 Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated above, or tranquilly settled below, the cares and perplexities of this world. He had lived in it for years without feeling the least curiosity to know whether the sun revolved...  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Pagina 126geredigeerd door - 1810Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1902 - 424 pagina’s
...he slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Walter van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...settled below the cares and perplexities of this world. 10. He had lived in it for years without feeling the least curiosity to know whether the sun revolved... | |
 | Thomas Lansing Masson, Thomas L. Masson - 1903 - 216 pagina’s
...he slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun; and he had watched for at least half a century the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once troubling... | |
 | John Fiske - 1903 - 406 pagina’s
...slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...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... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1904 - 462 pagina’s
...slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once... | |
 | 1904 - 612 pagina’s
...slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...below, the cares and perplexities of this world." In spite of what Irving has to say about the "doubting" propensities of Van Twiller, the colony presented... | |
 | Frederick Robertson Jones - 1904 - 618 pagina’s
...slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...below, the cares and perplexities of this world." In spite of what Irving has to say about the "doubting" propensities of Van Twiller, the colony presented... | |
 | Inez Nellie Canfield McFee - 1905 - 614 pagina’s
...magnitude in a hazy firmament; and his full-fed cheeks, which seemed to have taken toll of everything that went into his mouth, were curiously mottled and...the least curiosity to know whether the sun revolved around it, or it round the sun; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling... | |
 | Lionel Strachey - 1905 - 316 pagina’s
...he slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun; and he had watched for at least 69 half a century the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once... | |
 | 1907 - 374 pagina’s
...he slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched for at least half a century the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once troubling... | |
 | Marshall Pinckney Wilder - 1908 - 260 pagina’s
...slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once... | |
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