The Winthrop CovenantThe Winthrop Covenant is a collection of nine stories, thematically related and arranged chronologically from 1630 to 1970s. They are designed to trace, by the use of fiction and dramatized history, the rise and fall of the Puritan ethic in New York and New England. |
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Page 34
... Leigh ? Exactly twenty - five years . Have you heard of the witch trials at Salem ? " I replied that everyone had heard of them . “ And did you know that I was a judge at those trials , Mr. Leigh ? " " I did , " I murmured . " Nineteen ...
... Leigh ? Exactly twenty - five years . Have you heard of the witch trials at Salem ? " I replied that everyone had heard of them . “ And did you know that I was a judge at those trials , Mr. Leigh ? " " I did , " I murmured . " Nineteen ...
Page 39
... Leigh , that he refused even to plead ? That he denied the jurisdiction of the court to try him for witchcraft ? We were not competent , bless my soul , to pass on the revered case of Giles Corey ! He defied the court , the commonwealth ...
... Leigh , that he refused even to plead ? That he denied the jurisdiction of the court to try him for witchcraft ? We were not competent , bless my soul , to pass on the revered case of Giles Corey ! He defied the court , the commonwealth ...
Page 40
... Leigh ! They were not men ; they were mules ! Consider the position of the court . Already a note of uncertainty had permeated the air . There was witchcraft in Salem- no doubt of that- but how much of it ? Accusations proliferated ...
... Leigh ! They were not men ; they were mules ! Consider the position of the court . Already a note of uncertainty had permeated the air . There was witchcraft in Salem- no doubt of that- but how much of it ? Accusations proliferated ...
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