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Page vii
All were dripping with water , 233 At every stroke he repeated , “ I do this in the
name of the Lord , ” 239 “ Its motions were quicker than those of my axe , " 250
The sheriff brought the witch up the broad aisle , her chains clanking as she
stepped ...
All were dripping with water , 233 At every stroke he repeated , “ I do this in the
name of the Lord , ” 239 “ Its motions were quicker than those of my axe , " 250
The sheriff brought the witch up the broad aisle , her chains clanking as she
stepped ...
Page 10
He laughed at the sanctity of some people , and was known to smile even on the
Lord's Day . When , in the exuberance of his spirits , his feet kept time to his
whistling , the good Salemites were horrified by the ungodly dance . Charles
Stevens ...
He laughed at the sanctity of some people , and was known to smile even on the
Lord's Day . When , in the exuberance of his spirits , his feet kept time to his
whistling , the good Salemites were horrified by the ungodly dance . Charles
Stevens ...
Page 25
The founder of this remarkable sect was George Fox , a shoemaker of
Leicestershire , England , who , at the early age of nineteen , conceived the idea
that he was called of God to preach the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ . He
attacked the ...
The founder of this remarkable sect was George Fox , a shoemaker of
Leicestershire , England , who , at the early age of nineteen , conceived the idea
that he was called of God to preach the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ . He
attacked the ...
Page 29
This territory , however , was claimed by Lord Baltimore as a part of Maryland ,
and for some time had been a matter of dispute between him and the Duke of
York . For the sake of peace , the latter offered to purchase the territory of
Baltimore ...
This territory , however , was claimed by Lord Baltimore as a part of Maryland ,
and for some time had been a matter of dispute between him and the Duke of
York . For the sake of peace , the latter offered to purchase the territory of
Baltimore ...
Page 34
Then and there was laid the foundation for the great commonwealth of
Pennsylvania . One matter still remained to be adjusted , and that was some
satisfactory arrangement with the third Lord Baltimore , concerning the boundary
lines . This at ...
Then and there was laid the foundation for the great commonwealth of
Pennsylvania . One matter still remained to be adjusted , and that was some
satisfactory arrangement with the third Lord Baltimore , concerning the boundary
lines . This at ...
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| Title | Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 7 Columbian Historical Novels, John Roy Musick |
| Author | John Roy Musick |
| Publisher | R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2015 |
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