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 Ever Hath Been Published |
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... tion , a letter was received from him , by Mr. Handaside , dated at a small Dutch village on the banks of the Hudson , whither he had travelled for the purpose of inspecting certain ancient records . As this was one of those few and ...
... tion , a letter was received from him , by Mr. Handaside , dated at a small Dutch village on the banks of the Hudson , whither he had travelled for the purpose of inspecting certain ancient records . As this was one of those few and ...
Page xxi
... tion ; and , had he not been a man of inflexible morals and regular habits , there would have been great danger of his taking to politics or drinking --- both which pernicious vices we daily see men driven to by mere spleen and idleness ...
... tion ; and , had he not been a man of inflexible morals and regular habits , there would have been great danger of his taking to politics or drinking --- both which pernicious vices we daily see men driven to by mere spleen and idleness ...
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... tion , which at first sight appears a paradox to the inexpe- rienced observer . Thus many of my readers will doubt- less wonder , what connection the family of Noah can pos- sibly have with this history --- and many will stare when ...
... tion , which at first sight appears a paradox to the inexpe- rienced observer . Thus many of my readers will doubt- less wonder , what connection the family of Noah can pos- sibly have with this history --- and many will stare when ...
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... tion , which Pliny , the naturalist , informs us , discovered the Canary Islands ; or whether it was settled by a tem- porary colony from Tyre , as hinted by Aristotle , and Se- neca . I shall neither enquire whether it was first disco ...
... tion , which Pliny , the naturalist , informs us , discovered the Canary Islands ; or whether it was settled by a tem- porary colony from Tyre , as hinted by Aristotle , and Se- neca . I shall neither enquire whether it was first disco ...
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... tion of that scriptural promise— " By faith ye shall move mountains . " From all the authorities here quoted , and a variety of others which I have consulted , but which are omitted through fear of fatiguing the unlearned reader - I can ...
... tion of that scriptural promise— " By faith ye shall move mountains . " From all the authorities here quoted , and a variety of others which I have consulted , but which are omitted through fear of fatiguing the unlearned reader - I can ...
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Page 62 - Dinner was invariably a private meal, and the fat old burghers showed incontestable symptoms of disapprobation and uneasiness at being surprised by a visit from a neighbor on such occasions. But though our worthy ancestors were thus singularly averse to giving dinners, yet they kept...
Page 48 - ... but also the best Governor that ever presided over this ancient and respectable province; and so tranquil and benevolent was his reign, that I do not find throughout the whole of it a single instance of any offender being brought to punishment — a most indubitable sign of a merciful Governor, and a case unparalleled, excepting in the reign of the illustrious King Log, from whom, it is hinted, the renowned Van Twiller was a lineal descendant.
Page 45 - The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller, was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives, and grown fat upon the bench of magistracy in Rotterdam; and who had comported themselves with such singular wisdom and propriety, that they were never either heard or talked of — which, next to being universally applauded, should be the...
Page 62 - 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.
Page 63 - The company, being seated around the genial board and each furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in launching at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish; in much the same manner as sailors harpoon porpoises at sea, or our Indians spear salmon in the lakes.
Page iii - History of New York, from the beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty.
Page 62 - ... on such occasions. But though our worthy ancestors were thus singularly averse to giving dinners, yet they kept up the social bands of intimacy by occasional banquetings, called tea-parties.
Page 63 - The tea was served out of a majestic delft teapot ornamented with paintings of fat little Dutch shepherds and shepherdesses tending pigs, with boats sailing in the air, and houses built in the clouds, and sundry other ingenious Dutch fantasies.
Page 64 - The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave of them with a hearty smack at the door: which, as it was an established piece of etiquette, done in perfect simplicity and honesty of heart, occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want of reverence in their descendants to say a word against it.
Page 61 - The grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter excepting the mistress and her confidential maid, who visited it once a week, for the purpose of giving it a thorough cleaning, and putting things...