 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...  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Page 124edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - New York (N.Y.) - 1812 - 306 pages
...upon the bench of magiftracy in Rotterdam 5 and who had comported themfelves with fuch fingular wifdom and propriety, that they were never either heard or talked of — which, next to being univerfally applauded, fhould be the object of ambition of all fage magiftrates and rulers. His furname... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1819 - 302 pages
...never more will dawn on the lovely island of Mannahata! The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller, was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters,...of all sage magistrates and rulers, His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original Twijfler, which in English means doubter; a name... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1819 - 310 pages
...never more will dawn on the lovely island of Mannahata! The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller, was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters,...of all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original Twijfler, which in English means doubter; a name... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1820 - 540 pages
...the lovely island of Manna-hata! The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller was descended from along line of Dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed...of all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of T wilier is said to be a corruption of the original Twijrfler, which in English means doubter ; a name... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1820 - 538 pages
...never more will dawn on the lovely island of Manna-hata! The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters,...propriety that they were never either heard or talked of—which, next to being universally applauded, should be the object of ambition of all sage magistrates... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...magistrate will rarely be found copied by men iu office. " The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters,...of all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of Twiller is said to be a corruption of the original Twijjler, which, in English, means doubter ; a name... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1821 - 414 pages
...never more will dawn on the lovely island of Manna-hata ! The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller, was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters,...universally applauded, should be the object of ambition to all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1821 - 414 pages
...sweet days of simplicity and ease, which never more will dawn on the lovely island of Manna-hata ! had comported themselves with such singular wisdom...universally applauded, should be the object of ambition to all sage magistrates and rulers, His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original... | |
 | George Lockhart - Jacobites - 1824 - 870 pages
...renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters, who tad successively dozed away their lives, and grown fat...universally applauded, should be the object of ambition to all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of TViller is said to be a corruption of the original... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1824 - 318 pages
...never more will dawn on the lovely island of Mannahata ! The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller, was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters,...magistracy in Rotterdam; and who had comported themselves withsuchsingularwisdomandpropriety, that they .were never either heard ortalkedof — which, next to... | |
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