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Hail, Mary! The Gospel According to St Luke

A short prayer to Mary, blended from the greeting of the Archangel Gabriel and the greeting of her cousin Elizabeth.

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Hailstones and Coals of Fire

Moses asks Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, but every wonder God performs only makes Pharaoh more obstructive.

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Hair by Hair William Cobbett

Governments must not use ‘the good of society’ as an excuse to run our lives.

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Half-Seas-Over Samuel Rogers

A doctor is wondering how to apologise for being drunk on the job, when he receives a letter from his patient.

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Hannibal’s Passage of the Alps Clay Lane

Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps with nearly 50,000 men and 38 elephants is the stuff of legend.

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Happy Government Anthony Trollope

Lady Glencora scolds the Earl of Brentford for political inactivity, but he warns her to be careful what she wishes for.

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