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They are rightly named, for their faces are angelic; and such should be the co-heirs of the angels in heaven.
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As quoted in Sir Edward Creasy History of England from the earliest to the present time, Vol. 1 (1869), p. 102
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According to the same source, the original dialogue, as recorded in Bede, is as follows: Interrogavit utrum iidem insulani Christiani, aut paganis adhuc erroribus essent implicati. Dictum est quod essent pagani. At ille intimo ex corde longa trahens suspiria; 'Heu, proh dolor!' inquit, 'quod tarn lucidi vultus homines tenebrarum auctor possidet, tantaque gratia frontispicii mentem ab interna gratia vacuam gestat.' Rursus ergo interrogavit, 'quod esset vocabulum gentis illius? 'Responsum est, quod Angli vocarentur. At ille, 1 Bene,' inquit; 'nam et Angelicam habent f aciem, et tales Angelorum in caelis decet esse coheredes. Quod habet nomen ipsa provincia de qua isti sunt adlati 1' Responsum est, quod Deiri vocarentur iidem provinciales. At ille: 'Bene,' inquit, 'Deiri, de ira eruti, et ad misericordiam Christi vocati. Rex provinciae illius quomodo appellatur ?' Responsum est, quod Aelle dicaretur. At ille alludens ad nomen ait: 'Alleluia, laudem Dei Creatoris illis in partibus oportet cantari.'

 

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And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
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