. The New England magazine. from Tromps tombis the monument to Elisabeth vanMarnix, the daughter of the poet- * A Latin pun. Delphi, celebrated for the oracle ofPhoebus (Apollo), was called the town of Phoebus, andin the Middle Ages Delft was known in Latin as DelphiBatavortim. For a revision of my translation of theLatin texts I am indebted to my friend, Dr. NelsonG. McCrea, of Columbia University, New York. DELFT AND DELFT WARE. 37 patriot and friend of thePrince of Orange, a mostgenerous lady, the bestand purest of wives, themost loving and dearestof mothers; and near byis the memorial to P
. The New England magazine. from Tromps tombis the monument to Elisabeth vanMarnix, the daughter of the poet- * A Latin pun. Delphi, celebrated for the oracle ofPhoebus (Apollo), was called the town of Phoebus, andin the Middle Ages Delft was known in Latin as DelphiBatavortim. For a revision of my translation of theLatin texts I am indebted to my friend, Dr. NelsonG. McCrea, of Columbia University, New York. DELFT AND DELFT WARE. 37 patriot and friend of thePrince of Orange, a mostgenerous lady, the bestand purest of wives, themost loving and dearestof mothers; and near byis the memorial to PietHein, whose name is saidto have silenced childrencrying in their cradles!The form of the pluckyseaman lies at full lengthon a well-finished mattress,the whole carved from onepiece of white marble; andabove, in brilliant lettersof gold, on a slab of blackmarble, is a Latin andGreek inscription whichhas a special interest per-haps for Americans sincetheir recent misunder-standing with , the legendruns thus:. THE POTTERY—THE RECEPTION ROOM. In honor of God Almighty and for aneternal memorial. Mourn, United Nether-lands, for the loss of the deceased, whoseglorious services to the republic will notallow him to be mortal. Here lie the re-mains of Admiral Piet Hein, a name fatalto the Brazils, the Mexican Sea, the Portu-guese and the Flemings, whose valor
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