 The fire-flies, too, which sparkled most vividly in the darkest places, now and then startled him, as one of uncommon brightness would stream across his path; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him,...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon - Stran 149avtor: Washington Irving - 1835Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 238 strani
...stream across his path ; and if by chance a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...drown thought or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm-tunes ; and the good people of Sleepy Hollow, as they sat by their doors of an evening, were... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 strani
...stream across his path ; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet. was ready to...their doors of an evening, were often filled with 1 Cotton Mather was a famous Boston * The whip-poor-will is a bird which is clergyman (1663-1738).... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 strani
...stream across his path ; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...of Sleepy Hollow, as they sat by their doors of an eveijing, were often filled with 1 Cotton Mather was a famous Boston * The whip-poor-will is a bird... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 72 strani
...stream across his path; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...thought, or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm tunes;—and the good people of Sleepy Hollow, as they sat by their doors of an evening, were often... | |
 | 1898 - 266 strani
...would stream across his path; and if by chance a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...filled with awe at hearing his nasal melody, " in linked sweetness long drawn out," floating from the distant hill or along the dusky road. Another of... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1898 - 328 strani
...stream across his path; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...filled with, awe at hearing his nasal melody, " in linked sweetness long drawn out," floating from the distant hill or along the dusky road. Another of... | |
 | 1898 - 264 strani
...would stream across his path; and if by chance a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...drown thought or drive away evil spirits, was to sing ps.ilm tunes, and the good people of Sleepy Hollow, as they sat by their doors of an evening, were... | |
 | 1898 - 264 strani
...stream across his path ; and if by chance a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...token. His only resource on such occasions, either to drovvn thought or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm tunes, and the good people of Sleepy Hollow,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1899 - 220 strani
...stream across his path; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...drown thought or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm-tunes; and the good people of Sleepy Hollow, as they sat by their doors of an evening, were often... | |
| |
