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Mary Rowlandson, born in 1637 in Massachusetts, was a prominent American colonial writer. Her work, 'The Captivity of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson', chronicled her experiences as a captive of Native Americans during the 1676 French and Indian War, which had a profound impact on American literature.

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“The portion of some is to have their afflictions by drops, now one drop and then another; but the dregs of the cup, the wine of astonishment, like a sweeping rain that leaveth no food, did the Lord prepare to be my portion.”

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Book:Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

Source: Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

“The Lord hereby would make us the more acknowledge His hand, and to see that our help is always in Him”

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Book:Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

Source: Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

“It is a solemn sight to see so many Christians lying in their blood, some here, and some there, like a company of sheep torn by wolves, all of them stripped naked by a company of hell-hounds, roaring, singing, ranting, and insulting, as if they would have torn our very hearts out; yet the Lord by His almighty power preserved a number of us from death, for there were twenty-four of us taken alive and carried captive”

Source: Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

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Born: 1637
Died: January 5, 1711
Known for: Author
Quotes: 5

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