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Sunday, June 11th, 2006 09:17 pm
He was a man (but of course, a president of Harvard).

Like the most learned men of his time he was superstitious and a firm believer in presageful impressions. Not unlike some modern learned men, in their own ways. Still, his role in the Salem witch trials seems to have been eventually positive.

Update. Typos out, thanks to all.
Monday, June 12th, 2006 02:59 am (UTC)
Mather, not Mother. :)))

What the heck are presageful impressions?
Monday, June 12th, 2006 05:44 am (UTC)
Aha, Mather & witch (just a typo)
presageful impressions=зловещие предзнаменования
Monday, June 12th, 2006 03:25 am (UTC)
with trials?
м.б. witch trials?
Monday, June 12th, 2006 03:04 pm (UTC)
Switch trials. Witch triads. Etc.