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 Time that Ever Hath Been, Or Ever Will be Published, Band 2Inskeep & Bradford, 1809 |
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... of ordinary people extends but half way , there is no fact more simple and manifest , than that the death of a great man , is a matter of VOL . II . B very little importance . Much as we think of out- THE HISTORY OF ...
... of ordinary people extends but half way , there is no fact more simple and manifest , than that the death of a great man , is a matter of VOL . II . B very little importance . Much as we think of out- THE HISTORY OF ...
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... half a mile ! -a most stupend- ous work , and scarcely to be rivalled in the opinion of the old inhabitants , by the great wall of China , or the Roman wall erected in Great Britain against the incursions of the Scots , or the wall of ...
... half a mile ! -a most stupend- ous work , and scarcely to be rivalled in the opinion of the old inhabitants , by the great wall of China , or the Roman wall erected in Great Britain against the incursions of the Scots , or the wall of ...
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... half uniformed , hen stealing , bottle bruizing raggamuffins . Such was the character of the warrior appointed by Peter Stuyvesant to defend his southern frontier , nor may it be uninteresting to my reader to have a glimpse of his ...
... half uniformed , hen stealing , bottle bruizing raggamuffins . Such was the character of the warrior appointed by Peter Stuyvesant to defend his southern frontier , nor may it be uninteresting to my reader to have a glimpse of his ...
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... half my for- tune ( which at this moment is not enough to pay the bill of my landlord ) to have seen him accou- tered cap - a - pie , in martial array - booted to the middle - sashed to the chin - collared to the ears- whiskered to the ...
... half my for- tune ( which at this moment is not enough to pay the bill of my landlord ) to have seen him accou- tered cap - a - pie , in martial array - booted to the middle - sashed to the chin - collared to the ears- whiskered to the ...
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... half a dozen suits ) were equally distributed among the soldiers , One tall lank fellow , appeared in a coat intended for a small man , the skirts of which reached a little below his waist , the buttons were between his shoulders and ...
... half a dozen suits ) were equally distributed among the soldiers , One tall lank fellow , appeared in a coat intended for a small man , the skirts of which reached a little below his waist , the buttons were between his shoulders and ...
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Amsterdam ancient Anthony's Nose Antony Van Corlear arms army atchievements battle behold brave breeches burghers Burgomasters Casimer CHAP chivalric cocked commander council of Amphyctions councillors cunning defend Delaware direful divers dutch Dutchman ears enemy eyes favourite fierce fire Fort Christina gallant Peter garrison giant glorious grand council hand Hard-koppig head heart hero historian honest honour huge illustrious immortal Manetho Manhattoes martial ment mighty mighty heart Mynheer myrmidons nation Nederlanders negociation neighbours Netherlands never Nicholas nose old governor ordered peace perilous Peter Stuyvesant Peter the Headstrong Piet pipes Poffenburgh present prodigious province puissant reader regimentals reign renowned Risingh sage scurvy shew smoke sound South river stout Risingh Stuyvesant manuscript Swedes sword thee thou tion touch hole train bands treaty trumpet trusty turn valiant valour vesant Von Poffenburgh warlike warriors whole William the Testy wind wooden leg worthy Wouter Van Twiller
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Seite 186 - You know it was said he carried the sword in one hand, and the olive branch in the other; and it seems he chose to give them a taste of the sword first.
Seite 58 - Some five or six inches long. so .Had you but seen him in this dress, How fierce he look'd and how big, You would have thought him for to be Some Egyptian porcupig. He frighted all, cats, dogs, and all, 35 Each cow, each horse, and each hog : For fear they did flee, for they took him to be Some strange outlandish hedge-hog.
Seite 223 - Scarce had he buffeted half-way over, when he was observed to struggle violently, as if battling with the spirit of the waters— instinctively he put his trumpet to his mouth, and giving a vehement blast— sank forever to the bottom!