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...solid, full of good sense and piety, expresses an extraordinary humility and a great desire of martyrdom, and is written with spirit. The author was perfectly versed in the holy scriptures. He confesses every where his own faults with a sincere humility, and extols the great mercies of God towards him in this world, who had exalted him, though the most undeserving of men:...

...sang were not new. ‘Catfish Blues’, the song with the lyrics that gave the Rolling Stones their name, for example, was recorded by Robert Petway in 1941. Petway in turn had learned it from earlier blues singers and it is difficult to trace how far back this song goes. [Described image] Figure 3 Muddy Waters c.1979. Photo by Keystone/Getty Images (via Britannica Image...