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Chapter 6
Thebookwasopenatahymnnotilladaptedtotheirsituation,andinwhichthepoet,nolongergoadedbyhisdesiretoexceltheinspiredkingofIsrael,haddiscoveredsomechastenedandrespectablepowers.Corabetrayedadispositiontosupporthersister,andthesacredsongproceeded,aftertheindispensablepreliminariesofthepitch-pipeandthetunehadbeendulyattendedtobythemethodicalDavid.
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