The Works of Washington Irving, Volume 1G.P. Putnam, 1860 |
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Amphictyons Amsterdam ancient Antony the Trumpeter Antony Van Corlear arms battle behold bosom breeches burghers burgomasters called Casimir CHAPTER cocked commander Communipaw Connecticut descendants divers doubt Dutch Dutchman earth enemy eyes fair Fort Casimir Fort Christina fortress gallant garrison Gibbet Island Goed Hoop grand council hand head heart heaven hero High Mightinesses historian honest honor Hudson huge Indian inhabitants island kind Knickerbocker Kortlandt land Manetho Manhattoes Manna-hata Merryland moss-troopers Mynheer neighbors Netherlands never Nicholas Nieuw Nederlands nose old governor Oloffe the Dreamer oyster patroon Pavonia perils Peter Stuyvesant Peter the Headstrong philosophers pipe Poffenburgh possession potent present province readers reign renowned Risingh river sage savages shores smoke sound sturdy Swedes sword thing tion took tranquillity true trumpet turned valiant valor voyage Vrouw warriors whole William Kieft William the Testy words worthy Wouter Van Twiller Yankees yore
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Page 168 - The grand parlor was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. 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 151 - Van Twiller, from the consideration that he was not only the first, but also the best governor that ever presided over this ancient and respectable province ; and so tranquil and benevolent was his reign, that I do not find throughout the whole of it, a single instance of any offender being brought to punishment...
Page 150 - His habits were as regular as his person. He daily took his four stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each; he smoked and doubted eight hours, and he slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty.
Page 347 - Just at this moment the illustrious sun, breaking in all his splendour from behind a high bluff of the Highlands, did dart one of his most potent beams full upon the refulgent nose of the sounder of brass — the reflection of which shot straightway down hissing hot into the water, and killed a mighty sturgeon that was sporting beside the vessel.
Page 210 - ... cocked hat stuck on the back of his head, and a cane as high as his chin. His face was broad, but his features were sharp ; his cheeks were scorched into a dusky red by two fiery little gray eyes, his nose turned up, and the corners of his mouth turned down, pretty much like the muzzle of an irritable pug-clog.
Page 413 - Amphictyons, bearing the sword in one hand and the olive branch in the other ; and giving them their choice of sincere and honest peace, or open and iron war.
Page 152 - The sage Wouter took them one after the other, and having poised them in his hands, and attentively counted over the number of leaves, fell straightway into a very great doubt, and smoked for half an hour without saying a word...
Page 148 - 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 and propriety, that they were never either heard or talked of — which, next to being universally applauded, should be the object of ambition of all magistrates and rulers.
Page 170 - Flatbush, and all our uncontaminated Dutch villages. At these primitive tea-parties the utmost propriety and dignity of deportment prevailed. No flirting nor coquetting; no gambling of old ladies nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones; 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...
Page 149 - ... light-minded hearers in a roar, it was observed to throw him into a state of perplexity. Sometimes he would deign to inquire into the matter, and when, after much explanation, the joke was made as plain as a pike-staff, he would continue to smoke his pipe in silence, and at length, knocking out the ashes, would exclaim, "Well ! I see nothing in all that to laugh about.