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Lettice

Gen. xxv.LETTICE. It is said, that God commanded the Paschal Lamb to be eaten with wild Lettice, Ex. xii. 8. Edant carnes node illa cum lactucis agrestibus. But the Import of the Hebrew is only with Bitters, with something to improve the Taste, like Mustard, &c.

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