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Well worn the Bibles are, however, and we need not think that lack of learning prevented any of the Pilgrims from imbibing both the letter and spirit of the Book. WELL WORN THE BIBLES ARE HOWEVER AND WE NEED NOT THINK THAT LACK OF LEARNING PREVENTED ANY OF THE PILGRIMS FROM IMBIBING BOTH THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE BOOK
l, 1621, this is all there is to what is now the prosperous town of Plymouth. And yet--not entirely. There are a few things left in the Plymouth of to-day which were in the Plymouth of three hundred years ago. If our man and maid should turn into Pilgrim Hall their eyes would fall upon some of the selfsame objects which were familiar sights to them in 1621. Those sturdy oaken chairs of Governor Carver, Elder Brewster, and Edward Winslow; the square, hooded wooden cradle brought over by Dr. Samuel Fuller; and the well-preserved reed one which rocked Peregrine White, and whose quaint stanchness suggests the same Dutch influence which characterizes the spraddling octagonal windmills--they would quickly recognize all of these. Some of the books, too, chiefly religious, some in classic tongues, William Bradford's Geneva Bible printed in 1592, and others bearing the mark of 1615, would be well known to them, although we must not take it for granted that the lady--or the man either--can read. ERE IS TO WHAT IS NOW THE PROSPEROUS TOWN OF PLYMOUTH AND YET NOT ENTIRELY THERE ARE FEW THINGS LEFT IN THE PLYMOUTH OF TO DAY WHICH WERE IN THE PLYMOUTH OF THREE HUNDRED YEARS AGO IF OUR MAN AND MAID SHOULD TURN INTO PILGRIM HALL THEIR EYES WOULD FALL UPON SOME OF THE SELF SAME OBJECTS WHICH WERE FAMILIAR SIGHTS TO THEM IN SIXTEEN TWENTY ONE THOSE STURDY OAKEN CHAIRS OF GOVERNOR CARVER ELDER BREWSTER AND EDWARD WINSLOW THE SQUARE HOODED WOODEN CRADLE BROUGHT OVER BY DOCTOR SAMUEL FULLER AND THE WELL PRESERVED REED ONE WHICH ROCKED PEREGRINE WHITE AND WHOSE QUAINT STAUNCHNESS SUGGESTS THE SAME DUTCH INFLUENCE WHICH CHARACTERIZES THE SPRADDLING OCTAGONAL WINDMILLS THEY WOULD QUICKLY RECOGNIZE ALL OF THESE SOME OF THE BOOKS TOO CHIEFLY RELIGIOUS SOME IN THE CLASSIC TONGUES WILLIAM BRADFORD'S GENEVA BIBLE PRINTED IN FIFTEEN NINETY TWO AND OTHERS BEARING THE MARK OF SIXTEEN FIFTEEN WOULD BE WELL KNOWN TO THEM ALTHOUGH WE MUST NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT THE LADY OR THE MAN EITHER CAN READ
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