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Page 113
... Quakers . — It was while John Endicott was gov- ernor that some people called Quakers came from England to Boston . These people were peaceable and kind , and wished only to do good ; but they did not believe as the Puritans believed ...
... Quakers . — It was while John Endicott was gov- ernor that some people called Quakers came from England to Boston . These people were peaceable and kind , and wished only to do good ; but they did not believe as the Puritans believed ...
Page 114
... Quakers ? What excuses can we make for his severity and narrowness ? Name the colonies of New England . Which of these were settled and con- trolled by Puritans ? What colony was west of Connecticut and Massachusetts ? What colony was ...
... Quakers ? What excuses can we make for his severity and narrowness ? Name the colonies of New England . Which of these were settled and con- trolled by Puritans ? What colony was west of Connecticut and Massachusetts ? What colony was ...
Page 122
... Quakers should have freedom to worship God in their own way , and they tried hard to make trouble . But their efforts were in vain , and people of whatever religious belief were made welcome in the new colony . In spite of all ...
... Quakers should have freedom to worship God in their own way , and they tried hard to make trouble . But their efforts were in vain , and people of whatever religious belief were made welcome in the new colony . In spite of all ...
Page 150
... also talked a great deal about a strange light which he said some- times shone in his heart and gave him peace of mind . William Penn The Quakers . One day a Quaker preacher 150 William Penn and the Settlement of Pennsylvania ·
... also talked a great deal about a strange light which he said some- times shone in his heart and gave him peace of mind . William Penn The Quakers . One day a Quaker preacher 150 William Penn and the Settlement of Pennsylvania ·
Page 151
James Baldwin. William Penn The Quakers . One day a Quaker preacher came into Oxford , and William and some other students went to hear him . We do not know what he said , but his words had a great influence upon the young men , and they ...
James Baldwin. William Penn The Quakers . One day a Quaker preacher came into Oxford , and William and some other students went to hear him . We do not know what he said , but his words had a great influence upon the young men , and they ...
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Page 325 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 328 - My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it — and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 303 - ... and the President of the United States should tell me that a great battle was to be fought for the liberty or slavery of the country, and asked...
Page 230 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the "First had his Cromwell — -and George the Third
Page 309 - Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native state, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword.
Page 262 - A tall, lank, uncouth-looking personage, with long locks of hair hanging over his face and a cue down his back tied in an eel-skin; his dress singular; his manners those of a rough backwoodsman.
Page 276 - I wish that in an instant I could communicate the information: but three thousand miles are not passed over in an instant, and we must wait four long weeks before we can hear from each other.