Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 [1835], The beauties of Washington Irving (Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf222].
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BEAUTIES
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WASHINGTON IRVING.
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THE
BEAUTIES
OF
WASHINGTON IRVING,
AUTHOR OF
“THE SKETCH-BOOK,” “KNICKERBOCKER,”
“CRAYON MISCELLANY,” &c.
Philadelphia:
CAREY, LEA, & BLANCHARD.
1835.
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CONTENTS.
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The Inn Kitchen, 9
The Spectre Bridegroom, 11
A Wet Sunday in a Country Inn, 24
An Obedient Hen-pecked Husband, 27
A Desirable Match, 31
A Rival, 33
An Invitation, 35
A Dutch Entertainment, 36
War, 39
English Stage Coachmen, 40
The Waltz, 41
Dutch Tea-parties, 42
Cosmogony, 44
Dutch Legislators, 51
The Little Man in Black, 54
My Aunt Charity, 60
Will Wizard, 65
Style, 69
Frenchmen, 72
The Wife, 73
To Anthony Evergreen, Gent., 79
Showing the Nature of History in General.—furthermore,
the Universal Acquirements of William the
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Testy, and how a man may learn so much as to
render himself good for nothing, 80
Dirk Schuiler and the Valiant Peter, 88
Description of the powerful Army that assembled at
the City of New-Amsterdam—together with the interview
between Peter the Headstrong and General
Von Poffenburgh, and Peter's sentiments respecting
unfortunate great men, 91
Of Peter Stuyvesant's Expedition into the East Country,
showing that though an Old Bird, he did not understand
Trap, 96
How the People of New-Amsterdam were thrown into
a great Panic by the news of a threatened Invasion,
and the manner in which they fortified themselves, 103
The troubles of New-Amsterdam appear to thicken,
showing the bravery in time of Peril of a People
who defend themselves by Resolutions, 106
The Widow and her Son, 113
Storm at Sea, 119
John Bull, 120
Consequence, 130
The Cockloft family, 131
Conversion of the Americans, 139
Tom Straddle, 142
Sleepy Hollow, 147
Ichabod Crane, 149
Superstition, 152
The Broken Heart 154
A Wreck at Sea, 161
Land, 162
Genius, 163
A Contrast, 164
Letter from Mustapha Rub-a-dub Keli Khan to Asem
Hacchem, Principal Slave-Driver to his Highness
the Bashaw of Tripoli, 168
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A warlike Portrait of the Great Peter, 173
Mutability of Literature, 182
Book-Making, 184
A Dutch Settler's Dream, 188
The Pride of the Village, 189
Domestic Scene, 196
Master Simon, 197
Perseverance, 198
Doleful Disaster of Anthony the Trumpeter, 198
The Grief of Peter Stuyvesant, 200
The Dignified Retirement and Mortal surrender of
Peter the Headstrong, 200
Morning, 205
The Author's Account of his History of New-York, 206
Westminister Abbey, 207
Master Henry Hudson, 208
Master Robert Juet, 209
A Dutch Voyage of Discovery, 210
Letter from Mustapha Rub-a-dub Keli Khan to Asem
Hacchem, Principal Slave-Driver to his Highness
the Bashaw of Tripoli 211
Autumnal Reflections, 216
The Family of the Lambs, 220
Blindmans'-Buff, 223
The Angler, 223
Rural Life in England, 225
Letter from Mustapha Rub-a-dub Keli Khan to Muley
Helim al Raggi, surnamed the Agreeable Ragamuffin,
chief Mountebank and Buffo-dancer to his
Highness, 228
James I. of Scotland, 236
How Peter Stuyvesant relieved the Sovereign People
from the burden of taking care of the Nation—with
sundry particulars of his conduct in time of peace, 236
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Showing the great difficulty Philosophers have had in
peopling America—and how the Aborigenes came to
be begotten by Accident, to the great relief and satisfaction
of the Author, 244
Wouter Van Twiller, 250
The Grand Council of New-Amsterdam—with reasons
why an Alderman should be Fat, 254
Ichabod Crane and the Galloping Hessian, 258
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 [1835], The beauties of Washington Irving (Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf222].
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