Six Characters in Search of a Republic: Studies in the Political Thought of the American ColoniesRevised version of Part II of [the author's] Seedtime of the Republic. |
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Page 46
... town to lay to heart . . . it is this , that after you have got over the black brook of some soul bondage yourselves , you tear not down the bridge after you , by leaving no small pittance for distressed souls that may come after you ...
... town to lay to heart . . . it is this , that after you have got over the black brook of some soul bondage yourselves , you tear not down the bridge after you , by leaving no small pittance for distressed souls that may come after you ...
Page 51
... town in which the stake was open to all on equal terms . The other towns were established on principles that varied from general accord with those of Williams to flat contradiction . The island of Aquidneck was purchased with his aid ...
... town in which the stake was open to all on equal terms . The other towns were established on principles that varied from general accord with those of Williams to flat contradiction . The island of Aquidneck was purchased with his aid ...
Page 84
... town of Ipswich , aroused to stubborn rebellion by Wise , refused to elect a commis- sioner to collect the tax and ... town meeting . The town's defiance was a preview of 84 Six Characters in Search of a Republic.
... town of Ipswich , aroused to stubborn rebellion by Wise , refused to elect a commis- sioner to collect the tax and ... town meeting . The town's defiance was a preview of 84 Six Characters in Search of a Republic.
Contents
Apostle of Soul Liberty | 35 |
A Star of the First Magnitude | 79 |
Herald of Revolution | 116 |
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