Alice Morse Earle quote

In the early days of the New England colonies, no more embarrassing or hampering condition, no greater temporal ill, could befall any adult Puritan than to be unmarried.
Alice Morse Earle
Alice Morse Earle
Alice Morse Earle
Born: Apr 27, 1851
Died: Feb 16, 1911

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