A History of New York From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
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head was to hammer it into the bottom. — Then the Van Grolls, of Antony's Nose, who carried their liquor in fair round little pottles, by reason ■they could not bouse it out of their canteens, having such rare long noses. — Then the Gar- deniers, of Hudson and thereabouts, distinguished by many triumphant feats, such as robbing water- melon patches, smoking rabbits out of their holes, and the like, and by being great lovers of roasted pigs' tails. These were the ancestors of the re- nowned cong...ressman of that name. — Then the Van Hoesens, of Sing-Sing, great choristers and players upon the jews-harp. These marched two and two, singing the great song of St. Nicholas. — Then the Couenhovens, of Sleepy Hollow. These gave birth to a jolly race of publicans, who first discovered the magic artifice of conjur- ing a quart of wine into a pint bottle. — Then the Van Kortlandts, who lived on the wild banks of the Cretan, and were great killers of wild ducks, being much spoken of for their skill in shooting with the long bow.
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