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Yankee bread pays in Groenland shin plasters.

Then visited the Black-Smith's shop a building that looks as well as a very fine village [[insertion]] dwelling[[/insertion]] house. In this was also the machine shop - some long rows of Whale gear Harpoons, Lances - 3 Whale guns &c &c everything after the English pattern. In this shop a cast iron stove which the Gov, said was [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] the kind used by the natives. This stove filed all over and polished - the [[insertion]] stove [[/insertion]] pipes [[insertion]] (20 feet) [[/insertion]] cast-Iron price $15. Federal money.
Then visited School House - to enter had to stoop much - " He stoops to conquer" was an idea that [[strikethrough]] entired [[/strikethrough]] entered my mind as I thought of the teacher who bends his head on entering that temple of knowledge. [[underlined]] The teacher's business is to bend [[/underlined]] - "As the twig is bent the tree's inclined" Intelligence & Virtue will yet conquer Ignorance & Vice. Who would not stoop that such a Course as the Course of Knowledge might
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progress.
The 4 Goats - the one with long horns. It walks into the Governor's front door - The Gov. invites Nanny out - the butt! The Gov. dodges - I am the next subject of the Goat. Grasp its Horns & thus escape!
Enter the Gov's House - Conversation Supper - 4th July - the Gov's story of the celebration by several American Ships in a West Indian port - the silence of the English. On getting up from the table Gov. shakes hands with the Capt. & myself - this a custom in Denmark. Fine supper - Duck ('Beef' Gov called it) salmon, trout, Eider duck's eggs - Butter, [[insertion]] American [[/insertion]] cheese - Goat's milk - rich (very) - White flour Bread Yankee bread (Rye) Liquors - tea, first rate - on the whole never sat down to a meal that I relished better!
Take a walk - Call on Lt. Governor - His urbane demeanor - brought forth numerous specimens of Greenland rocks
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