The Great Tradition: A Book of Selections from English and American Prose and PoetryEdwin Almiron Greenlaw, James Holly Hanford |
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Page 553
... Peter , in concluding a treaty with his eastern neighbors , was guilty of ... Stuyvesant . I call , there- fore , upon the reader to leave behind him all ... Peter Stuy- vesant furnishes an edifying picture of the cares and vexations ...
... Peter , in concluding a treaty with his eastern neighbors , was guilty of ... Stuyvesant . I call , there- fore , upon the reader to leave behind him all ... Peter Stuy- vesant furnishes an edifying picture of the cares and vexations ...
Page 554
... Peter , " try | your ingenuity , man : you see all the springs and wheels ... Peter , -turning sud- denly upon him , with a countenance that almost petrified the ... Stuyvesant of assuming too much dignity and reserve , and of wrap- ping ...
... Peter , " try | your ingenuity , man : you see all the springs and wheels ... Peter , -turning sud- denly upon him , with a countenance that almost petrified the ... Stuyvesant of assuming too much dignity and reserve , and of wrap- ping ...
Page 555
... Peter Stuyvesant was that he had a great leaning in favor of the patricians ; and indeed in his time rose many of those mighty Dutch families which have taken such vigorous root , and branched out so luxuriantly in our State . Some , to ...
... Peter Stuyvesant was that he had a great leaning in favor of the patricians ; and indeed in his time rose many of those mighty Dutch families which have taken such vigorous root , and branched out so luxuriantly in our State . Some , to ...
Page 556
... Peter Stuyvesant , busy himself most mightily in putting things in confusion , and assisting the general uproar . " Every man " -saith the Stuyvesant manuscript " flew to arms ! " - by which is meant , that not one of our honest Dutch ...
... Peter Stuyvesant , busy himself most mightily in putting things in confusion , and assisting the general uproar . " Every man " -saith the Stuyvesant manuscript " flew to arms ! " - by which is meant , that not one of our honest Dutch ...
Page 557
... Peter Stuyvesant were aware of this ; and , having received his pri- vate orders to put the city in an immediate posture of defense , they called a meeting of the oldest and richest burghers to assist them with their wisdom . These were ...
... Peter Stuyvesant were aware of this ; and , having received his pri- vate orders to put the city in an immediate posture of defense , they called a meeting of the oldest and richest burghers to assist them with their wisdom . These were ...
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