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... seemed to affect Captaine Nuport . Some few bunches of blew Beades I had , which he much desired , and seeing so few , he offred me a bas- ket of two pecks , and that I drew to be three pecks at the least , and yet [ he ] seemed ...
... seemed to affect Captaine Nuport . Some few bunches of blew Beades I had , which he much desired , and seeing so few , he offred me a bas- ket of two pecks , and that I drew to be three pecks at the least , and yet [ he ] seemed ...
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... seemed to pass a violent and sudden shock through my soul , as if of electricity . With it came the sense of elasticity and of light . This latter I felt - not saw . In an instant I seemed to rise from the ground . But I had no bodily ...
... seemed to pass a violent and sudden shock through my soul , as if of electricity . With it came the sense of elasticity and of light . This latter I felt - not saw . In an instant I seemed to rise from the ground . But I had no bodily ...
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... seemed to tear the foundations asunder like a mighty earthquake , and the whole house , and the great swamp outside , were filled with a glare of vivid , blinding light . Directly in front of me , clutching in his up- raised hand a long ...
... seemed to tear the foundations asunder like a mighty earthquake , and the whole house , and the great swamp outside , were filled with a glare of vivid , blinding light . Directly in front of me , clutching in his up- raised hand a long ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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