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Allusion is made to Mahanaim (meaning two hosts), the scene of Jacob's victorious conflict by prayer (Ge 32: 2, 9, 22-30).
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Allusion is made to the Israelites standing on the shore at the Red
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Allusion is here made, in general terms, to God's interposition on behalf of His people.
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_Epictetus_ makes use of another kind of Allusion, which is very beautiful, and wonderfully proper to incline us to be satisfied with the
The Spectator, Volume 2. Richard Steele 1700
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"Keats," in Allusion to the Poets (Oxford UP, close window
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Allusion: 'Allusion' covers a lot of things, but at least some of them are not figurative.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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Allusion: 'Allusion' covers a lot of things, but at least some of them are not figurative.
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Allusion and symbolism are far more erotic than an information session.
Amary Wiggin: Why I Don't Offer To Pay Unless... Amary Wiggin 2011
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Allusion and symbolism are far more erotic than an information session.
Amary Wiggin: Why I Don't Offer To Pay Unless... Amary Wiggin 2011
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You can play “Spot the Allusion” all day with these guys, because they are influenced by virtually everyone in the entire world: metal, salsa, prog….
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