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Philemon Perch

The Oxford Companion to American Literature | 1995 | | © The Oxford Companion to American Literature 1995, originally published by Oxford University Press 1995. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Philemon Perch, pseudonym of R.M. Johnston.

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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Philemon Perch." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford University Press. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 22 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Philemon Perch." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford University Press. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (December 22, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-PhilemonPerch.html

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Philemon Perch." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford University Press. 1995. Retrieved December 22, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-PhilemonPerch.html

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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Baucis and Philemon, a poem by Swift , published 1709; Baucis and Philemon were the aged couple who entertained the gods unawares...two hermits; their cottage becomes a church and Philemon the parson, an elevation described with some irony...
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Philemon, Letter to. An epistle of Paul . It is a private letter carried by Onesimus (a runaway slave who had met Paul) back to his owner. It is a tactful plea for Philemon's forgiveness.
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Philemon and Baucis in Greek mythology, Phrygian husband and wife. When Zeus and Hermes visited earth as men, only Philemon and Baucis offered them hospitality. As a reward they were saved from a punitive flood and were made priest and priestess...

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