 | Richard Henry Dana - 1850 - 484 pagina’s
...Walter) Van Twiller. " His surname of Twiller is said to be a corruption of the original Twijfler, which in English means doubter; a name admirably descriptive...did he never make up his mind on any doubtful point There never was a matter proposed, however simple, and on which your common, narrowminded mortals would... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 476 pagina’s
...remark, which I would not for the universe have it thought I apply to Governor Van Twiller. It is true he was a man shut up within himself, like an oyster, and rarely spoke except in monosyllables; but then it was allowed he seldom said a foolish thing. So invincible... | |
 | Popular educator - 1854 - 922 pagina’s
...magistrates, and rulers. His bunmme, Twiller, is said to be a corruption of the original Ttci¡/ler,* which, in English, means Doubter- a name admirably...adherents, who affirmed that he always conceived every object on so comprehensive a scale, that he had not room in his head to turn it over, and examine both... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1854 - 472 pagina’s
...remark, which I would not for the universe have it thought I apply to Governor Van Twiller. It is true he was a man shut up within himself, like an oyster, and rarely spoke except in monosyllables ; but then it was allowed he seldom said a foolish thing. So invincible... | |
 | 1856 - 428 pagina’s
...Twiller, is said to be a conniption of the original Ticijfler,* which, in -English, means Doubler; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits....adherents, who affirmed that he always conceived every object on so comprehensive a scale, thai he had not room in his head to turn it over, and examine both... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pagina’s
...remark, which I would not for the universe have it thought I apply to Governor Vau Twiller. It is true he was a man shut up within himself, like an oyster, and rarely spoke except in monosyllables ; but then it was allowed he seldom said a foolish thing. So invincible... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1859 - 478 pagina’s
...remark, which I would not for the universe have it thought I apply to Governor Van Twiller. It is true he was a man shut up within himself, like an oyster, and rarely spoke except in monosyllables; but then it was allowed he seldom said a foolish thing. So invincible,... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1862 - 512 pagina’s
...like Wouter van Twijfler, one of the Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam, described by Washington Irving. 'He ' was a man shut up within himself like an oyster,...he scarcely ever spoke except 'in monosyllables.' The difference in vivacity of speech between Slavonians and Germans is still something like that between... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pagina’s
...remark, which 1 would not for the universe have it thought I apply to Governor Van Twiller. It is true he was a man shut up within himself, like an oyster, and rarely spoke except in monosyllables; but then it was allowed he seldom said a foolish thing. So invincible... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 pagina’s
...remark, which I would not for the universe have it thought I apply to Governor Van Twiller. It is true he was a man shut up within himself, like an oyster, and rarely spoke except in monosyllables ; but then it was allowed he seldom said a foolish thing. So invincible... | |
| |
... of a man of quick parts; by the other many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom. 
