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Solomon Spalding (1761 - 1816) Oberlin Spalding MS /Book of Mormon Textual Comparisons Mark-up (using 1885 RLDS edition) CONTENTS ARE UNCHECKED & PRELIMINARY (LAST REVISED: OCT. 13, 1998) |
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The "Manuscript Found." 135 |
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| defend the fort against such a formidable force. Lamoch | 01 | |
| however placed himself at the head of about one thousand | ||
| warriors and attempted to beat them back from the walls and | ||
| prevent their making a breach. But it was impossible with | ||
| his small band to withstand the strength of such a mighty | 05 | |
| army. They broke down part of the palisades and entered | ||
| the fort through the breach; and immediately began the massacre | ||
| of the defenseless multitude without regard to age or sex | ||
| Sambal, being anxious to find Lamesa, rushed forward with | ||
| a small band and surrounded a small block house. He then | 10 | |
| broke down the door and entered. Here he beheld all the | ||
| ladies of the imperial family and many other ladies of dis- | ||
| tinction. He instantly sprang towards Lamesa in order to | ||
| seize her but was prevented by Heliza, who stepped between | ||
| them and, falling upon her knees, implored him to spare the | 15 | |
| life of Lamesa. Scarce had she spoken when the cruel | ||
| MONSTER buried his sword in her bosom and she fell lifeless | ||
| before the eyes of her dearest friend. Lamesa gave a | ||
| scream, and looking fiercely on Sambal, she exclaimed. "Thou | ||
| MONSTER of villainy and cruelty, could nothing satiate your | 20 | |
| revenge but the death of my dear friend, the amiable, | ||
| the innocent Heliza? Here is my heart; I am prepared for your next | ||
| victim." "Ah. no." says Sambal, "Your life is safe from my | ||
| sword. I shall conduct you to my palace and you shall be | ||
| honored with me for your partner." "Insult me not," says | 25 | |
| she, "thou malicious , bloody villain. Either kill me or be | ||
| gone from my sight; my eyes can never endure the man | ||
| who is guilty of such monstrous crimes." "Set your heart at | ||
| rest," says he, "my dear Lamesa. I will convince you that I | ||
| am a better man than your beloved Elseon; his head shall | 30 | |
| soon satiate my revenge and then you shall be the Queen of | ||
| Sciota." At this instant a loud voice was heard: "The Ken- | 32 | |
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136 The "Manuscript Found." |
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| tucks are marching with a prodigious army towards the fort!" | 01 | |
| Sambal, turning to his warriors present, ordered them to | ||
| guard the women in that house and not permit any of them | ||
| to escape. "For" says he, "I must go and destroy that army | ||
| of Kentucks." Great already had been the slaughter which | 05 | |
| the Sciotans had made of the citizens in the fort. Those | ||
| who had attempted to escape through a gate which was thrown | ||
| open were met and MASSACRED by the Sciotan warriors on the | ||
| outside. But their progress was arrested by the appearance of | ||
| Elseon at the head of thirty thousand warriors. They had | 10 | |
| marched with the greatest speed, for they were informed | ||
| by an express that the Sciotans had invested the fort. | ||
| When Sambal beheld them he instantly concluded to | ||
| draw his army out of the fort and to try a battle with them | ||
| in the open field. His orders were immediately spread | 15 | |
| through every part of the fort where his men were employed | ||
| in killing the defenseless and in fighting Lamoch and the little band | ||
| of desperate heroes whom [he] commanded. The | ||
| Sciotans were soon formed and marched out of the fort and | ||
| paraded in proper order for battle. Elseon, observing this, | 20 | |
| commanded his men to halt and made his arrangements | ||
| to rush forward and commence the attack. Having brand- | ||
| ished his sword as a token for silence, he then spoke. | 23 | |
| "My brave warriors. The glorious period has arrived | 24 | |
| to display our valor in the destruction of our | 25 | |
| enemies. What monstrous cruelties have they perpetrated. | ||
| Behold your city in ruins; listen to the cries of your mur- | ||
| dered friends whose innocent blood calls for vengeance; | ||
| consider the situation of those who are surrounded by the | ||
| walls of yonder fort. How many thousands are MASSACRED | 30 | |
| and how many must share their fate unless you fight like he- | ||
| roes? By our valor we can effect their deliverance and rid | 32 | |
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The "Manuscript Found." 137 |
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| our country from the most FEROCIOUS band of murderers that ever dis- | 01 | |
| graced humanity. Their standard is that of the Sciotan | ||
| King, whose malice and vengeful disposition have produced | ||
| this horrid war. Urged on by his malignant passions he has | ||
| engaged [and] undertaken a most dangerous and mad enterprise. | 05 | |
| He has thrown himself and his army into a most critical and | ||
| dangerous situation. | ||
| Fight as you did at the great Battle of Geheno and your ene- | ||
| mies will be prostrate in the dust; and your names shall be | ||
| illustrious. Rush forward my brave warriors and let your | 10 | |
| motto be 'victory or death.'" | 11 | |
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| Not a moment, when his warriors were stimulated for | 12 | |
