my eyes to the house itself , from its image in the pool , there grew in my mind a strange fancyfancy-- a fancyfancyso ridiculous , indeed , that I but mentionmentionit to showshowthe vivid force of the sensations which oppressed me .
I mentionmentionthis peaceful spot with all possible laud , for it is in such little retired Dutch valleys , found here and there embosomed in the great State of New York , that population , manners , and customs remain fixed , while the great torrent of migration and improvement , which is making such incessant changes in other parts of this restless country , sweeps by them unobserved .