Tag's Blog

Being thus left to our fortunes, it fortuned that within ten days scarce ten amongst us could either go, or well stand, such extreme weakness and sickness oppressed us (1). And the next day they got into the Cape Harbor where they rid in safety (2). For we must consider that we shall be a City upon a hill (3). These good men imagined that they should leave their posterity in a place where they should never see the inroads of profanity or superstition (4). And herewith I shall end this year (5).

(1) Smith
(2) Bradford
(3) Winthrop
(4) Mather
(5) Bradford