The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 4, October 1843

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 4, October 1843

CHRONICLES OF THE PAST. HOPE: FROM THE GERMAN. AN OLD MAN'S REMINISCENCE. THE INNOCENCE OF A GALLEY-SLAVE. THE COUNT OF PARIS. SKETCHES OF EAST-FLORIDA. EPIGRAM OF PLATO TO A DECEASED FRIEND. AUTUMN. FIORELLO'S FIDDLE-STICK. SUNSET: THE DYING CHRISTIAN. SONG OF THE WESTERN STEAMBOAT-MEN. THE 'EMPIRE STATE' OF NEW-YORK. GREEN SPOTS IN THE CITY. A DREAM OF CHILDHOOD. ANECDOTE OF A BOTTLE OF WINE. ON THE DEATH OF A CLASSMATE. GLEANINGS FROM THE GERMAN. THE QUOD CORRESPONDENCE. THE SEASON OF DEATH. THE MEMOIRS OF COUNT ROSTOPTCHIN. ANACREONTIC. INTERNATIONAL COPY-RIGHT. LINES TO FITZ-GREENE HALLECK. THE MAIL ROBBER. LETTER FOURTH. LITERARY NOTICES. EDITOR'S TABLE. LITERARY RECORD. The old town of Ipswich, in the Bay State, exhibits many rare relics of antiquity. Purchased under the title of Agawam, in the early settlement of the colony, and granted in the year 1632 to twelve freeholders who made oath of their 'intention of settlement,' it dates back its origin among the very first townships of New-England. At that time, and for many years afterward, it was the northern frontier of Massachusetts, and was constantly exposed to the attacks of the tribes of Indians in its neighborhood. Though its population was composed mostly of tillers of the soil, the buildings, unlike all other farming towns of the commonwealth, were erected for common safety upon a single street; and even to this day its sturdy yeomanry live in town, though the farms they cultivate are many of them miles distant in the country. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 47851
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Release Date: Jan 1, 2015
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