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... charge revived with tenfold virulence , and hurled like a thun- derbolt at the very head of Peter Stuyvesant ; happily his head , like that of the great bull of the Wabash , was proof against such missiles . To be explicit , we are told ...
... charge revived with tenfold virulence , and hurled like a thun- derbolt at the very head of Peter Stuyvesant ; happily his head , like that of the great bull of the Wabash , was proof against such missiles . To be explicit , we are told ...
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... charge , would have been worthy of a man who had studied for years in the chivalrous library of Don Quixote ... charged him with the plot in question , lied in his throat ; to prove which he offered to meet the presi- dent of the council ...
... charge , would have been worthy of a man who had studied for years in the chivalrous library of Don Quixote ... charged him with the plot in question , lied in his throat ; to prove which he offered to meet the presi- dent of the council ...
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... charged gallantly under cover of the smoke . THE CHARGE . The Swedish garrison , ordered by the cun- ning Risingh not to fire until they could dis- tinguish the whites of their assailants ' eyes , stood in horrid silence on the ...
... charged gallantly under cover of the smoke . THE CHARGE . The Swedish garrison , ordered by the cun- ning Risingh not to fire until they could dis- tinguish the whites of their assailants ' eyes , stood in horrid silence on the ...
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Growing discontents of New Ams | 1 |
Of the folly of being happy in time | 15 |
Troublous times on the Hudson | 22 |
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Amphictyons Amsterdam ancient Antony the Trumpeter Antony Van Corlear arms army battle behold brave breeches British Bunschotens burghers burgomasters Casimir Chapter Christina cocked commander Connecticut Connecticut River Dragon of Wantley Dutch Dutchman east enemy eyes fight fire Fort Casimir Fort Christina fortress gallant Peter garrison giant goodly grand council hand harangues head heart heels hero High Mightinesses historian honest honor hostile Hudson immortal Indian Kieft land league Manetho Manhattoes Merryland Michael Paw mountains Nederlanders neighbors Netherlands never Nicholas Nieuw Nederlandts nose old governor old women ordered peace perils Peter Stuyvesant Peter the Headstrong pipe Poffenburgh potent Printz prodigious province queue reader reign renowned Risingh river smoked soldiers sound stout Risingh sturdy summons Swedes sword thee tion took trumpet trusty valiant valor victory warlike warriors whole William Kieft William the Testy windy wooden leg worthy Wouter Van Twiller Yankees yore