Bible society
a christian organization devoted to the printing and distribution of the bible.
contemporary examples
christians under attack mike giglio, sophia jones august 14, 2013
historical examples
a letter to the right hon. lord bexley francis cunningham
letters of george borrow george borrow
a history of the cambridge university press s. c. roberts
lady into fox david garnett
the life of george borrow herbert jenkins
george borrow edward thomas
a comprehensive history of norwich a. d. bayne
william jay and the const-tutional movement for the abolition of slavery bayard tuckerman
the life of george borrow clement k. shorter
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