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The Catholic World, Vol. 17, April, 1873 to September, 1873

Note 157 — BRITTANY: ITS PEOPLE AND ITS POEMS.

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I.e., Ill-gotten gain never profits. “Pol” is a contemptuous name in Brittany for Satan, who is said to have horned hoofs shod with silver, but he has always lost one of his shoes.

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