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... Salem Witchcraft Trials Indeed , all Jury - men should be , Boni Homines , that is to Say , Good Men . Our Old Compellation of a Neighbour , by the Title , of , Goodman , was of this Original ; As much as to say , One Qualified to Serve ...
... Salem Witchcraft Trials Indeed , all Jury - men should be , Boni Homines , that is to Say , Good Men . Our Old Compellation of a Neighbour , by the Title , of , Goodman , was of this Original ; As much as to say , One Qualified to Serve ...
Page 80
... Salem witchcraft " delusion , " and he used them liberally in this story as well as others . He set the story specifically , as the opening line reveals , not in his native Salem , but in Salem Village , the cantankerous hamlet ( now ...
... Salem witchcraft " delusion , " and he used them liberally in this story as well as others . He set the story specifically , as the opening line reveals , not in his native Salem , but in Salem Village , the cantankerous hamlet ( now ...
Page 91
... Salem Village , his portrayal of Parris , Abigail , and the Putnams tells his theater audience that a vain minister , a vicious girl , and an arrogant land - grabber deliberately encouraged judicial murder and that a declining ...
... Salem Village , his portrayal of Parris , Abigail , and the Putnams tells his theater audience that a vain minister , a vicious girl , and an arrogant land - grabber deliberately encouraged judicial murder and that a declining ...
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