EARTHQUAKES IN NEW ENGLAND.
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��So firm ill faith that right must soon o'er ancient wrong prevail,
Should from his ^Master's work on earth depart while foes assail.
Would that the summons miyht have come when slavery has ceased —
The goo<l Samaritan displaced the Levite and the Priest —
When broken has been every yoke, and sundered every chain
��That binds to eaith immortal souls made, with their God to reign.
Tliy generous spirit then had joyed at
sight of earthly bliss ; In full fruition had been found thy
bosom's happiness ; But not our will. Parent Supreme! tliine,
thine alone be done ; We bow in silence and adore : <) Thou
Eternal One! <^^. K.
��EARTHQUAKES FROM 1638 TO 1883, IN THE NEW ENGLAND STATES AND IN THE BRITISH POSSESSIONS NORTH OF THE UNITED STATES AND EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUN- TAINS.
��by josiah emery, [continued.]
��February S, 1729-30, about eight in the evening, a small shock ; about midnight, loud and long and gave our houses a great shock.
February a^th, about 1.45 a. m., the noise was repeated twice in one min- ute ; the first was loud and long and shook our houses equal to any but the first shock ; the second noise was low and seemingly at a distance.
April 1 2th, 1730, about eight in the evening, a very loud and long noise, and a great shock.
July 28th, about 9 a. m., a sudden and loud roaring and shock.
August 15, about eight a. m., a shock of the earthquake twice repeated in a moment ot" time.
November 6th, it was loud and long and gave my house a jar.
November 14, about nine a. m., a small noise and rumbling ; no shock.
November 25, about 8.20 p. m., a loud and long roaring, and gave my house a considerable shock.
December 6th, about 10.45 p- M-j it was loud and roared long, and made our houses jar.
December nth, about 6.45 p.m., there was a small burst, but shaked my house.
��December 12th. about 10.30 p. m., the earthquake did very much shake our houses, without any noise or roar- ing, more than ever before, the first time excepted. It was felt at Boston, forty miles, at Piscataqua, twenty-two miles, almost equal tc what it was with us.
December 19th, about half past ten p. M., a very heavy shock. It was per- ceived at Boston and Portsmouth about equal to ours here.
January 7th, 1 730, about seven at night, it was loud and long ; shook our houses.
January 11, about midnight, loud and long ; shook our houses.
March 7, about five in the evening, we heard the noise but no shock.
May 28, 1 73 1, about nine in the morning, I heard the noise of the q^rthquake very distinctly, but could not perceive that it shook.
July 5th, about sunrise, it was loud and long ; shook our houses.
August 21, nine o'clock in the even- ing, the noise was small and sliort.
October i, about eleven at night, loud and long ; shook our houses.
February 7, 1731, about seven at night, a great shock : shook oar houses.
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