. History of the city of New York . eared in 1659, The Complaint of New Amderdain to her Mother wasfrom his pen ; also The Praise of Neio Netherland which was publishedin a small quarto form in 1661. He wrote a variety of verse, some ofwhich was distinguished by great elegance. He indulged in quaint con-ceits and rhymes, and evinced oftentimes a strong religious feeling. Theaction of his poems was usually taken from the Scriptures or classicalmj-thology. A few fragments of poetry from the pen of Hon. NicasiusDe Sille have been handed down to us from the same remote period ; anda little volume
. History of the city of New York . eared in 1659, The Complaint of New Amderdain to her Mother wasfrom his pen ; also The Praise of Neio Netherland which was publishedin a small quarto form in 1661. He wrote a variety of verse, some ofwhich was distinguished by great elegance. He indulged in quaint con-ceits and rhymes, and evinced oftentimes a strong religious feeling. Theaction of his poems was usually taken from the Scriptures or classicalmj-thology. A few fragments of poetry from the pen of Hon. NicasiusDe Sille have been handed down to us from the same remote period ; anda little volume of poems written at a later date by Dominie Selyns isthe key to a treasure of genius and culture. A prosperous era was dawning upon New York. Several Bostoniansremoved thither and invested largely in real estate. One man boughtfive houses, which had just been erected on Broadway. Business of allkinds increased. Nine or ten vessels were in port at one time, withcargoes of tobacco from Virginia. Large quantities of wheat were shipped. Portrait of Steenda 248 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. to Boston. A fisMng bank was discovered two or three leagues fromSandy Hook, on which, in a few hours, some twelve hundred excellentgood cod were taken. More than twenty whales were caught duringthe spring at the east end of Long Island, and several in New YorkBay. Lovelace, co-operating with some of the merchants, built a strongand handsome vessel called the Good Fame, which was sent to Virginiaand subsequently to England. A smaller and less costly ship waslaunched about the same time at Gravesend. Some gentlemen, whoarrived at this time from Bermuda and Barbadoes, were so much pleasedwith the prospect, that they bought houses and plantations. NicoUs ob-tained from the Duke of York the gift of a snug house on Broadway forMaverick, who complained that he had never received the value of asixpence (one horse excepted) for his services to the government. Daniel Denton describes New York at that d
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