The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1Lea & Blanchard, 1839 - Americans |
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... thing to melody and beauty ! The very crowing of the cock , heard sometimes in the profound repose of the country , " telling the nightwatches to his feathery dames , " was thought by the common people to announce the ap proach of this ...
... thing to melody and beauty ! The very crowing of the cock , heard sometimes in the profound repose of the country , " telling the nightwatches to his feathery dames , " was thought by the common people to announce the ap proach of this ...
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... things this season doth require . * I had not been long at the inn , when a post - chaise drove up to the door . A young gentleman stepped out , and by the light of the lamps I caught a glimpse of a countenance which I thought I knew ...
... things this season doth require . * I had not been long at the inn , when a post - chaise drove up to the door . A young gentleman stepped out , and by the light of the lamps I caught a glimpse of a countenance which I thought I knew ...
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... thing was done conformably to ancient usage . Here were kept up the old games of hoodman blind , shoe the wild mare , hot cockles , steal the white loaf , bob - apple , and snap - dragon ; the Yule clog , and Christmas candle , were ...
... thing was done conformably to ancient usage . Here were kept up the old games of hoodman blind , shoe the wild mare , hot cockles , steal the white loaf , bob - apple , and snap - dragon ; the Yule clog , and Christmas candle , were ...
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... thing he said or did , and at every turn of his countenance . I could not wonder at it ; for he must have been a miracle of accomplishments in their eyes . He could imitate Punch and Judy ; make an old woman of his hand , with the ...
... thing he said or did , and at every turn of his countenance . I could not wonder at it ; for he must have been a miracle of accomplishments in their eyes . He could imitate Punch and Judy ; make an old woman of his hand , with the ...
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... thing on Christmas eve but good old English ; upon which the young minstrel , casting up his eye for a moment , as if in an effort of memory , struck into an- other strain , and with a charming air of gallantry , gave Herrick's " Night ...
... thing on Christmas eve but good old English ; upon which the young minstrel , casting up his eye for a moment , as if in an effort of memory , struck into an- other strain , and with a charming air of gallantry , gave Herrick's " Night ...
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Page 112 - minds: Good friend, for Jesus' sake, forbeare To dig the dust inclosed here. Blessed be he that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones. Just over the grave, in a niche of the wall, is a bust of Shakspeare, put up shortly after his death, and
Page 244 - and racketing about the green, in joy at their early emancipation. The gallant Ichabod now spent at least an extra half-hour at his toilet, brushing and furbishing up his best, and indeed only suit of rusty black, and arranging his looks by a bit of broken looking-glass, that hung up in the school-house. That he
Page 248 - charms that burst upon the enraptured gaze of my hero, as he entered the state parlour of Van Tassel's mansion. Not those of the bevy of buxom lasses, with their luxurious display of red and white; but the ample charms of a genuine Dutch country teatable, in the sumptuous time of autumn. Such
Page 228 - were enjoying the sunshine on the roof. Sleek, unwieldy porkers were grunting in the repose and abundance of their pens, from whence sallied forth, now and then, troops of sucking pigs, as if to snuff the air. A stately squadron of snowy geese were riding in an adjoining
Page 230 - were suspended above it; a great ostrich egg was hung from the centre of the room, and a corner cupboard, knowingly left open, displayed immense treasures of old silver and well-mended china. From the moment Ichabod laid his eyes upon these regions of delight, the peace of
Page 264 - upon the traveller. The hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon his head with terror. What was to be done'! To turn and fly was now too late; and besides, what chance was there of escaping ghost or goblin, if such it was, which could ride upon the wings of the wind ? Summoning up, therefore, a show of courage,
Page 263 - crossed the road, and ran into a marshy and thickly-wooded glen, known by the name of Wiley's Swamp. A few rough logs, laid side by side, served for a bridge over this stream. On that side of the road where the brook
Page 227 - a morsel soon found favour in his eyes, more especially after he had visited her in her paternal mansion. Old Baltus Van Tassel was a perfect picture of a thriving, contented, liberal-hearted farmer. He seldom, it is true, sent either his eyes or his thoughts beyond
Page 33 - out, it was considered a sign of ill luck. Herrick mentions it in one of his songs: Come bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas Log to the firing; While my good dame she Bids ye