 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1878 - 616 síður
...here and hath mixt Dances, and his time of Meeting is Lecture-Day ; and 'tis reported he should say that by one Play he could teach more Divinity than...Old Testament. Mr. Moodey said 'twas not a time for NE to dance. Mr. Mather struck at the Root, speaking against mixt Dances. An order is made to sumon... | |
 | Samuel Sewall - 1878 - 596 síður
...here and hath mixt Dances, and his time of Meeting is Lecture-Day ; and 'tis reported he should say that by one Play he could teach more Divinity than...Old Testament. Mr. Moodey said 'twas not a time for NE to dance. Mr. Mather struck at the Root, speaking against mixt Dances. An order is made to sufiion... | |
 | Justin Winsor, Clarence F. Jewett - 1881 - 740 síður
...here and hath mixt Dances, and his time of Meeting is Lecture-Day; and 't is reported he should say that by one Play he could teach more Divinity than...Old Testament. Mr. Moodey said 'twas not a time for NE to dance. Mr. Mather struck at the Root, speaking against mixt Dances." The unseemly custom prevailed... | |
 | Henry Wilder Foote - 1900 - 600 síður
...here, and hath mixt Dances, and his time of Meeting is Lecture-Day ; and 'tis reported he should say that by one Play he could teach more Divinity than...Old Testament. Mr. Moodey said 'twas not a time for NE to dance. Mr. Mather struck at the Root, speaking against mixt Dances." 8 On May 15, 1686, there... | |
 | William Babcock Weeden - 1890 - 472 síður
...MinisSewair» ters of this Town," shocked by his audacity, fevclTdL- went to tlle Court for a prohibition. Mr. Moodey said "'twas not a time for New England to dance. Mr. Mather struck at the Root, speaking against mixt dances." The offender was bound, with Mr. Shrimpton... | |
 | Barrett Wendell - 1891 - 346 síður
...here and hath mixt Dances, and his time of Meeting is Lecture-Day; and 't is reported he should say that by one Play he could teach more Divinity than Mr. Willard or the Old Testament . . . Mr. Mather 1 struck at the Root, speaking against mixt Dances." Early in September, 1686, " Mr Shrimpton... | |
 | William Root Bliss - 1894 - 288 síður
...here and hath mixt Dances ; and his time of Meeting is Lecture Day. And 't is reported he should say that by one Play he could teach more Divinity than Mr. Willard or the Old Testament." Mr. Willard was the minister of the Old South Church. The Puritan prejudice against dancing was ineradicable.... | |
 | Henry Wilder Foote - 1900 - 600 síður
...here, and hath mixt Dances, and his time of Meeting is Lecture-Day; and 'tis reported he should say that by one Play he could teach more Divinity than...Old Testament. Mr. Moodey said 'twas not a time for NE to dance. Mr. Mather struck at the Root, speaking against mixt Dances." 8 On May 15, 1686, there... | |
 | MARY CAROLINE CRAWFORD - 1908 - 540 síður
...here and hath mixt dances, and his time of Meeting is Lecture-Day; and 'tis reported he should say that by one Play he could teach more Divinity than Mr. Willard or the Old Testament. . . . Mr. Mather [Increase] struck at the Boot, speaking against mixt Dances." Early in September, 1686, we read,... | |
 | Mary Caroline Crawford - 1908 - 500 síður
...here and hath mixt dances, and his time of Meeting is Lecture-Day; and 'tis reported he should say that by one Play he could teach more Divinity than Mr. Willard or the Old Testament. . . . Mr. Mather [Increase] struck at the Root, speaking against mixt Dances." Early in September, 1686, we read,... | |
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twas not a time for NE to dance. Mr. Mather struck at the Root, speaking against mixt Dances. 
