 | Nathaniel Morton - Massachusetts - 1669 - 562 pages
...as a Useful Piece. The Author is an approved godly man, and one of the first Planters at Plimouth. The Work itself is Compiled with Modesty of Spirit, Simplicity of Style, and truth of Matter, containing the Annals of New-England for the space of 47 years, with special reference to Plimouth... | |
 | 1809 - 878 pages
...as a useful piece. The author is &n approved gently man, and one of the first planters at Plymouth. The work itself is compiled with modesty of spirit, simplicity of style, and truth of matter, containing the annuls of .Vew England, for the space of forty seven years^ with special reference to... | |
 | John Eliot - Frontier and pioneer life - 1809 - 538 pages
...minister of the Old South, Boston. They say the " author is an approved godly man ; and that the work is compiled with modesty of spirit, simplicity of style, and truth of matter, containing the annals of New Eng* His other works are, the little peacemaker,on Prov. xiii 10 ; foolish... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1814 - 604 pages
...March 26, 1669, say, " The author is an approved gcdly man, and one of the first planters of Plymouth. The work itself is compiled with modesty of spirit, simplicity of style, and truth of matter, containing the annals of New England for the space of 47 years, with special reference to Plymouth... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1827 - 516 pages
...advertisement, that ' this present narrative is a useful piece ; the author is an approved godly man, — and the work itself is compiled with modesty of spirit, simplicity of style, and truth of matter ; ' adding their ' hope that the labor of this good man will find a general acceptance among the people... | |
 | New England - 1858 - 420 pages
...? By no means. We should pronounce it insufficient to invalidate their testimony and set it aside. address.* They assign as a reason why the production...royal patent, in the civil relations of Massachusetts. That this is substantially the state of the case, the subsequent considerations are offered. We look... | |
 | Josiah Granville Leach - 1894 - 236 pages
...divines, John Higginson and Thomas Thatcher, recommending the Memorial to the public in 1669, said : — " The work itself is compiled with modesty of spirit, simplicity of style, and truth of matter, containing the Annals of New England for the space of 47 years, with special reference to Plimouth... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1827 - 544 pages
...advertisement, that ' this present narrative is a useful piece ; the author is an approved godly man, — and the work itself is compiled with modesty of spirit, simplicity of style, and truth of matter ; ' adding their ' hope that the labor of this good man will find a general acceptance among the people... | |
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The author is an approved godly man, and one of the first planters of Plymouth. The work itself is compiled with modesty of spirit, simplicity of style, and truth of matter, containing the annals of New England for the space of 47 years, with special... 