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It seems that among the few visitors here who are not relatives, quite a few arrive having Googled "Dona Nobis Pacem". Just so that you don't come all this way for nothing, here's a little dona nobis pacem info:

It is a Latin phrase that means "Grant us peace." It is often sung as a traditional Latin hymn. It is also an extremely beautiful and moving canata by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, written in 1936 and reflecting the pain of the First Great War on the eve of the Second. It incorporates pieces of the Mass, Biblical text, and poetry by Walt Whitman (bringing forth the pain of the American Civil War).

I sang it with the UW Choral Union two years ago and I have not been able to get it out of my head since then. The effect it had on me was stronger than any other peice of music I have ever encountered. And, as the sentiment seemed to fit these troubled times, I made it the Irving Place banner.

(I do hope that the person looking for "burned toungue first aid" found some better info, including the proper spelling of "tongue". I find it interesting that they would go all the way to the 12th result for that one)

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One could do much worse. There is so much doggerel floating around that our minds sometimes glom onto and will not let go, like "Mairzy doats and dozy doats," or a jingle from a radio or tv commercial.

Ahh, don't forget those Brits spell words with ou that we spell with o. Like colour for example.

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