 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 874 Seiten
...renowned WOUTER (or Walter) VAN TWILLEE was descended from a long line of dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives and grown fat...universally applauded, should be the object of ambition of all sage magistrates and rnlers. "His surname of T wilier, is said to be a corruption of the original... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 444 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1812 - 306 Seiten
...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 - 1819 - 310 Seiten
...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...universally applauded, should be the object of ambition of all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 Seiten
...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...universally applauded, should be the object of ambition of all sage magistrates and rulers, His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 538 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 Seiten
...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...to 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... | |
 | 1821 - 732 Seiten
...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...universally applauded, should be the object of ambition of all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of Twiller is said to be a corruption of the original... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 Seiten
...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...to 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 - 1824 - 318 Seiten
...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...magistracy in Rotterdam; and who had comported themselves withsuchsingularwisdomandpropriety, that they .were never either heard ortalkedof — which, next to... | |
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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... 
