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I cannot but be grieved to go from my native land, and especially from that part of it for whom and with whom I desired only to live; yet the dreadful apprehensions I have of what is coming upon this land may help to make me submissive to this providence, though more bitter.
Donald Cargill
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"I cannot but be grieved to go from my native land, and especially from that part of it for whom and with whom I desired only to live; yet the dreadful apprehensions I have of what is coming upon this land may help to make me submissive to this providence, though more bitter."
— Donald Cargill

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I cannot but be grieved to go from my native land, and especially from that part of it for whom and with whom I desired only to live; yet the dreadful apprehensions I have of what is coming upon this land may help to make me submissive to this providence, though more bitter. — Donald Cargill

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Donald Cargill was a Clergyman from Scottish (1619–1681).

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Who said "I cannot but be grieved to go from my native land, and especially from that par…"?
This quote is attributed to Donald Cargill, a Clergyman from Scottish.
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Donald Cargill lived from 1619 – 1681.