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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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WHITED MY SEPULCHER, and others ...

0 'I shaved, dressed in a suit, polished my shoes, WHITED MY SEPULCHER, and looked for a church to attend...'02br
00'and took my way with dignity to a church (a John Knox church) of BLINDINGLY WHITE SHIP LAP.'02br
00'The prayers were TO THE POINT, DIRECTING THE ATTENTION of the Almighty TO CERTAIN WEAKNESS AND UNDIVINE TENDENCIES I know to be mine and could only suppose were shared by others gathered there.'02br
00Could someone help me with these expressions here (on capital letters)? Thanks, Jo. 0-
  

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0Apparently, a whited sepulcher is someone who is evil but who pretends to be good, so this means (I think) that the author was doing his best to be a better person. 0-

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  • 0Apparently, a whited sepulcher is someone who is evil but who pretends to be good, so this means (I think) that the author was doing his best to be a better person.
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0Apparently, a whited sepulcher is someone who is evil but who pretends to be good, so this means (I think) that the author was doing his best to be a better person. I don't think he is evil - because he's playing with the words.02br
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0Hi, just a silly idea: could "whited my sepulcher" be just: "I've painted with a white coulored painting my grave" ? 050010id10
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