A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong. The Three Dutch Governors of New Amsterdam : Being the Only Authentic History of the Times that Hath Ever Been Published, Volumes 1-2C.S. Van Winkle, 1824 - New York (State) |
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... hands full of papers , and say something about " deranging his ideas ; " which made my wife believe sometimes that he was not altogether compos . Indeed , there was more than one reason to make her think so , for his room was always co ...
... hands full of papers , and say something about " deranging his ideas ; " which made my wife believe sometimes that he was not altogether compos . Indeed , there was more than one reason to make her think so , for his room was always co ...
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... hand- bills , and productions of similar import ; and , al- though he never meddled with the public papers , yet had he the credit of writing innumerable es- says , and smart things , that appeared on all sub- jects , and all sides of ...
... hand- bills , and productions of similar import ; and , al- though he never meddled with the public papers , yet had he the credit of writing innumerable es- says , and smart things , that appeared on all sub- jects , and all sides of ...
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... hand , rendered such an attempt extremely difficult . This difficulty was likewise increased , by one of the grand objects contemplated in my work , which was to trace the rise of sundry customs and institutions in this best of cities ...
... hand , rendered such an attempt extremely difficult . This difficulty was likewise increased , by one of the grand objects contemplated in my work , which was to trace the rise of sundry customs and institutions in this best of cities ...
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... therefore , I advise them to take fast hold of my skirts , and keep close at my heels , venturing neither to the right hand nor to the left , lest they get bemired in a slough of unintelligible CREATION OF THE WORLD . 41 learning , or have.
... therefore , I advise them to take fast hold of my skirts , and keep close at my heels , venturing neither to the right hand nor to the left , lest they get bemired in a slough of unintelligible CREATION OF THE WORLD . 41 learning , or have.
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... hands of angels , ex- cepting their own country , which the Supreme Being constructed himself , that it might be su- premely excellent . And he took great pains with the inhabitants , and made them very black , and beautiful ; and when ...
... hands of angels , ex- cepting their own country , which the Supreme Being constructed himself , that it might be su- premely excellent . And he took great pains with the inhabitants , and made them very black , and beautiful ; and when ...
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Amphyctions Amsterdam ancient Antony Van Corlear arms battle breeches burghers burgomasters called CHAPTER city of New-Amsterdam cocked colony commander Communipaw Connecticut Curlet descendants divers doubt Dutch earth enemy eyes fair fort Amsterdam Fort Casimir Fort Christina gallant garrison Gibbet Island Goed Hoop grand council hand head heart heroes historian honest honour Hudson huge illustrious immortal Indians ingenious inhabitants island Kortlandt land Manetho Manhattoes manner ment mighty nation neighbours never New-Netherlands New-York Nicholas Nieuw-Nederlandts old governor Oloffe Oyster Bay perils Peter Stuyvesant Peter the Headstrong philosophers pipe Poffenburgh present privy counsellors prodigious profound province readers reign Risingh river sage savages settlement smoke sound spirit sturdy Swedes sword thing tion took town tranquillity trumpet turn valiant voyage warriors whole Wilhelmus Wilhelmus Kieft William Kieft William the Testy wise words worthy Wouter Van Twiller Yankees yore
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Page 4 - District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " THE CHILD'S BOTANY," In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Page 168 - This decision being straightway made known, diffused general joy throughout New Amsterdam, for the people immediately perceived, that they had a very wise and equitable magistrate to rule over them. But its happiest effect was, that not another lawsuit took place throughout the whole of his administration — and the office of constable fell into such decay, that there was not one of those losel scouts known in the province for many years. I am the more particular in dwelling on this transaction,...
Page 187 - These fashionable parties were generally confined to the higher classes, or noblesse, that is to say, such as kept their own cows, and drove their own wagons. The company commonly assembled at three o'clock, and went away about six...
Page 164 - His habits were as regular as his person. He daily took his four stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each ; he smoked and doubted eight hours, and he slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty.
Page 167 - ... bitterly of one Barent Bleecker, inasmuch as he refused to come to a settlement of accounts, seeing that there was a heavy balance in favor of the said Wandle. Governor Van Twiller, as I have already observed, was a man of few words ; he was likewise a mortal enemy to multiplying writings — or being disturbed at his breakfast.
Page 189 - At these primitive tea-parties the utmost propriety and dignity of deportment prevailed. No flirting nor coquetting, — no gambling of old ladies, nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones, — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, with their brains in their pockets, nor amusing conceits and monkey divertisements of smart young gentlemen with no brains at all. On the contrary, the young ladies seated themselves demurely in their rush-bottomed chairs, and knit their own woollen...
Page 162 - This, by the way, is a casual remark, which I would not, for the universe, have it thought I apply to Governor Van Twiller.
Page 190 - The parties broke up without noise and without confusion. They were carried home by their own carriages, that is to say, by the vehicles nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave of them with a hearty smack at the door...
Page 185 - ... worn out by the very precautions taken for its preservation. The whole house was constantly in a state of inundation...
Page 149 - Rippers and the Van Brunts, bearing down all before them; then the Suy Dams, and the Van Dams, pressing forward with many a blustering oath, at the head of the warriors of Hell-gate, clad in their thunder-and-lightning gaberdines; and lastly, the standard-bearers and body-guard of Peter Stuyvesant, bearing the great beaver of the Manhattoes.