Merry Mount
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Even as the Puritans were striving to build an austere theocracy in New England, they were defied by a character named Thomas Morton, whose Merry Mount colonists disported themselves in free-spirited revelry.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2014
The world premiere of Merry Mount was given in Ann Arbor in concert form, climax of a four-day festival.
From Time Magazine Archive
If Plymouth without Merry Mount was a mistake, Merry Mount without Plymouth could be a disaster.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nearly 31 centuries later, the Merry Mount case no longer seems so open and shut.
From Time Magazine Archive
But May, or her mirthful spirit, dwelt all the year round at Merry Mount, sporting with the Summer months, and revelling with Autumn, and basking in the glow of Winter's fireside.
From From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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