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  • Gregorio ci dà nei settantadue anni della sua vita di perfezione sacerdotale ed episcopale; e la purissima cristiana dottrina che egli trasmise fedelmente ai suoi figlioli.

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  • Sotto aspetti diversi troverete in ciascuno la stessa linfa purissima che alimentò le sollecitudini pastorali di S.

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  • During our circuit he had displayed a fiery zeal against heresy and schism, by foully abusing every Persian in his path8; and the inopportune introduction of hard words into his prayers made the latter a strange patchwork; as “Ave Maria purissima, — arrah, dont ye be letting the pig at the pot, — sanctissima,” and so forth.

    Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

  • Bethaniam quoque Bethlehem ciuitatem Dauid in qua de purissima virgine Maria natus est, ibique inter animalia reclinatus, pluraque loca alia tam in Hierusalem ciuitate sancta terre Iud骀, qu鄊 extra, � modernis peregrinis visitari solita, deuotissim� visitauit, pariterque adorauit.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Then all is hushed; all have sought repose; there are no drunken riots; the dark streets are lit by the tiny oil lamps; the watchman's monotonous cry alone is heard, "Ave Maria purissima; las dos; y sereno."

    Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson

  • The text is just the same as we have it today, except that it has "Mater piissima" and "Mater mirabilis", where we have "Mater purissima" and "Mater admirabilis".

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • Arrived at the gate he shouted _Ave Maria purissima_ in a loud voice, then proceeded to give an account of himself, informing us that he was

    Far Away and Long Ago 1881

  • "Let's have the brandy-and-water, and sugar purissima, as you folks call it now, and you can mix me up a tonic and send it on."

    The Bag of Diamonds George Manville Fenn 1870

  • But the vow that came first, if it were never undone -- _Mater purissima, Sancta Virgo virginum, ora pro me_!

    In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Emily Sarah Holt 1864

  • Por la purissima concepcion! etc., etc., etc. I asked what had happened, and after much difficulty discovered that their horror was occasioned by my having sent her alone in the carriage It happened that the Countess S — was in the drawing-room, and to her I related the cause of the uproar.

    Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country Frances Erskine Inglis 1843

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