THE AUTHENTIC LITERATURE

OF ISRAEL

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ELIZABETH CZARNOMSKA, A.M.

PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

IN SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE, VIRGINIA

FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN SMITH COLLEGE, MASS.
LATER, OF HEBREW LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO;
HONORARY SECRETARY OF THE EGYPT EXPLORATION SOCIETY

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TO THE MEMORY

OF THE GUIDES OF MY YOUTH

AND MY LIFE-LONG INSPIRATION

GEORGE WASHINGTON COAKLEY, LL.D. MATHEMATICIAN, PHYSICIST AND ASTRONOMER

AND

ELIZA JULIANA COAKLEY

(SISTER ELIZA)

PIONEER IN MANY GOOD WORKS
IN THE

DIOCESE OF LONG ISLAND