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laughed and beat it like everything
She never peeped when she got soaked through—she just laughed and beat it like everything.
— from Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man by Sinclair Lewis

Lancaster attacked by Indians Lawrence escapes
I Kieft, Governor of New Netherland, demands the murderer of the wheelwright Kieft sends an expedition against the Indians Kieft recalled, perishes on his way to Holland King Philip aims a blow at Hadley, Hatfield and Northampton King's men, character of Lancaster attacked by Indians Lawrence escapes into the wilds of North Carolinia Law against Quakers repealed in 1661 Laws made by Bacon repealed Longtail , Claybourne's trading ship Lovelace appointed Governor of New York Massachusetts controls the New England confederacy Massachusetts' charter threatened Massachusetts after the restoration Massachusetts not punished for her defiance Massasoit, death of, 1661 Matapoiset, attack on Meeting between Carteret and Nicolls Middle Plantation oath Money first coined hi North America (in Massachusetts), 1652 Muddy Brook, fight at Narragansetts, Philip among Navigation act, one of Virginia's grievances New Amsterdam granted a government like the free cities of Holland New Amsterdam conquered by the English and changed to New York New England confederation New England, growth of New England colonies slandered New Haven colony New Jersey, how effected by change New Jersey charter New Jersey's encouragement to emigrants New Jersey falls into the hands of the Dutch New York not represented in Parliament New York attacked by the Dutch New York re-captured by the Dutch and re-christened New Amsterdam Nicolls, Col. Richard, arrives at Now Amsterdam Nicolls succeeded by Lovelace in 1667 as the governor of New York Nipmucks, Philip among North Carolinia's first legislature in 1666 Nutten (now Governor's Island), Indians agree to go to Old Dominion, how Virginia derived the name of Oliverian plot Opechancanough captured when almost one hundred years old and assassinated Orange changed to Albany Parliament orders a fleet to Virginia in 1650 Pavonia, the territory of Pauw Philip's, King, opposition to war Philip, King, weeps on hearing that white man's blood has been shed Philip, King, among the Nipmucks Philip, King, pursued Philip, King, death of Pokanokets rejected Christianity Popular assembly, the first at New Amsterdam Population of Virginia Printz, governor of Swedes in Delaware Puritans of New England Quakers persecuted in Massachusetts Quitrents demanded of people in New Jersey Raritans of New Jersey persecuted by the Dutch Rhode Island granted a new charter in 1644 Rhode Island granted another charter in 1663 Rising, John, on the Delaware Roundheads conquer Virginia in 1653 Rowlandson, Mrs., narrative of attack on her house Royalists, triumph of Sassaman, John, Christian Indian who betrayed the plans of Philip Savage sent to Mount Hope South Kingston, Indians at Stuyvesant, Peter, sent as governor to New Amsterdam Stuyvesant forms treaty with New England Stuyvesant and the Swedes on the Delaware Stuyvesant recaptures Fort Cassimer Stuyvesant's answer to the English demand to surrender Stuyvesant consents to surrender New Amsterdam Stuyvesant goes to Holland Stuyvesant returns to New York Sudbury, attack on Suffrage confined to freeholders, under Charles II Swansey, beginning of King Philip's war on Swedes on the Delaware, trouble with Swen, Schute, captures Fort Cassimer and names
— from A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny by John R. (John Roy) Musick

life are broken Its labors ended
Dear to its heart is every loving token That comes unbidden ere its pulse grows cold, Ere the last lingering ties of life are broken, Its labors ended and its story told.
— from The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Complete by Oliver Wendell Holmes

lantern and by its light examined
The third man took a bag which was held out to him, withdrew the shade of a dark lantern, and by its light examined what he had received.
— from The Fate: A Tale of Stirring Times by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

lovingly applied by its loyal employees
[1] "Hope to Horn" was the nickname lovingly applied by its loyal employees to the mono railroad developed and owned by Walter Ferrell.
— from One-Way Ticket to Nowhere by Leroy Yerxa


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