Colonial Prose and Poetry, Volumes 1-3William Peterfield Trent, Benjamin Willis Wells |
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Page 219
... never stir out of that place , if he had done that which he was charged with . ' The words were scarce out of his mouth before he sunk down dead , and never stirred more ; a son - in - law of his standing by and catching him as he fell ...
... never stir out of that place , if he had done that which he was charged with . ' The words were scarce out of his mouth before he sunk down dead , and never stirred more ; a son - in - law of his standing by and catching him as he fell ...
Page 142
... never desired any of them to do or undergo anything , that he was not ready to do or undergo himself : That he hated baseness , sloth , pride , and in- dignity , more than any danger : That he would suffer want , rather than borrow ...
... never desired any of them to do or undergo anything , that he was not ready to do or undergo himself : That he hated baseness , sloth , pride , and in- dignity , more than any danger : That he would suffer want , rather than borrow ...
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... never was without some religious principles . I never doubted , for instance , the existence of the Deity ; that he made the world , and governed it by his providence ; that the most acceptable service of God was the doing good to man ...
... never was without some religious principles . I never doubted , for instance , the existence of the Deity ; that he made the world , and governed it by his providence ; that the most acceptable service of God was the doing good to man ...
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Mourts Relation | 34 |
Thomas Morton | 70 |
Francis Higginson | 80 |
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