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puritans key quotes
the scarlet letter puritans key quotes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the founders of the new colony had invariable recognised it among their earliest pracitcal necessities | to alot a plot of the virgin soil as a cemetery and another portion as the site of a prison |
| there was a solemnity of demeanour in part of the spectators | that very much befitted a people among whom religion and law were almost identical |
| her needle was seen on the ruff of the govenor, military men wore it on their scarfs | and the minister on his band |
| the brilliancy might have befitted aladdin's palace | rather than the mansion of a grave old puritan ruler |
| she was a self-ordained sister of | mercy |
| many people refused to interpret the letter A by its origional meaning | they said it mean Able |
| the scarlet letter had the affect of a cross on a nun's bosom. it imbued the wearer | with a sort of sacredness that allowed her to walk securely amid all peril |