"We were kept at work, and permitted to……" — Maria Monk
"We were kept at work, and permitted to speak with each other only on such subjects as related to the Convent, and all in the hearing of the old nuns who sat by us."
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Maria Monk
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25 Quotes by Maria Monk
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All around me insisted that my doubts proved only my own ignorance and sinfulness; that they knew by experience they…
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We were constantly hearing it repeated, that we must never again look upon ourselves as our own; but must remember,…
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I have, I think, afforded every opportunity that could be reasonably expected, to judge of my credibility.
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So far as I know, there were no pains taken to preserve secrecy on this subject; that is, I saw…
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I often remembered also that I had been told, that we shall have as many devils biting us, if we…
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They…
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A number of girls of my acquaintance went to school to the nuns of the Congregational Nunnery, or Sisters of…
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Unfortunately, I was not wise enough to listen to her advice, and hastily married. In a few weeks, I had…
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Others too would occasionally entertain and privately express such doubts; though we all had been most solemnly warned by the…
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Some of the priests from the Seminary were in the nunnery every day and night, and often several at a…
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Standing near the door, we dipped our fingers in the holy water, crossed and blessed ourselves, and proceeded up to…
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I must be informed, that one of my great duties was, to obey the priests in all things; and this…
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