Reminiscences of Troy: From Its Settlement in 1790, to 1807, With Remarks on Its Commerce, Enterprise, Improvements, State of Political Parties, and Sketches of Individual Character (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Reminiscences of Troy: From Its Settlement in 1790, to 1807, With Remarks on Its Commerce, Enterprise, Improvements, State of Political Parties, and Sketches of Individual Character

Then down the flood with headlong haste we drive. About sun-set we arrived at the south part of the village of Lansingburgh, where dwelt, on the bank of the river, one Baily Austin. The young lad was landed for the night; Mr. Lovett continued the voyage; the parting was rather unpleasant, though not comparing with the case of Calypso, who remained disconsolate after the departure of Ulysses.

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Excerpt from Reminiscences of Troy: From Its Settlement in 1790, to 1807, With Remarks on Its Commerce, Enterprise, Improvements, State of Political Parties, and Sketches of Individual Character

To the Hon. Judge McConihe:

Dear Sir - Shortly after the close of the Revolutionary War, in 1784, when quite a lad, under the instruction of the late Hon. John Lovett, of facetious memory, then principal of an academy in Albany, one bright morning in April, on his invitation, I embarked with him in a canoe to make a voyage to Half-Moon Point, now the village of Waterford. Mr. Lovett's servant man was of the party. We tugged at the oar against a strong current, making slow progress, continually admonished, if

"We slack our hands, or cease to strive,
Then down the flood with headlong haste we drive."

About sun-set we arrived at the south part of the village of Lansingburgh, where dwelt, on the bank of the river, one Baily Austin. The young lad was landed for the night; Mr. Lovett continued the voyage; the parting was rather unpleasant, though not comparing with the case of Calypso, who remained disconsolate after the departure of Ulysses.

The next morning, Mr. Lovett returned. We wended our way back to Albany.

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