"Minuit" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Tienpont's successor, Peter Minuit, a German, born at Wesel, was appointed Director-General of New Netherland. He bought of the Indians, for the sum of twenty-four dollars, the entire island of Manhattan, and a fort called New Amsterdam was built. The State of New York dates its ...
— History of the United States, Vol. I (of VI) • E. Benjamin Andrews
... 1654. Lundi 23 novémbre, jour de St Clément, pape et martyr, et autres au martyrologe. Veille de St Chrysogone, martyr et autres. Depuis environ dix heures et demie du soir jusques environ minuit et demi. Feu. Dieu d’Abraham, Dieu d’Isaac, Dieu de Jacob, Non des philosophes et de savants. Certitude. Certitude. Sentiment. Joie. Paix. {92} Dieu de Jésus-Christ Deum meum et Deum vestrum. Ton Dieu sera mon Dieu— Oubli du monde et de tout hormis ...
— Pascal • John Tulloch |
