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Yet I had not a comfortable night's rest : for I think I can say , I did not sleep for three nights together . The night before the Letter came from the Council , I could not rest , I was so full of fears and troubles , God many times ...
Yet I had not a comfortable night's rest : for I think I can say , I did not sleep for three nights together . The night before the Letter came from the Council , I could not rest , I was so full of fears and troubles , God many times ...
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We went on to a Farm house that was yet standing , where we lay all night : and a comfortable lodging we had , though nothing but straw to lie on . The Lord preserved us in safety that night , and raised us up again in the morning ...
We went on to a Farm house that was yet standing , where we lay all night : and a comfortable lodging we had , though nothing but straw to lie on . The Lord preserved us in safety that night , and raised us up again in the morning ...
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Piskaret quiet in the midst of his Enemies waited with impatience for the Night . As soon as he saw that it was time to act ( viz . in the first part of the night , when the Indians are observed to sleep very fast ) he enter'd into ...
Piskaret quiet in the midst of his Enemies waited with impatience for the Night . As soon as he saw that it was time to act ( viz . in the first part of the night , when the Indians are observed to sleep very fast ) he enter'd into ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Colonial and Federalist American Writing Odyssey surveys of American writing |
| Authors | George F. Horner, Robert A. Bain |
| Editors | George F. Horner, Robert A. Bain |
| Publisher | Odyssey Press, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 946 pages |
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