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I have not at my disposition Clug- V, 3 86. , 3) Br. 234, Acta^ edition. Museum, fol. 4) p. 339 r<* 5) Vol. I, cod. Add. et sequ. infra et sequ. p. 14. 649, fol. 99 et sequ, Paris, Cod. Syr. XXVII INTRODUCTION. Hilaria is with stays not recognised by her younger sister, who her five years; in the older texts only a week. Neither she recognised afterwards is at Constantinople, but she makes herself by her known. father Here we have another motif of Eastern tales the is separated from his relatives and after a long interval he meets them again, but one of the parties ; hero does not recognise been made use of other at the first.
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To the saint Hilaria, when she saw her lay sister, she recognised her: but the lay sister did not recognise her (i sister, i) the nun: and Only ding to Dr. von in Coptic Ms. Lemm. how noi could she recognise her? (Or. 6073), British Museum, accor 12 For her colour had altered, the beauty of her body had withered, her eyes were sunken in, she was only bones and skin. When she saw her her sister soaked with her When she was vehemently troubled, were disturbed about her her bowels herself at sister, s neck, weeping sister, till she threw the earth was tears.