| the combat, did Elseon tarry, but marched with precipitation, | ||
| prepared to make a most furious charge. Sambal was | ||
| ready to meet him, and marched forward with equal boldness | 15 | |
| and celerity. The charge was tremendous. Not the dashing | ||
| against each other of two mighty ships in a hurricane upon | ||
| the boisterous ocean could have been more terrible. Each | ||
| warrior, fearless of danger, met his antagonist, determined to | ||
| destroy his life or lose his own in the contest. The battle | 20 | |
| extended through every part of both armies. As warriors fell | ||
| in the front ranks, their places were supplied from the rear, | ||
| and reserved bands rushing between the divisions were met | ||
| by others of equal strength and valor. Helicon, the intimate | ||
| friend of Elseon, beheld Sambal, who was encouraging his | 25 | |
| warriors to fight bravely, as no other alternative re- | ||
| mained for them but victory or death. When Helicon be- | ||
| held him his youthful mind felt the impulse of ambition; | ||
| he sprang towards Sambal and challenged him to the com- | ||
| bat. Sambal gave him no time to repeat the challenge, but | 30 | |
| rushed upon him with more fury than a tiger, and with his | 31 | |
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Special Citations of Textual Parallelisms in pp. 135-37 (RLDS 135:01-a) [ the Kentucks were unprepared ] to defend the fort . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:01-b) . . . I do take my sword to defend the cause of my country . . . [Alma 60:28 LDS] (RLDS 135:01-c) [ the Kentucks were unprepared to ] defend the fort . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:01-d) And thus were the Nephites prepared to . . . climb up to enter the fort by any other way . . . [Alma 49:19 LDS] (RLDS 135:01-e) to defend the fort against such a formidable force . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:01-f) . . . those priests that . . . had caused such a great destruction to come upon them. [Mosiah 21:20 LDS] (RLDS 135:01-g) . . . having been such a highly favored people of the Lord . . . [Alma 9:20 LDS] (RLDS 135:01-h) . . . we know not such a being; neither do ye; but if it so be that there is such a thing . . . [Alma 54:21 LDS] (RLDS 135:01-i) . . . ye have hinted that he hath gone to such a place? [Alma 54:22 LDS] (RLDS 135:01-j) That it is not reasonable that such a being as a Christ shall come; if so, and he be the Son of God . . . [Helaman 16:18 LDS] (RLDS 135:02-a) Lamoch however placed himself at the head of about . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:02-b) Amalickiah's intention . . . place himself at their head and dethrone the king . . . [Alma 47:08 LDS] (RLDS 135:02-c) . . . the brother of Shared . . . came . . . and placed himself upon the throne of Coriantumr. [Ether 14:05-06 LDS] (RLDS 135:02-d) Lamoch . . . himself at the head of about one thousand warriors . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:02-e) Helaman did march at the head of his two thousand stripling soldiers [Alma 53:22 LDS] (RLDS 135:02-f) Helaman, did march at the head of these two thousand young men . . . Alma 56:09 LDS] (RLDS 135:02-g) at the head of about one thousand warriors . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:02-h) . . . peace did remain for the space of about four years . . . [Mormon 1:12 LDS] (RLDS 135:02-i) at the head of about one thousand warriors . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:02-j) . . . there were about three thousand five hundred souls . . . [Alma 4:05 LDS] (RLDS 135:02-k) . . . they were in number about four thousand who had not been slain. [Alma 62:17 LDS] (RLDS 135:02-l) . . . they were in number about two thousand and five . . . [3 Nephi 17:25 LDS] (RLDS 135:02-m) at the head of about one thousand warriors . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:02-n) . . . for they were great warriors; [Alma 51:31 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-a) placed himself . . . and attempted to beat them back . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:03-b) And they stood forth and attempted to lay their hands . . . [Mosiah 13:02 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-c) Lamoch . . . attempted to beat them back from the walls . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:03-d) . . . the Lamanites did beat them, and drove them back, and slew many of them. [Mosiah 21:08 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-e) . . . Nephites did beat them . . . they did fall back from before them. [3 Nephi 4:12 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-f) the Nephites did beat the Lamanites . . . many of them. [Mormon 1:11 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-g) . . . we did pursue them . . . and did beat them . . . [Mormon 2:26 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-h) . . . in that year we did beat them . . . did beat them again . . . [Mormon 3:07-08 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-i) . . . the Lamanites did not beat them until they had come again the second time. [Mormon 4:20 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-j) And Cohor, the son of Noah, caused that his people should give battle unto Shule, in which Shule did beat them . . . [Ether 7:21 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-k) . . . press upon the armies of Shiz that they beat them . . . [Ether 15:10 LDS] (RLDS 135:03-l) Lamoch . . . attempted to beat them back from the walls . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:03-m) . . . he did cast himself down from the wall, and did flee . . . [Helaman 16:07 LDS] (RLDS 135:04-a) prevent their making a breach. [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:04-b) . . . because of their . . . making a mock of that which was sacred, [Helaman 4:12 LDS] (RLDS 135:04-c) prevent their making a breach. [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:04-d) . . . let us make a breach therein for us . . . [2 Nephi 17:06 LDS - quoting Isaiah] (RLDS 135:04-e) But it was impossible . . . to withstand the strength of such a mighty army. [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:04-f) . . . the Lamanites being so numerous, it was impossible for the people of Limhi to contend with them, [Mosiah 22:02 LDS] (RLDS 135:04-g) Teancum made preparations . . . but . . . it was impossible . . . [Alma 52:17 LDS] (RLDS 135:04-h) . . . so numerous . . . it became impossible for the Nephites to obtain more power over them [Helaman 4:19 LDS] (RLDS 135:04-i) impossible with his small band to withstand . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:04-j) Now there began to be a war upon all the face of the land, every man with his band fighting for that which he desired. [Ether 13:25 LDS] (RLDS 135:04-k) . . . we could lead them out of the city by our small bands. [Alma 58:01 LDS] (RLDS 135:04-l) it was impossible . . . to withstand the strength of such . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:04-m) therefore he was not able to withstand his blows . . . [Alma 1:09 LDS] (RLDS 135:05-a) withstand the strength of such a mighty army. [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:05-b) . . . such . . . strength; and with such mighty power . . . [Alma 56:56] (RLDS 135:05-c) the strength of such a mighty army. [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:05-d) . . . discover the number and the strength of our army. [Alma 58:14 LDS] (RLDS 135:06-a) They broke down part of the palisades and entered the fort . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:06-b) . . . they broke the cords with which they were bound . . . [Alma 14:26 LDS] (RLDS 135:06-c) . . . the sons . . . broke down the door of the prison and brought out their father . . . [Ether 7:18 LDS] (RLDS 135:06-d) They broke down part of the palisades and entered the fort . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:06-e) . . . were made pure and entered into the rest . . . [Alma 13:12 LDS] (RLDS 135:06-f) They . . . entered the fort through the breach; [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:06-g) . . . he entered the city Nephi with his armies . . . [Alma 47:31] (RLDS 135:06-h) . . . the Nephites . . . enter the fort by any other way . . . [Alma 49:19 LDS] (RLDS 135:06-i) and entered the fort through the breach; [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:06-j) . . . and we will pass through the secret pass on the left of their camp . . . {Mosiah 22:07 LDS] (RLDS 135:07-a) They . . . entered . . . and immediately began the massacre of the . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:07-b) And . . . the Nephites began the foundation of a city . . . [Alma 19:31 LDS] (RLDS 135:07-c) And he, immediately . . . began to rebuke them . . . [Alma 50:13 LDS] (RLDS 135:07-d) . . . they came forth . . . and immediately returned to the . . . [Helaman 5:17 LDS] (RLDS 135:07-e) They . . . began the massacre of the . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:07-f) . . . they should easily . . . slay and massacre them . . . [Alma 49:07 LDS] (RLDS 135:07-g) They . . . began the massacre the of the multitude . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:07-h) . . . they could . . . because of the greatness of the multitude; [Mosiah 2:08 LDS] (RLDS 135:08-a) Sambal, being anxious to find Lamesa . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:08-b) . . . I should go to find ore, that I might make tools. [1 Nephi 17:10 LDS] (RLDS 135:08-c) Sambal . . . rushed forward with a small band . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:08-d) . . . Zerahemnah . . . rushed forward that he might slay Moroni . . . [Alma 44:12 LDS] (RLDS 135:08-e) . . . Amalickiah fled with a small number of his men . . . [Alma 46:33 LDS] (RLDS 135:08-f) . . . we could lead them out of the city by our small bands. [Alma 58:01 LDS] (RLDS 135:08-g) . . . Gid, with a small number of men . . . in the wilderness . . . and . . . Teomner and a small number of men . . . [Alma 58:16 LDS] (RLDS 135:08-h) Now there began to be a war upon all the face of the land, every man with his band fighting for that which he desired. [Ether 13:25 LDS] (RLDS 135:08-i) Sambal . . . rushed forward with a small band and surrounded a small block-house [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:08-j) . . . Lehonti came down with his men and surrounded the men of Amalickiah . . . [Alma 47:14 LDS] (RLDS 135:08-k) [Moroni] . . . caused the men . . . to withdraw . . . and surround the armies . . . [Alma 55:21 LDS] (RLDS 135:08-l) . . . Moroni . . . slew many, and surrounded many others . . . [Alma 62:25 LDS] (RLDS 135:09-a) He then broke down the door and entered. [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:09-b) . . . the sons . . . broke down the door . . . and brought . . . [Ether 7:18 LDS] (RLDS 135:09-c) . . . were made pure and entered into the rest . . . [Alma 13:12 LDS] (RLDS 135:09-d) Here he beheld all the ladies of the imperial family . . . [ObMs xxx] (RLDS 135:09-e) . . . and here he did not have much success . . . [Alma 30:21 LDS] (RLDS 135:09-f) . . . when Nephi arose he beheld the multitudes of people . . . [Helaman 7:12 LDS] Under Construction: more text to be added. |
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