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, 6).

The Egyptians, like many other ancient nations, held the doctrine of the preexistence of souls. They held it not like philosophers or poets, but as an article of their popular and traditional creed.

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The _Day-Spring_.

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PLATE XVII.

BOOK OF THE DEAD.

## CHAPTER XLVII .

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## CHAPTER L .

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=Nicholson Papyrus.= (Ægyptiaca, Plate 5.) ]

## CHAPTER L .

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## CHAPTER LVII .

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## CHAPTER LVIII .

[Illustration: =Papyrus of Ani.=]

## CHAPTER LXI .

[Illustration: =Papyrus du Louvre, III, 93.=]

## CHAPTER LXIV .

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PLATE XVIII.

BOOK OF THE DEAD.