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... miles ; its breadth is very unequal , from fifty to two hundred miles . It contains about 72,000 square miles . New England is bounded north , by Lower Canada ; east , by the Its First Settlement.` 3 . British province of New Brunswick.
... miles ; its breadth is very unequal , from fifty to two hundred miles . It contains about 72,000 square miles . New England is bounded north , by Lower Canada ; east , by the Its First Settlement.` 3 . British province of New Brunswick.
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... miles to Delft Haven , where the ship waited to receive them . Now they left , to see it no more , the pleasant city of Leyden , which had been their hiding place for twelve years . They found the ship and all things ready . Friends ...
... miles to Delft Haven , where the ship waited to receive them . Now they left , to see it no more , the pleasant city of Leyden , which had been their hiding place for twelve years . They found the ship and all things ready . Friends ...
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... Miles Standish took a party of sixteen men , well armed , and went to make further discoveries . About a mile from the sea they saw five savages , who fled . They pursued them about ten miles , but night coming on , they placed ...
... Miles Standish took a party of sixteen men , well armed , and went to make further discoveries . About a mile from the sea they saw five savages , who fled . They pursued them about ten miles , but night coming on , they placed ...
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... MILES STANDISH was chosen Captain , and received authority to command in military affairs . The 3d of March they found that the winter was past , " the birds sung in the woods most pleasantly , " it thundered , and there was a steady ...
... MILES STANDISH was chosen Captain , and received authority to command in military affairs . The 3d of March they found that the winter was past , " the birds sung in the woods most pleasantly , " it thundered , and there was a steady ...
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... miles from them , and utterly incapable of affording them any relief in a time of famine or danger . Wherever they turned their eyes , distress was before them . Persecuted for their religion in their native land ; grieved for the ...
... miles from them , and utterly incapable of affording them any relief in a time of famine or danger . Wherever they turned their eyes , distress was before them . Persecuted for their religion in their native land ; grieved for the ...
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