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... London , in 1634 , the first printed account of Massachusetts in New England's Prospect being , as its title page well describes it , a true , lively , and experimental de- scription . " * " I have laid down , " says he , " the nature ...
... London , in 1634 , the first printed account of Massachusetts in New England's Prospect being , as its title page well describes it , a true , lively , and experimental de- scription . " * " I have laid down , " says he , " the nature ...
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... London , in 1648 , bear- ing the title , Good News from New England . * It is more than half in verse , and is a quaint picture of the age . The sketch of the clergy is charac- teristic . We quote a few paragraphs . Oh ! wee'l away ...
... London , in 1648 , bear- ing the title , Good News from New England . * It is more than half in verse , and is a quaint picture of the age . The sketch of the clergy is charac- teristic . We quote a few paragraphs . Oh ! wee'l away ...
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... London Company , recently formed by his exertions , for the Chesapeake . On the 13th of May the party landed at Jamestown . He returned to England in 1609 , and in 1614 explored the Ame- rican coast from the Penobscot to Cape Cod . He ...
... London Company , recently formed by his exertions , for the Chesapeake . On the 13th of May the party landed at Jamestown . He returned to England in 1609 , and in 1614 explored the Ame- rican coast from the Penobscot to Cape Cod . He ...
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... London , and contains several portraits and maps . A portion only , including the second and sixth books , is from the pen of Smith , and in these he has drawn largely on his previous publica- tions ; the remaining four are made up from ...
... London , and contains several portraits and maps . A portion only , including the second and sixth books , is from the pen of Smith , and in these he has drawn largely on his previous publica- tions ; the remaining four are made up from ...
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... London : Printed by J. D. & R. I. for Stephen Bowtell , at the signe of the Bible in Pope's Head Alley , 1647 . ties . Fuller has also preserved his Latin Epi- taph : Quo si quis scivit scitius , Aut si quis docuit doctius ; At rarus ...
... London : Printed by J. D. & R. I. for Stephen Bowtell , at the signe of the Bible in Pope's Head Alley , 1647 . ties . Fuller has also preserved his Latin Epi- taph : Quo si quis scivit scitius , Aut si quis docuit doctius ; At rarus ...
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