 | Washington Irving - 1927 - 572 páginas
...habits were as regular as his person. He daily took his fou£_stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each; he smoked and doubted eight hours, and he slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1983 - 1198 páginas
...habits were as regular as his person. He daily took his four stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each; he smoked and doubted eight hours, and he slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was... | |
 | Andrew Burstein - 2008 - 432 páginas
...habits were as regular as his person. He daily took his four scheduled meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each; he smoked and doubted eight hours, and...settled below, the cares and perplexities of this world.23 Van Twiller is Lao Tzu, and he is creating a Tao for the Dutch. Doing nothing, nothing is... | |
 | John Fiske - 1900 - 342 páginas
...expression. . . . His habits were regular. He daily took his four stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each ; he smoked and doubted eight hours,...below, the cares and perplexities of this world." The worthy Knickerbocker goes on to inform us that it is " with infinite difficulty " that he has collected... | |
 | James D. McCabe - 1874 - 970 páginas
...habits were as regular as his person. He daily took his four stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each ; he smoked and doubted eight hours,...slept the remaining twelve of the four-andtwenty." Van Twiller ruled the province seven years, and, in spite of his stupidity, it prospered. In 1633 Adam... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1854 - 868 páginas
...hahits were as regular as his person. He daily took his four stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each ; he smoked and doubted eight hours,...slept the remaining twelve of the four-andtwenty." The name of this governor was Wouter (Walter) Van Twiller. Van Twilier's administration lasted sevenyears,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 798 páginas
...eight heurs, and he slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Sueh was the renowned W outer Van Twiller,- -a true philosopher ; for his mind was...either elevated above, or tranquilly settled below, the eares and perplexities of this world. He had lived in it for years, witheut feeling the least euriosity... | |
 | 1821 - 774 páginas
...habits were as regular as his person. He daily took his four stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each; he smoked and doubted eight hours ; and he slept the remaining twelve of the fonr and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller, a true philosopher ; for his mind was either... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 910 páginas
...habits were as regular as his person. He daily took his four stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each ; he smoked and doubted eight hours, and he slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned W outer Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was... | |
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... apple. His habits were as regular as his person. He daily took his four stated meals, appropriating exactly an hour to each; he smoked and doubted eight hours, and he slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. 
