...Scarlet Letter," he says, speaking of his forefathers, "I, the present writer, as their representative, hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and...dreary and unprosperous condition of the race, for many a long year back, would argue to exist — may be now and henceforth removed."176 I do not know...

...Charter Street burialground, must still retain it, if they have not crumbled utterly to dust! I know not V $ I _ > ;w? <6[ ] s` o {B c F! 5;MW b as their representative, hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and pray that any curse incurred...

...Charterskeet burial-ground, must still retain it, if they have not crumbled utterly to dust! I know not whether these ancestors of mine bethought themselves...state of being. At all events, I, the present writer, as their representative, hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and pray that any curse incurred...

...in the introductory chapter of The Scarlet Letter, 'I, the present writer, as their representative, hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and...dreary and unprosperous condition of the race, for many a long year back, would argue to exist— may now and henceforth be removed.' Such a curse was...

...been written up in various histories." He continues: "At all events, I ... as their representative, hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and pray that any curse incurred by them . . . may be now and henceforth removed. . . . Such are the compliments bandied between my greatgrandsires...

...cruelties: *5Mappen, 237n5; Ferguson, I, 3. - Ferguson, 332. cUpham, Salem Witchcraft, 2:22; I:I00, or whether they are now groaning under the heavy consequences of them, in another state of heing." As their representative, he offered, "[I] hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and...

...his introduction to "The Scarlet Letter" he vowed: "I, the present writer, as their representative, hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and pray that any curse incurred by them . . . may be now and henceforth removed." Ms. Parks is the inheritor of an African-American history...

...by his family's Puritan past, he says: "I, the present writer, as [his ancestors'] representative, hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and pray that any curse incurred by them . . . may be now and henceforth removed" (1:9, 10). But he "represents" them in two different senses:...

...House" sketch that introduces The Scarlet Letter. "I, the present writer, as their representative, hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and...dreary and unprosperous condition of the race, for many a long year back, would argue to exist— may be now and henceforth removed."16 In "The Custom...

...Puritan ancestors, who "made themselves conspicuous in the martyrdom" of witches and Quakers. I know not whether these ancestors of mine bethought themselves...state of being. At all events, I, the present writer, as their representative, hereby take shame upon myself for their sakes, and pray that any curse incurred...