Quote #1596 about puritan history by Alice Morse Earle
"Our Puritan forefathers, though bitterly denouncing all forms and ceremonies, were great respecters of persons; and in nothing was the regard for wealth and position more fully shown than in designating the seat in which each person should sit during public worship."by Alice Morse Earle
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