The Courtship of Miles Standish: And Other PoemsUniversity Publishing, 1901 - 142 pages |
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Page vi
... . JOHN ALDEN V. THE SAILING OF THE " MAYFLOWER VI . VII . THE MARCH OF MILES STANDISH 1 1 7 13 21 · · 29 37 · 42 · VIII . THE SPINNING - WHEEL IX . THE WEDDING - DAY 48 • 54 • MISCELLANEOUS POEMS From " Voices of the Night . "
... . JOHN ALDEN V. THE SAILING OF THE " MAYFLOWER VI . VII . THE MARCH OF MILES STANDISH 1 1 7 13 21 · · 29 37 · 42 · VIII . THE SPINNING - WHEEL IX . THE WEDDING - DAY 48 • 54 • MISCELLANEOUS POEMS From " Voices of the Night . "
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... Mayflower , " one hundred and eighty tons burden , and the " Speedwell , " sixty tons . They were , unfortunately , obliged to return twice on account of the leakiness of the smaller vessel . At last , after many discouragements , on ...
... Mayflower , " one hundred and eighty tons burden , and the " Speedwell , " sixty tons . They were , unfortunately , obliged to return twice on account of the leakiness of the smaller vessel . At last , after many discouragements , on ...
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... Mayflower , " and espe- cially to the treachery of the captain , they dropped anchor in the harbor of Plymouth . ' After prayer and thanksgiving , a compact was signed by which the Pilgrims organized them- selves into a body politic ...
... Mayflower , " and espe- cially to the treachery of the captain , they dropped anchor in the harbor of Plymouth . ' After prayer and thanksgiving , a compact was signed by which the Pilgrims organized them- selves into a body politic ...
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... Mayflower " set sail for England in April , not one took advantage of the chance to return home . Hence- forth America was to be their home . The Plymouth colony grew so slowly that by 1630 there were only three hundred persons in the ...
... Mayflower " set sail for England in April , not one took advantage of the chance to return home . Hence- forth America was to be their home . The Plymouth colony grew so slowly that by 1630 there were only three hundred persons in the ...
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... may- flower ( our trailing arbutus ) is all the sweeter and more pre- cious because it blooms among the rocks and dying leaves and melting snow , so is the blossoming of the love of the dear Puri- tan girl the more beautiful for its ...
... may- flower ( our trailing arbutus ) is all the sweeter and more pre- cious because it blooms among the rocks and dying leaves and melting snow , so is the blossoming of the love of the dear Puri- tan girl the more beautiful for its ...
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