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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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CAROL, n. A song of joy and exultation; a song of devotion; or a song in general.
CAROL, v.i. To sing; to warble; to sing in joy or festivity.
CAROL, v.t. To praise or celebrate in song.
A
round dance.
[Obs.] Chaucer. A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a
lay.
The costly feast, the carol, and the
dance. It was the carol of a bird. A song of praise of devotion; as, a
Christmas or Easter carol.
Heard a carol, mournful, holy. In the darkness sing your carol of high
praise. Joyful music, as of a song.
I heard the bells on Christmans Day To praise or celebrate in
song.
The Shepherds at their festivals To sing, especially with joyful
notes.
Hovering swans . . . carol sounds
harmonious. To sing] esp. to
sing joyfully; to warble.
And carol of love's high praise. The gray linnets carol from the hill. A small closet or inclosure built against a
window on the inner side, to sit in for study. The word was used
as late as the 16th century.
A bay window may thus be called a
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