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, Volume 2Inskeep & Bradford, 1809 |
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Pagina 17
... other catalogue of heart - rending cruelties , that dis- graced these border wars . But if my reader should indulge in such expectations , it is only another proof , among the many he has already given in the course NEW YORK . 17.
... other catalogue of heart - rending cruelties , that dis- graced these border wars . But if my reader should indulge in such expectations , it is only another proof , among the many he has already given in the course NEW YORK . 17.
Pagina 18
... course of this work , of his utter ignorance of state affairs- and this lamentable ignorance on his part , obliges me to enter into a very profound dissertation , to which I call his attention in the next chapter- wherein I will shew ...
... course of this work , of his utter ignorance of state affairs- and this lamentable ignorance on his part , obliges me to enter into a very profound dissertation , to which I call his attention in the next chapter- wherein I will shew ...
Pagina 27
... course of the fa- tiocination of my last chapter ; he will doubtless , at one glance perceive , that the great Peter , in conclu- ding a treaty with his eastern neighbours , was guil- ty of a most notable error and heterodoxy in poli ...
... course of the fa- tiocination of my last chapter ; he will doubtless , at one glance perceive , that the great Peter , in conclu- ding a treaty with his eastern neighbours , was guil- ty of a most notable error and heterodoxy in poli ...
Pagina 44
... course of Wall - street , so called in commemoration of this great bulwark . One gate , called the Land - poort opened upon Broadway , hard by where at present stands the Trinity Church ; and another called the Water poort , stood about ...
... course of Wall - street , so called in commemoration of this great bulwark . One gate , called the Land - poort opened upon Broadway , hard by where at present stands the Trinity Church ; and another called the Water poort , stood about ...
Pagina 64
... obliging every man to turn out his toes , and hold up his head on parade , and prescribing the breadth of their ruffles to all such as had any shirts to their backs . Having one day , in the course of his devout 64 HISTORY OF -
... obliging every man to turn out his toes , and hold up his head on parade , and prescribing the breadth of their ruffles to all such as had any shirts to their backs . Having one day , in the course of his devout 64 HISTORY OF -
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Pagina 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.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 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!