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... leaving out the quotations which illustrate the use of words . It was hoped that this work would furnish assistance in settling the etymology and meaning of some of the old Dutch words still used in New York ; but it has proved of ...
... leaving out the quotations which illustrate the use of words . It was hoped that this work would furnish assistance in settling the etymology and meaning of some of the old Dutch words still used in New York ; but it has proved of ...
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... leave their own neighborhood , they intermarried among each other , and , from their limited acquaintance and circumscribed views , they would naturally be much attached to their old manners , customs , and language . The same cause ...
... leave their own neighborhood , they intermarried among each other , and , from their limited acquaintance and circumscribed views , they would naturally be much attached to their old manners , customs , and language . The same cause ...
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... leave to their posterity or to the subsequent occupants . Many of the other words which the Dutch have left us are terms belonging to the kitchen . These have been preserved and handed down by cooks and do- mestic servants , until from ...
... leave to their posterity or to the subsequent occupants . Many of the other words which the Dutch have left us are terms belonging to the kitchen . These have been preserved and handed down by cooks and do- mestic servants , until from ...
Page xxix
... leave behind it an almost imperishable dialect as a memento of its existence . In the States of Ohio and Texas , where there are large settlements of Germans , a similar result must follow . In the State of Illinois is a colony of ...
... leave behind it an almost imperishable dialect as a memento of its existence . In the States of Ohio and Texas , where there are large settlements of Germans , a similar result must follow . In the State of Illinois is a colony of ...
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... leave their seats , ' was the reply . Mr. Milnes also spoke of several American writers whose style was correct ; still , he could always detect some florid expression characteristic of their people . " Before closing these observations ...
... leave their seats , ' was the reply . Mr. Milnes also spoke of several American writers whose style was correct ; still , he could always detect some florid expression characteristic of their people . " Before closing these observations ...
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