 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1810 - 446 pages
...(or Walter) VAN TVVILLER was descended from a long line of dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives and grown fat upon the bench...object of ambition of all sage magistrates and rulers. "His surname of Tvvlller, is said to be a corruption of the original Twijfler, which in English means... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1810 - 874 pages
...(or Walter) VAN TWILLEE was descended from a long line of dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives and grown fat upon the bench...the object of ambition of all sage magistrates and rnlers. "His surname of T wilier, is said to be a corruption of the original Tinijftcr, which in English... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 444 pages
...(or Walter) VAN TWILLER was descended from a long line of dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives and grown fat upon the bench...propriety, that they were never either heard or talked of—which, next to being universally applauded, should be the object of ambition of all sage magistrates... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (N.Y.) - 1812 - 306 pages
...upon the bench of magiftracy in Rotterdam 5 and who had comported themfelves with fuch fingular wifdom and propriety, that they were never either heard or talked of — which, next to being univerfally applauded, fhould be the object of ambition of all fage magiftrates and rulers. His furname... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1819 - 310 pages
...(or Walter) Van Twiller, was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives, and grown fat upon the bench...object of ambition of all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original Twijfler, which in English means... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1819 - 302 pages
...(or Walter) Van Twiller, was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives, and grown fat upon the bench...object of ambition of all sage magistrates and rulers, His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original Twijfler, which in English means... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1820 - 538 pages
...(or Walter) Van Twiller was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives, and grown fat upon the bench...propriety that they were never either heard or talked of—which, next to being universally applauded, should be the object of ambition of all sage magistrates... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...(or Walter) Van Twiller was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives, and grown fat upon the bench...object of ambition of all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of Twiller is said to be a corruption of the original Twijjler, which, in English, means... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1821 - 414 pages
...(or Walter) Van Twiller, was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters, who had successively dozed away their lives, and grown fat upon the bench...universally applauded, should be the object of ambition to all sage magistrates and rulers. His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1821 - 414 pages
...sweet days of simplicity and ease, which never more will dawn on the lovely island of Manna-hata ! had comported themselves with such singular wisdom...universally applauded, should be the object of ambition to all sage magistrates and rulers, His surname of Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original... | |
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The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller was descended from a long line of Dutch burgomasters who had successively dozed away their lives and grown fat upon the bench of magistracy in Rotterdam, and who had comported themselves with such singular wisdom... 
