Literary New York . a man of deep learning, as a manof wealth. But with not one word ofhis being a poet—yet only by reasonof his poems has his name lived. Hebuilt for himself a house beside thelittle canal where Steendam walkedin the night, just where now Ex-change Street touches Broad, andhere, with his two motherless daugh-ters and one son, he lived more luxu-riously than had yet been seen. For 3 Literary New York he had brought with him from Hol-land heavy plate of rich design, moreplate than was in all the town beside ;solid, carved furniture and rare hang-ings ; and on winter nights his g
Literary New York . a man of deep learning, as a manof wealth. But with not one word ofhis being a poet—yet only by reasonof his poems has his name lived. Hebuilt for himself a house beside thelittle canal where Steendam walkedin the night, just where now Ex-change Street touches Broad, andhere, with his two motherless daugh-ters and one son, he lived more luxu-riously than had yet been seen. For 3 Literary New York he had brought with him from Hol-land heavy plate of rich design, moreplate than was in all the town beside ;solid, carved furniture and rare hang-ings ; and on winter nights his guestssat down to a table laden with blueand white china ornamented withstrange Chinese pictures, and dranktheir tea, alternately biting lumps ofsugar, from the tiniest china cups, andaltogether were entertained with allthe pomp and circumstance he hadknown in The Hague. At these even-ing entertainments De Sille read hispoems in such perfect style as to winmuch applause, and doubtless it wasthe reading of these, as. Writers of New Amsterdam ner and great wealth, that very soonwon for him the love of fair TryntieCroegers. And then one day there was agrand gathering in the stone churchinside the fort—on the wedding-dayof Nicasius De Sille and MistressTryntie Croegers. Into the churchwent the friends : women, some withpetticoats of red cloth, some withskirts of blue or purple silk set offwith rare lace, all with silken hoodsover much be frizzled hair, and theirfingers covered with glittering rings,and with great lockets of gold ontheir bosoms. Each had a Bible fas-tened to her girdle by links of gold—not the plain, strongly bound Biblesused by Jacob Steendam and hisfriends, but elaborately wrought insilver, with golden clasps. The menwere just as gaily dressed as thewomen, for they wore long coatsadorned with shining buttons and15 Literary New York among pockets trimmed with lace, and col-ored waistcoats, knee-breeches ofvelvet, silk stockings, and low shoesset off by silver
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