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 Asa Thor.As’bolos. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
A’saph.
 
A famous musician in David’s time (1 Chron. xxv. 1, 2). Mr. Tate, who wrote the second part of Absalom and Achitophel, lauds Dryden under this name.   1
       
“While Judah’s throne and Sion’s rock stand fast,
The song of Asaph and the fame shall last.”
       
Absalom and Achitophel, part ii. 1063–4.
 


 Asa Thor.As’bolos. 

 
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