Quote#God & Faith
Being thus arrived in a good harbor, and brought safe to land, they…
Quote byWilliam Bradford · 1590–1657
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation, 1606-1646, Ch. 1..
English (original)
Being thus arrived in a good harbor, and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of Heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean, and delivered them from all the perils and miseries thereof, again to set their feet on the firm and stable earth, their proper element.
— William Bradford
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