The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843Various
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The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843
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members, including twenty-one noblemen, thirteen sons of noblemen,
sixteen members of Parliament, fifteen baronets, thirty admirals
and generals, forty-four captains R. N., twenty-three colonels
and lieutenant-colonels, seventeen majors, twenty-six captains in
the army, twenty lieutenants R. N., and twenty-four barristers.
They denounce duelling as 'sinful, irrational, and contrary to the
laws of GOD and man;' and pledge themselves to 'discountenance the
practice, both by example and influence.' The association includes,
says a London journal, many members who have been successful
heretofore in 'killing their man.' * * * ONE of the most delightful
as well as most accessible places of summer resort in the vicinity
of New-York, is the 'HAMILTON HOUSE,' a spacious and elegant
_palace_ of an edifice, situated on the south-westernmost extremity
of Long-Island, on the picturesque bluff at the ocean-entrance to
the Narrows, commanding a wide view of the sea, the lower bay,
Staten-Island, and the rich and cultivated fields of Long-Island;
a combination of scenery unsurpassed on the Atlantic sea-board.
Here, amidst healthful and invigorating sea-airs, and charming
views; with spacious and well-ventilated apartments, public and
private; 'tables richly spread;' wines of the best, and the means
of recreation, natural and artificial, in abundance; what could one
want more?--save perhaps the ready attention and courtesy of the
proprietor, Mr. J. R. CURTIS, and these are 'matters of course.' Go
to the 'Hamilton House,' ye invalids and pining wights 'in populous
city pent.' * * * WE find the annexed charming translation in
the hand-writing of Mr. LONGFELLOW, among the papers of the late
lamented WILLIS GAYLORD CLARK:
SUMMER TIME IN GERMANY.
FROM JEAN PAUL.
THE summer alone might elevate us! Heaven! what a season! In sooth,
I often know not whether to stay in the city, or go forth into the
fields, so alike is it every where, and beautiful. If we go outside
the city gate, the very beggars gladden our hearts, for they are no
longer a-cold; and the post-boys can pass the whole night merrily on
horse-back; and the shepherds lie asleep in the open air. We want no
gloomy house. We make a chamber of every bush; and so have my good
industrious bees before us, and the most gorgeous butterflies. In
gardens on the hills sit school-boys, and in the open air look out
words in the dictionary. On account of the game-laws there is no
shooting now; and every living thing in bush and furrow and on the
green branches, can enjoy itself right heartily and safely.
In all directions come travellers along the roads. They have their
carriages, for the most part, thrown back. The horses have branches
stuck in their saddles, and the drivers roses in their mouths. The
shadows of the clouds go trailing along, and the birds fly between
them up and down. Even when it rains do we love to stand out of
doors, and inhale the quickening influence; and the wet does the
herdsman harm no more!
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