“你们这些穷人啊，不知道该如何谋生;你们富足的人，心里寻求知足;选择你的新荷兰吧，没有人会鄙视它;在你之前，时间和精力在这里毫无结果地消耗。无数的鸟儿在空中飞翔，遮蔽了天空;动物们在野外游荡，把地面弄平;鱼在水里群集，排斥光线;那里的牡蛎，没有比这更好的了;堆积起来，一堆又一堆，直到达到海岛;植被包裹着森林，卑贱而质朴. ...a living view does always meet your eye, Of Eden, and the promised land of Jacob's seed; Who would not, then, in such a formed community, Desire to be a Freeman; and the rights decreed, To each and every one, by Amstel's burgher lords, T'enjoy? and treat with honor what their rule awards?"