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, Volume 1M. Thomas, 1819 - New York (State) |
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Page vii
... head was a little cracked . He was a very inquisitive body , and when not in his room was continually poking about town , hearing all the news , and prying into every thing that was going on : this was particularly the case about ...
... head was a little cracked . He was a very inquisitive body , and when not in his room was continually poking about town , hearing all the news , and prying into every thing that was going on : this was particularly the case about ...
Page xii
... head sorrowfully at noticing the gradual decay of the great Vander Heyden palace ; but was highly indignant at finding that the ancient Dutch church , which stood in the middle of the street had been pulled down , since his last visit ...
... head sorrowfully at noticing the gradual decay of the great Vander Heyden palace ; but was highly indignant at finding that the ancient Dutch church , which stood in the middle of the street had been pulled down , since his last visit ...
Page xxv
... the distance of two or three hundred years a- head ; and , casting back a bird's eye glance , over the waste of years that is to roll between , disco- VOL . I. C ver myself - little I ! -at this moment the PREFACE . XXV.
... the distance of two or three hundred years a- head ; and , casting back a bird's eye glance , over the waste of years that is to roll between , disco- VOL . I. C ver myself - little I ! -at this moment the PREFACE . XXV.
Page xxvi
... head of this host of literary worthies , with my book under my arm , and New York on my back , pressing forward like a gallant commander , to honour and immortality . Such are the vain - glorious imaginings that will now and then enter ...
... head of this host of literary worthies , with my book under my arm , and New York on my back , pressing forward like a gallant commander , to honour and immortality . Such are the vain - glorious imaginings that will now and then enter ...
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... head of a snake , or the back of a huge tortoise - but as they did not provide a rest- ing place for either the pillars or the tortoise , the whole theory fell to the ground , for want of pro- per foundation . The Bramins assert , that ...
... head of a snake , or the back of a huge tortoise - but as they did not provide a rest- ing place for either the pillars or the tortoise , the whole theory fell to the ground , for want of pro- per foundation . The Bramins assert , that ...
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America Amsterdam ancestors ancient body Broeck burghers burgomasters called CHAPTER Charondas Chewit CHIG colony Communipaw Connecticut council Curlet descendants divers doubt Dutch Dutch language earth eyes fair fort Amsterdam gallant Gibbet Island Goed Hoop Goede Vrouw GOLDEN REIGN governor happy head heart Herodotus historian honest honour Hudson huge Indians ingenious inhabitants island king Arthur known Kortlandt land learned likewise manner MICHIS mighty mind moon Mynher nature neighbours never New-Amsterdam Nieuw-Nederlandts Noah observed Oloffe once oysters Peter Stuyvesant philosophers pipe planet profound province readers reign renowned Wouter river RSITY sage savages Schoonhoven seemed settlement shores SITY smoke sturdy Ten Broeck theory thing tion tobacco smoke took Tough Breeches tranquillity turn UNIV valiant voyage whole Wilhelmus Kieft William Kieft William the Testy wise words worthy Wouter Van Twiller Yankees
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Page iv - 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." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, 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 time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Page 159 - He was exactly five feet six inches in height, and six feet five inches in circumference. His head was a perfect sphere, and of such stupendous dimensions, that Dame Nature, with all her sex's ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck capable of supporting it ; wherefore she wisely declined the attempt, and settled it firmly on the top of his backbone, just between the shoulders. His...
Page 182 - The fireplaces were of a truly patriarchal magnitude, where the whole family, old and young, master and servant, black and white — nay, even the very cat and dog — enjoyed a community of privilege and had each a right to a corner.
Page 183 - 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 181 - 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 to rights — always taking the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking feet.
Page 184 - The tea was served out of a majestic delft tea-pot, 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 159 - His legs were short, but sturdy in proportion to the weight they had to sustain ; so that when erect he had not a little the appearance of a beer-barrel on skids.
Page 180 - ... and loyal citizens, however, always went according to the weathercock on the top of the governor's house, which was certainly the most correct, as he had a trusty servant employed every morning to climb up and set it to the right quarter.
Page 185 - 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 stockings; nor ever opened their lips, excepting to say yah Mynher, or yah, ya Vrouw, to any question that was asked them; behaving in all things, like decent, well educated damsels.
Page 181 - Year's days, the festival of St. Nicholas, or some such great occasion. It was ornamented with a gorgeous brass knocker curiously wrought, sometimes in the device of a dog and sometimes of a lion's head, and was daily burnished with such religious zeal that it was ofttimes worn out by the very precautions taken for its preservation. The whole house was constantly in a state of inundation...