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Quotation from Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
“as one small candle may light a thousand, so y^e light here kindled hath shone to many, yea in some sorte to our whole nation; let y^e glorious name of Jehova have all y^e praise.”
Of Plymouth Plantation, A thanksgiving for the light kindled at Plymouth (1898 Wright & Potter official manuscript edition)
Bradford’s image of a small candle lighting many is his own praise of God’s work, not a later patriotic invention.
Citation: "as one small candle may light a thousand, so y^e light here kindled hath shone to many, yea in some sorte to our whole nation; let y^e glorious name of Jehova have all y^e praise." — William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation, A thanksgiving for the light kindled at Plymouth (1898 Wright & Potter official manuscript edition). (id of-plymouth-plantation-q9)
