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By the power of eloquence old truth receives a new habit; though its essence be the same, yet its visage is so altered that it may currently pass and be accepted as a novelty.
Michael Wigglesworth
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Michael Wigglesworth
Born:
October 18, 1631
Died:
June 10, 1705
(aged 73)
Bio:
Michael Wigglesworth was a Puritan minister, doctor and poet whose poem The Day of Doom was a bestseller in early New England.
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