Quote by: Alice Morse Earle

The pillory and stocks, the gibbet, and even the whipping-post, have seen many a noble victim, many a martyr. But I cannot think any save the most ignoble criminals ever sat in a ducking-stool.


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Author Bio


  • NameAlice Morse Earle
  • DescriptionAmerican historian
  • BornApril 27, 1851
  • DiedFebruary 16, 1911
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian