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  1  1,1|     surgeon Tyckelaer, Cornelius de Witt, the brother of the
  2  1,1|          it is based. ~Cornelius de Witt, Ruart de Pulten, that
  3  1,1|         Cornelius de Witt, Ruart de Pulten, that is to say,
  4  1,1|        the Republic such as John de Witt, the Grand Pensionary
  5  1,1|  Perpetual Edict" forced by John de Witt upon the United Provinces. ~
  6  1,1|          figures of the brothers De Witt, those Romans of Holland,
  7  1,1|         of Orange. ~The brothers De Witt humoured Louis XIV.,
  8  1,1|       the Republic. The brothers De Witt, therefore, had to
  9  1,1|    twenty-two years of age. John de Witt, who was his tutor,
 10  1,1|       fellow citizens; Cornelius de Witt, however, was more
 11  1,1|          intended for him. ~John de Witt derived no advantage
 12  1,2|    information against Cornelius de Witt, setting forth that
 13  1,2|          August, 1672, Cornelius de Witt to be arrested; and
 14  1,2|        the noble brother of John de Witt had, like the vilest
 15  1,2|        whose interests Cornelius de Witt had always devoted
 16  1,2|        with banishing him. ~John de Witt, at the first intimation
 17  1,2|       the departure of Cornelius de Witt from prison, as he
 18  1,2|       would say, "this Cornelius de Witt been locked up and
 19  1,2|        stones, at this Cornelius de Witt, who not only conferred
 20  1,2|          the gold of the Marquis de Louvois." ~Being in such
 21  1,2|     which he pretended Cornelius de Witt had made to corrupt
 22  1,2|        fury against the brothers De Witt. ~The mob even began
 23  1,3|          to the Buytenhof. ~John de Witt, indeed, had alighted
 24  1,3|       Ten yards farther on, John de Witt met a lovely young
 25  1,3|        to him." ~"Oh, yes," said De Witt, "you mean to speak
 26  2,1|         it happened. Whilst John de Witt was climbing the narrow
 27  2,1|           In the meanwhile, John de Witt, whom we left climbing
 28  2,2|  correspondence with the Marquis de Louvois were discovered,
 29  2,2|         is to carry the brothers De Witt and their fortunes
 30  2,2|      your correspondence with M. de Louvois affords ample proof
 31  2,3|          still time." ~Cornelius de Witt, raising himself on
 32  2,3|    distinguished politician John de Witt; and I repeat to you,
 33  2,3|        things, that the brothers De Witt must necessarily save
 34  2,3|         saved John and Cornelius de Witt. ~"Farewell, and love
 35  2,3|         and love me. ~"Cornelius de Witt ~"August 20th, 1672." ~
 36  3  |             3. The Pupil of John de Witt~
 37  3,1|        brothers, determined John de Witt to hasten the departure
 38  3,2|    warrant of Cornelius and John de Witt." ~"We shall see,"
 39  3,2|      real murderers of Cornelius de Witt. I would rather have
 40  3,2|         the Count retired. ~John de Witt, therefore, had by
 41  3,2|          is it, my child?" asked De Witt. ~"They say that they
 42  3,3|         took the hand which John de Witt proffered to her, and
 43  3,3|        to force the gate." ~John de Witt hastily got in, sat
 44  3,3|       the gallows with Cornelius de Witt! Death! death!" ~ ~ ~
 45  4,1|          a sad grudge to the two De Witts." ~"In truth," replied
 46  4,1|     quite certain that Cornelius de Witt was no longer in the
 47  4,1|        day." ~"Just look!" ~John de Witt leaned out of the window,
 48  4,1|   confidence. ~Moreover, as John de Witt put his head out of
 49  4,1|          man, it is for me, John de Witt, and for my brother
 50  4,1|       into exile." ~"Oh, Mynheer de Witt! I am indeed very much
 51  4,2|       encountered. ~The brothers De Witt, enclosed within the
 52  4,3|          My brother!" cried John de Witt, trying to see through
 53  4,3|          both hands, struck John de Witt down with the butt-end.
