John Eliot (missionary)
John Eliot (c. 1604 – 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary to the American Indians. His efforts earned him the designation “the apostle to the Indians.”
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“Death is the king of this world: ‘tis his park
Where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain
Are music for his banquet”
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