 2011
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Also known as the Festival of Colours.
March 15, 2009