 54  4,3|     blowing out his brains. John de Witt fell to rise no more. ~
 55  4,3|      opened the gate to Mynheers de Witt; whereas, finding the
 56  4,3|         rascals have killed John de Witt as well as his brother?" ~"
 57  4,3|       Highness's way of becoming de facto Stadtholder of Holland." ~"
 58  4,3|        in which his dear friends De Witt have been served! Oh
 59  5,1|     bodies of John and Cornelius de Witt, and whilst William
 60  5,1|          the godson of Cornelius de Witt. He had inhabited the
 61  5,1|        your godfather, Cornelius de Witt, who has plunged into
 62  5,2|       godfather, did embark with De Ruyter upon "The Seven Provinces,"
 63  5,2|      brother) aboard, upon which De Ruyter, his mentor, made
 64  5,2|       Cornelius bade farewell to De Ruyter, to the Ruart de
 65  5,2|          De Ruyter, to the Ruart de Pulten, and to glory, kissed
 66  5,2|         the year 1672, Cornelius de Witt came to Dort for three
 67  5,2|         same degree as Cornelius de Witt had excited the hatred
 68  5,3|      godson of Mynheer Cornelius de Witt, that is to say, a
 69  5,3|     tulip, and named it the John de Witt, after having named
 70  6,1|          not only the "Cornelius de Witt," but also the "Beauty
 71  6,2|        the visit which Cornelius de Witt came to pay to his
 72  7,1|                      1~Cornelius de Witt, after having attended
 73  7,1|         month of January, 1672. ~De Witt, although being very
 74  7,1|  domestics followed their steps, De Witt said in a low voice
 75  7,1|       pale features of Cornelius de Witt, whose long hair, parted
 76  7,1|        fell over his shoulders. ~De Witt, after having said
 77  7,1|         reflected that Cornelius de Witt was very little addicted
 78  7,1|          deposit which Cornelius de Witt, already threatened
 79  7,1|        being secreted, Cornelius de Witt got up, pressed the
 80  7,1|          more nor less than John de Witt's correspondence with
 81  7,1|  correspondence with the Marquis de Louvois, the war minister
 82  7,2|       tulips: the Jane, the John de Witt, the Cornelius de Witt,
 83  7,2|      John de Witt, the Cornelius de Witt, etc.' Well, that is
 84  7,2|          servant of Mynheer John de Witt? Good, let him wait." ~"
 85  7,3|      which the traitor Cornelius de Witt deposited with you
 86  7,3|        the unfortunate Cornelius de Witt to his godson. ~The
 87  8,1|        meeting between Cornelius de Witt and Van Baerle had
 88  8,1|         the news of the brothers De Witt being arrested on a
 89  8,1| following sophism: - ~"Cornelius de Witt is a bad citizen, as
 90  8,1|         If, therefore, Cornelius de Witt is a bad citizen, -
 91  8,1|    corpses of Cornelius and John de Witt. ~But, whether from
 92  8,2|       Cornelius and Mynheer John de Witt." ~"Oh," muttered,
 93  8,2|    garden, the "Jane," the "John de Witt," the hazel-nut, and
 94  9,1|    finding the cell of Cornelius de Witt empty, the wrath of
 95  9,1|              Godson of Cornelius de Witt! Well, young man, we
 96  9,1|      that very morning Cornelius de Witt had left to go into
 97  9,2|        rogue of the name of John de Witt, and the little rogue
 98  9,2|       the little rogue Cornelius de Witt, his brother, two enemies
 99  9,2|        soul, he is mad, this new De Witt," he cried, "but all
100  9,2|         he cried, "but all those De Witts have the devil in
101  9,2|          Orange." ~"The brothers De Witt are murdered!" Cornelius
102  9,2|      eyes closed. ~"The brothers De Witt have been judged by
103 10,2|        cell of Mynheer Cornelius de Witt, laughed in a very
104 10,2|        Cornelius or Mynheer John de Witt, and that I should
105 10,2|         it bears ill luck to the De Witts!" ~"Halloa!" cried
106 10,2|    wretches, those villains, the De Witts?" ~"Don't be angry,
107 11,1|   correspondence of the brothers De Witt with France. ~He did
108 11,1|         his godfather, Cornelius de Witt. ~But as, since the
109 11,1|    delivered to him by Cornelius de Witt himself, but he also
110 11,1|          exist between Cornelius de Witt and Cornelius van Baerle. ~
111 11,1|     since the day when Cornelius de Witt handed to him the parcel
112 11,1|         it was objected that, if De Witt had wished to act in
113 11,1|        rarest of his bulbs, John de Witt's servant entered his
114 11,1|      Pensionary with the Marquis de Louvois. And lastly, I vow
115 11,1|          avenge his friends, the De Witts. ~Another observed
116 11,1| abominable plots of the brothers De Witt against Dutch nationality
117 11,3|        poor godfather, Cornelius de Witt. From it he derived
118 11,3|        was the pencil which John de Witt had lent to his brother,
119 11,3|      remains of the two brothers De Witt had been taken down. ~
120 11,3|         Bible on which Cornelius de Witt had with such difficulty
121 12,1|         where John and Cornelius de Witt had been murdered for
122 12,1|        had happened before to M. de Chalais, to M. de Thou,
123 12,1|          to M. de Chalais, to M. de Thou, and other slovenly
124 12,1|          of that noble Cornelius de Witt, whom the ruffians,
125 12,1|          an expression of Madame de Sevigne, who wrote about
126 13,1|       abuse against the brothers De Witt and the godson of Cornelius,
127 15,1|         look whether the Mynheer de Witt don't keep very quiet
128 16,1|          the godson of Cornelius de Witt. ~There being only
129 16,2|      with the Bible of Cornelius de Witt. ~ ~
130 17,1|      with the Bible of Cornelius de Witt. ~Then began between
131 19,1|        to reading poor Cornelius de Witt's Bible, on the second
132 20,2|        on the Bible of Cornelius de Witt? I have not forgotten
133 27,1|        of that villain Cornelius de Witt." ~The Prince gave
134 27,2|          accomplice of Cornelius de Witt, concealed the correspondence
135 27,2|       Pensionary and the Marquis de Louvois." ~"Well, sir, he
136 27,2|          Monseigneur!" ~"He is a De Witt!" cried Boxtel. "His
137 27,2|       the Bible, which Cornelius de Witt had sent to Dort by
138 27,2|      Pensionary with the Marquis de Louvois. ~This request,
139 27,2|         saved John and Cornelius de Witt. ~"Farewell, and love
140 27,2|          and love me. ~Cornelius de Witt. ~"August 20, 1672." ~
141 29,2|     burgher, godson of Cornelius de Witt, can without flinching
142 31,1| twenty-one years later, Monsieur de Robespierre displayed at
143 33,1|      their arriving at the Hotel de Ville, the Prince, pointing
144 33,2|          the letter of Cornelius de Witt, and in which the third
145 33,2|          the godson of Cornelius de Witt and the friend of his
146 33,2|          with the other. The two De Witts, wrongly judged and
147 33,2|      from the Bible of Cornelius de Witt, in large golden frames;
148 33,2|    correspondence of the Marquis de Louvois, and the other his