The land of pluck; stories and sketches for young folk (1894)
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Century Co. · leaf 110
was quite warm and delicious to skate. We werequite a large party, and went from the Hague to Amster-dam, and thence across the Y and farther over the inlandwaters to Monnickendam, on skates of course. Monnickendam lies at the Zuider Zee, which is a kindof bay formed by the North Sea and surrounded… … HOLLAND TO-DAY 95 ever, it was one immense surface of ice, stretching itselfout as far as the eye could reach. It was quite the thingthis winter to go out and see it; so, of course, we wentthere and visited the small island of Markeii, which issituated near the coast. ... A small steamer goes daily…
Children's stories, American
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