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Angelic Hymn

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The hymn beginning with Glory be to God on high, etc. (Luke ii. 14); so called because the former part of it was sung by the angel host that appeared to the shepherds of Bethlehem.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Andronica (in Orlando Furioso)
Anent
Ange de Grève (French)
Angel
Angel-beast
Angel Visits
Angel-water
Angelic Doctor
Angelic Hymn
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Angelica’s Draught
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Angelici
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