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When old New York was young (1902)

Hemstreet, Charles, b. 1866 · New York : C. Scribner · leaf 33

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nt lastlong — not nearly so long as some of theothers. After it went, I settled down intoan easy life as a little park, and have not beendisturbed very much since. The houses aregrowing higher and higher about me, shut-ting out more light and air every day, andmaking me quite gloomy at times, but… … HALF AN HOUR ONGOLDEN HILL GOLDEN HILL ! What memoriesrise, like shadows at the sound ofthe name! Sturdy Dutch colonistsworking in the fields of ripened grain ; Dutchmaidens walking by the side of clear brooks ;sleepy cows wandering along grass-grownroads ; picturesque, angular houses on…

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