Works: Complete in 27 Volumes. Wolfert's roost and other papers, Volumen17Putnam, 1865 - 453 páginas |
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... doors of their houses and barns , sure protections against witch- craft , many of which remain to the present day . The seat of empire of the wizard sachem now came into the possession of Wolfert Acker , one of the privy councillors of ...
... doors of their houses and barns , sure protections against witch- craft , many of which remain to the present day . The seat of empire of the wizard sachem now came into the possession of Wolfert Acker , one of the privy councillors of ...
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... door ( his teeth clinched at the time ) his favorite Dutch motto , " Lust in Rust " ( pleasure in quiet ) . The ... doors , as termagant wives are apt to do , and against which sorcery horse - shoes are of no avail . Wolfert Acker died ...
... door ( his teeth clinched at the time ) his favorite Dutch motto , " Lust in Rust " ( pleasure in quiet ) . The ... doors , as termagant wives are apt to do , and against which sorcery horse - shoes are of no avail . Wolfert Acker died ...
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... door in summer , to assuage the thirst caused by the heat of the weather or the drought of the sermon . The pulpit , with its wide - spreading sounding - board , and the communion - table , curiously carved , had each come from Holland ...
... door in summer , to assuage the thirst caused by the heat of the weather or the drought of the sermon . The pulpit , with its wide - spreading sounding - board , and the communion - table , curiously carved , had each come from Holland ...
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... the long bal- ancing - pole , according to antediluvian hydraulics ; while within doors resounded the eternal hum of the spin- ning - wheel . Many were the great historical facts which the worthy Diedrich 3 WOLFERT'S ROOST . 33.
... the long bal- ancing - pole , according to antediluvian hydraulics ; while within doors resounded the eternal hum of the spin- ning - wheel . Many were the great historical facts which the worthy Diedrich 3 WOLFERT'S ROOST . 33.
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... door to keep off witches , seemed to have lost its power ; for as Died- rich approached , an old negro thrust his head all dab- bled with flour out of a hole above the water - wheel , and grinned and rolled his eyes , and appeared to be ...
... door to keep off witches , seemed to have lost its power ; for as Died- rich approached , an old negro thrust his head all dab- bled with flour out of a hole above the water - wheel , and grinned and rolled his eyes , and appeared to be ...
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Abencerrage Adalantado alcayde ancient arms bank beautiful beheld Bermudas bosom caravel castle cavalier commander Communipaw companion Count Count of Angouleme court cried daugh daughter delighted Don Fernando Don Manuel door dress duchess Duke Duke of Orleans Dutch Duval everything eyes fairy fancy father fortune France French gave Gibbet Island grand hand heard heart honor horse Indians inhabitants island Julia kind knew ladies land length lived livres looked louis-d'ors mansion Marquis de Créqui ment mind morning never night noble once palace Palais Royal Paris passed phantom island Pluto Prince Prince de Ligne Regent river Roost round royal sachem sail seated seemed Serafina Seven Cities shore sister Sleepy Hollow Somerville soon spirit story thought tion took trees turned Vanderscamp village warriors whole wife Wild Goose Wolfert Acker worthy Xarisa young youth