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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 2920 |
| AUTHOR: | William Stoughton (1631–1701) |
| QUOTATION: | God sifted a whole nation that he might send choice grain over into this wilderness. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Election Sermon at Boston, April 29, 1669. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. God had sifted three kingdoms to find the wheat for this planting.—Henry W. Longfellow: Courtship of Miles Standish, iv. [back] |
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