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April

Fourth month of the modern calendar year. In the original Alban or Latin calendar April had 36 days and was the first month. Its Roman name, ‘Aprilis’, was derived from aperire, to open; either from the opening of the buds or of the bosom of the Earth to produce vegetation. The Anglo-Saxon name was Eostre- or Eastre-monath, Easter month.



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- This wall being described before, I purposely omit what was said in the journal; it is sufficient to observe, that I was no less time than from the 2nd of January to the 14th of April working, finishing, and perfecting this wall, though it was no more than about twenty-four yards in length, being a half-circle from one place in the rock to another place, about eight yards from it, the door of the cave being in the centre behind it.
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