 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 - Pagina 149di Washington Irving - 1835Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1820 - 636 pagine
...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.' We are... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pagine
...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...ghost, with the idea that he was struck with a witch's * The whip-poor-will is a bird which is only heard at night. It receives its name from its note which... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 328 pagine
...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pagine
...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. * The whip-poor-will... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 416 pagine
...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...ghost, with the idea that he was struck with a witch's * The whip-poor-will is a bird which is only heard at night. It receives its name from its note, which... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 490 pagine
...only heard at night. It receives its name from its note, which is thought to resemble those words. token. His only resource on such occasions, either...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1823 - 402 pagine
...only heard at nigtit. It receives its name from its note, which is thought to resemble those words. against him, the poor varlet was ready to give up...drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm tunes; — andthegood peopleof Sleepy Hollow, as they sat by their doors of an evening, were often filled... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 pagine
...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pagine
...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pagine
...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... | |
| |
