A little moment

Plagues past and present

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Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy doores about thee; hide thy selfe as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

Isaiah 26:20 (as translated in the King James Bible of 1611)

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Nick Brodie

Nick Brodie is a writer and historian who specialises in European and Australian history. He is the author of several books on Australian history,...

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