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Macocquer, according to their seueral formes, called by vs Pompious, Melons, and Gourds, because they are of the like formes as those in England. In Virginia such of seuerall formes are of one taste, and very good, and do also spring from one seed. There are of two sorts: one is ripe in the space of a moneth, and the other in two moneths. There is an herbe which in Dutch is called Melden.
He said he could tell a man's politicks by his shirt. 'A Tory, Sir, said he, for he was a pompious old boy was old Blue-Nose; 'a Tory, Sir, said he, 'is a gentleman every inch of him, stock, lock, and barrel; and he puts a clean frill shirt on every day. A Whig, Sir, says he, 'is a gentleman every other inch of him, and he puts an onfrilled one on every other day.
He said he could tell a man's politicks by his shirt. 'A Tory, Sir, said he, for he was a pompious old boy was old Blue-Nose; 'a Tory, Sir, said he, 'is a gentleman every inch of him, stock, lock, and barrel; and he puts a clean frill shirt on every day. A Whig, Sir, says he, 'is a gentleman every other inch of him, and he puts an onfrilled one on every other day.
I knowed then thet Sonny wasn't never comin' down while the rector was there, an' rector, he seemed sort o' fretted for a minute when he see how things was, an' he did try to do a little settin' fo'th of opinions. He 'lowed, speakin' in a mighty pompious manner, thet holy things wasn't to be trifled with, an' thet he had come to baptize the child accordin' to the rites o' the church.
I knowed then thet Sonny wasn't never comin' down while the rector was there, an' rector, he seemed sort o' fretted for a minute when he see how things was, an' he did try to do a little settin' fo'th of opinions. He 'lowed, speakin' in a mighty pompious manner, thet holy things wasn't to be trifled with, an' thet he had come to baptize the child accordin' to the rites o' the church.