Commentators have long remarked the legendary style of the account of preparation of the festive room by two disciples who meet a man carrying an urn of water who leads them to an unknown but providential landlord (Mk 14,12–16). This account is modelled on the vetero-testamentary episode of the recovery of the asses of Saul by Samuel (I Sam 10,3–6).

The lavagates were pooled together for each group and 200 µL of supernatant each was assayed for soluble collagen by colorimetric Sircol assay following the manufacturer’s (BioColor) recommended protocol.

In a few weeks he [William III of England] had changed the relative position of all the states in Europe, and had restored the equilibrium which the preponderance of one power had destroyed.

After a passy-measure, or a pavin', I hate a drunken rogue