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The Netherlands
Briel has nothing in common with bril, but betokens a low-lying, swampy district, more or less covered with bushes, and suitable for pasturing cattle. Close to Prinsenhage, near Breda, there is also a hamlet called Briel, while in Vlaanderen (a district of Zeeland) the name Briel frequently occurs.”
Among many notable towns is Delft, with its mausoleum of William the Silent and the tombs of Grotius, of Tromp, who in 1652 defeated Blake at the battle of the Downs, and of Piet Hein, whose name survives in a Dutch song.[1] Haarlem has
- ↑ The first verse and the chorus of “Piet Hein” run as follows:
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Heb je wel gehoord
Van de zilveren vloot?Van de zilveren vloot van Spanje?
Die had zooveel Spaansche matten aan boord
En appelties van Oranje!
Piet Hein!
Piet Hein!
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