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He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel.

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Matthew Henry
Age: 51 †
Born: 1662
Born: October 18
Died: 1714
Died: June 22
Author
Theologian
Writer
Sir y Fflint
Morsel
Rolls
Tongue
Sweet

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