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Part V - Historical postlude

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Roger Lass
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I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the strong, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

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A Historical Linguistic Companion
 , pp. 241 - 242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 1994

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