EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 11 MIN
Knickerbocker's History of New York Vol. 1 Book III Chapter IV
from The Washington Irving Library · host Washington Irving
In which the beguiling isle of Manna-hata is painted as a quiet Eden of simple manners and wholesome attire, where ladies take pride in their modest, homespun finery and gentlemen rove about in linsey-woolsey coats and towering queues, courting with quaint pipes and unhurried gallantry. It was a golden age of virtuous repose, untainted by the tumults of modern life, preserving a delicate charm that wistfully invites reflection on the inevitable passage from innocent youth to the complexities of grown cities and hearts alike.
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In which the beguiling isle of Manna-hata is painted as a quiet Eden of simple manners and wholesome attire, where ladies take pride in their modest, homespun finery and gentlemen rove about in linsey-woolsey coats and towering queues, courting with quaint pipes and unhurried gallantry. It was a golden age of virtuous repose, untainted by the tumults of modern life, preserving a delicate charm that wistfully invites reflection on the inevitable passage from innocent youth to the complexities of grown cities and hearts alike.
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