...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...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...

...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 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...

...slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned W outer Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...without feeling the least curiosity to know whether tKe sun revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the...

...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...

...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...