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THE CRANE CLASSICS
THE
COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH
BY
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY AND NOTES
BY
P. H. PEARSON, A. M.
Professor of the English Language and Literature In Bethany College
CRANE & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS
TOPEKA, KANSAS
1905
Copyright 1905,
By Crane & Company,
Topeka, Kansas.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE. | |
| Introduction | 5 |
| Suggestions for Study | 14 |
| The Courtship of Miles Standish | 27 |
| Notes | 91 |
INTRODUCTION.
“The Courtship of Miles Standish” deals with asupreme moment in the history of our nation, the momentwhen the harassed and thrice-winnowed little band ofPuritans began to establish themselves and their institutionson these shores. In the belief that the poem willbe better understood and appreciated both as poetry andas history if some of the traits and the struggles of thispeople are called to mind, a few words regarding themwill here be given.
Though the sovereigns of England under whose auspicesthe movement known as the Reformation was carriedthrough, severed connection with the Church of Rome,they did not bring about a thorough reform in matters offaith and church service. Hence there arose in Englandparties holding conflicting views regarding the correctnessand propriety of the practices and ceremonies still invogue. The Established Church still retained much that,in the opinion of the more radical element, should be removed.These differences of opinion exhibited variousdegrees of radicalism and conservatism. Those who wereunwilling to conform to the regulations of the Church ofEngland we