This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 Excerpt: ...groups towards the scene. It was a beautiful September morning. The filmy mist which had hung like a veil over every thing, began to lift, and disclosed the herbage, glistening with jewels of a thousand hues. The Bouwery road was thronged as far as the eye could reach, among the trees and foliage, with people of every ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 Excerpt: ...groups towards the scene. It was a beautiful September morning. The filmy mist which had hung like a veil over every thing, began to lift, and disclosed the herbage, glistening with jewels of a thousand hues. The Bouwery road was thronged as far as the eye could reach, among the trees and foliage, with people of every description. Here sauntered along a maiden, accompanied by her lover, while the disappointed swain lingered in the rear, watching their every action, and feasting his soul on jealousy. There trod a vindictive looking Wall-man, while with a look of derision, a Vly-man, bustled by him. Quite ia front of the revellers, might be seen the burly magistrate, accompanied by his worthy friend Mynheer Brevoort, for whomjie showed a singular, liking, since his strong assistance on the evening previous. The tall form of " Wat of the sledge," moved along encircled by a band of his friends, while he of the mill, was in a similar manner escorted by those who, sustained him as their champion. There had been a challenge from both parties, each one braving the other to some one feat which he was to name and perform; and he that failed to do both, was to be adjudged the loser. What these feats were, had not been named by either champion, but it was easily divined, that Wat of the sledge, would not wander very far from his trade. Among the many who thronged the highway, was the traveller, whom we left the preceding evening at Dame Bonny's. He seemed to he known to no one, for he was walking apart from the crowd, and in an independent manner, which seemed to court the acquaintance of none, still he was an attentive listener to all that was said within his hearing, and often propounded questions to the urchin at his side, whom he had hired as a guide. Our ...
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Add this copy of The Brigantine: Or, Admiral Lowe. a Tale of the 17th to cart. $57.08, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
