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Washington Irving. 1783-1859

Free-livers on a small scale, who are prodigal within the compass of a guinea.

The Stout Gentleman.

The almighty dollar,[536:1] that great object of universal devotion throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages.

The Creole Village.