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" As to the family, they always entered in. at the gate, and most generally lived in the kitchen. To have seen a numerous household assembled around the fire, one would have imagined that he was transported back to those happy days of primeval simplicity,... "
Blackwood's Magazine - Page 314
1820
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A History of New-York: From the Beginning of the World to the End ..., Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1812 - 306 pages
...the gate, and moft generally lived in the kitchen. To have feen a numerous houfehold aflembled around the fire, one would have imagined that he was. transported back to thofe happy days, of primeval fimplicity, which float before our imaginations like golden .vifions....
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A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the ...

Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 pages
...the gate, and most generally lived in the kitchen. To have seen a numerous household assembled around the fire, one would have imagined that he was transported...dog, enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a right to a corner. Here the old burgher would sit in perfect silence, puifing his pipe, looking in...
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A History of New-York, from the Beginning of the World to the End ..., Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 pages
...gate, and most generallytlived in the kitdit'Tu To have seen a numerous household assembled around the fire, one would have imagined that he was transported...float before our imaginations like golden visions. yThe fire-places Vere of a truly patriarchal magnitude, where the whole family, old and young, master...
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A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to the ..., Volumes 1-2

Washington Irving - 1820 - 532 pages
...the gate, and most generally lived in the kitchen. To have seen a numerous household assembled around the fire, one would have imagined that he was transported...dog, enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a right to a corner. Here the old burgher would sit in perfect silence, puffing his pipe, looking in...
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A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to the End ..., Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1821 - 362 pages
...the gate, and most generally lived in the kitchen. To have seen a numerous household assembled around the fire, one would have imagined that he was transported...old and young, master and servant, black and white, riay, even the very cat and dog, enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a right to a corner....
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 7

1820 - 490 pages
...the gate, and most generally lived in the kitchen. To have seen a numerous household assembled around the fire, one would have imagined that he was transported...simplicity, which float before our imaginations like golden »isions. The fire-placea were of a truly patriarchal magnitude, where the whole family, old and young,...
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A History of New-York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the ...

Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 pages
...transported hack to those hap* py days of primeval simplicity, which float before our ima* giriations like golden visions. The fire-places were of a truly...dog enjoyed a' •community of privilege, and had eadh a prescriptive right to a corner. Here the old burgher would sit m perfect silence, puffing his...
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A History of New-York: From the Beginning of the World to the End ..., Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 pages
...the gate, and most generally lived in the kitchen. To have seen a numerous household assembled around the fire, one would have imagined that he was transported back to those har>py days of primeval simplicity, which float before our imaginations like golden visions. The fire-places...
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A History of New York: From the Beginnimg of the World to the End ..., Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1824 - 318 pages
...the gate, and most generally lived in the kitehen. To have seen a numerous household assembled around the fire, one would have imagined that he was transported back to those happy days of primeval simplicity, whichfloatbeforeour imaginations like golden visions. The fire-places were of a truly patriarchal magnitude,...
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A History of New York from the Beginning of the World

Washington Irving - 1825 - 356 pages
...imagined that he was transported hack to those happy days of primeval simplicity, which float hefore our imaginations like golden visions. The fireplaces were of a truly patriarchal magnitnde, where the whule family, olid and young, master and servant, hlack and white, nay, even the...
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