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The Tulip-fancier and his Neighbour
Andleastofall,imitatetheexampleofyourgodfather,CorneliusdeWitt,whohasplungedintopolitics,themostungratefulofallcareers,andwhowillcertainlycometoanuntimelyend.”
Havinggivenutterancetothispaternaladvice,theworthyMynheervanBaerledied,totheintensegriefofhissonCornelius,whocaredverylittlefortheguilders,andverymuchforhisfather.
Corneliusthenremainedaloneinhislargehouse.Invainhisgodfatherofferedtohimaplaceinthepublicservice,—invaindidhetrytogivehimatasteforglory,—althoughCornelius,togratifyhisgodfather,didembarkwithDeRuyterupon“TheSevenProvinces,”theflagshipofafleetofonehundredandthirty-ninesail,withwhichthefamousadmiralsetouttocontendsinglehandedagainstthecombinedforcesofFranceandEngland.
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