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... reason to believe I have in some meas- ure succeeded . Before the appearance of my work the popular traditions of our city were unrecorded ; the peculiar and racy customs and usages derived from our Dutch progenitors were unnoticed or ...
... reason to believe I have in some meas- ure succeeded . Before the appearance of my work the popular traditions of our city were unrecorded ; the peculiar and racy customs and usages derived from our Dutch progenitors were unnoticed or ...
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... reason that can justify such a notion . Who can seriously believe that Noah and his immediate descendants knew less than we do , and that the builder and pilot of the greatest ship that ever was , - -a ship which was formed to traverse ...
... reason that can justify such a notion . Who can seriously believe that Noah and his immediate descendants knew less than we do , and that the builder and pilot of the greatest ship that ever was , - -a ship which was formed to traverse ...
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... reasons : First , Because on strict exam- ination it will be found , that the description given by this Verazzani ap- plies about as well to the bay of New York as it does to my nightcap . Secondly , Because that this John Verazzani ...
... reasons : First , Because on strict exam- ination it will be found , that the description given by this Verazzani ap- plies about as well to the bay of New York as it does to my nightcap . Secondly , Because that this John Verazzani ...
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