. A short history of England's and America's literature, by Eva March Tappan. grinned maliciously. la Adahs FallWe finned all. Heaven to find,The Bible Mind. Chrift crucifydFor finners dyd. The Deluge drowndThe Earih around. Elijah hidBy Karens fed. The judgment madeFelix afraid. As runs the Glass,Our Life doth pass. My Book and HeartMust never part. Job feels the Rod,—Yet bleffes GOD. Proud Korahs troopWas fwallowed up. THE ALPHABET IN THE NEW ENGLAND PRIMER. 266 AMERICAS LITERATURE 7. Cotton Mather, 1663-1728. Even if almost allthe colonial books were written for the grown folk, thechildren
. A short history of England's and America's literature, by Eva March Tappan. grinned maliciously. la Adahs FallWe finned all. Heaven to find,The Bible Mind. Chrift crucifydFor finners dyd. The Deluge drowndThe Earih around. Elijah hidBy Karens fed. The judgment madeFelix afraid. As runs the Glass,Our Life doth pass. My Book and HeartMust never part. Job feels the Rod,—Yet bleffes GOD. Proud Korahs troopWas fwallowed up. THE ALPHABET IN THE NEW ENGLAND PRIMER. 266 AMERICAS LITERATURE 7. Cotton Mather, 1663-1728. Even if almost allthe colonial books were written for the grown folk, thechildren and their future were not forgotten. Howto make sure of educated ministers for them and fortheir childrens children was the question. It was set-tled by the founding of Harvard College in 1636, onlysixteen years after the little band of Pilgrims landed atPlymouth. One of its most famous graduates duringthe colonial days was the Reverend Cotton Mather. Hetook his degree at fifteen, and three years later he wasalready so famous for his learning that he received anurgent call to become a pastor in far-away New refused, became his fathers assistant at the NorthChurch in Boston ; and at the North Church he re-mained for more than forty years. Preaching, however,was but a small part of his work. He had the largestlibrary in the colonies, and he knew it thoroughly. Hecould write in seven languages ; he was deeply interestedin science; he kept fasts a
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