| I. Burden? |
A. Early colonial visions
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1. Paradise
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2. Struggle
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B. 1700s colonial life
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1. Both views
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2. Opposites
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C. Tensions between
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D. World of Change
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E. Authors' different splits
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F. Slavery as topic
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| II. William Byrd (Westover) |
A. Life represents
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1. Golden Age
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2. Split of two lives
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B. History of the Dividing Line exemplifies
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1. Influence of split
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a. Colonial experience
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b. London sophistication
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2. Two versions
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a. Wilderness adventure
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b. Eighteenth-century satire
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C. Grounds of Westover illustrate affluence
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1. "Necessary"
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2. Gate
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3. Garden/grave
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D. Secret Diary illustrates
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1. World of change
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2. Splits in life
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a. Work
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b. Pleasure
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c. Balancing
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| III. Diary of Samuel Sewall |
A. Parallel to Byrd's
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B. Illustrates split
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| IV. Quaker writers |
A. Third Haven Meeting (Easton, MD)
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1. Woolman
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2. Quakers in Maryland
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3. Quaker split
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a. Inner world
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b. Outer world
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B. Inner world
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1. Beliefs
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2. Writing
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3. Meeting
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C. Outer world
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1. Living beliefs
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2. Living in world of change
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D. Woolman - two business paths for Quakers
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E. Ashbridge - two parallel struggles for women
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1. Struggle in faith
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2. Struggle in marriage
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