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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 264
by Washington Irving - 1839
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The Edinburgh Monthly Review, Volume 4

1820 - 804 pages
...towering. It stirred not, but seemed gathered up in the gloom, like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller. The hair of the affrighted pedagogue...wind ? Summoning up, therefore, a show of courage, he demanded, in stammering accents—' Who are you?' He received no reply. He repeated his demand in...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 25

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1821 - 612 pages
...and mysterious something, which rises up suddenly before him, as it were to intercept his passage. besides, what chance was there of escaping ghost or...wind? Summoning up, therefore, a show of courage, he demanded in stammering accents " Who are you ?" He received no reply. He repeated his demand in...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...towering. It stirred not, but seemed gathered up in the gloom, like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller. The hair of the affrighted pedagogue...wind ? Summoning up, therefore, a show of courage, he demanded in stammering accents—« Who are you?» He received no reply. He repeated his demand...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...towering. It stirred not, but seemed gathered up in the gloom, like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller. The hair of the affrighted pedagogue...wind ? Summoning up, therefore, a show of courage, he demanded in stammering accents—" Who are you ?" He received no reply. He repeated his demand in...
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The Beauties of Washington Irving, Esq. ...

Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...haunted stream, and fearful are the feelings of the schoolboy who has to pass it alone after dark. The hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon his...and, besides, what chance was there of escaping ghost OT gotten, \i «««&."*-we could ride upon the wings of the wind ? Summoning up, therefore, a show...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - American essays - 1831 - 518 pages
...gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller. The hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon is head with terror. What was to be done ? To turn and...wind ? Summoning up, therefore, a show of courage, he demanded in stammering accents—" Who are you ?" He received no reply. He repeated his demand in...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 pages
...towering. It stirred not, but seemed gathered up in the gloom, like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller. The hair of the affrighted pedagogue...wind ? Summoning up, therefore, a show of courage, he demanded in stammering accent —" Who are you ?" He received no reply. H repeated his demand in...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...towering. It stirred not, but seemed gathered up in the gloom, like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller. The hair of the -affrighted pedagogue...fly was now too late; and besides, what chance was thereof escaping ghost or goblin , if such it was, which could ride upon the wings of the wind? Summoning...
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The Beauties of Washington Irving

Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...jogging along on the blind side of old Gunpowder, who had now got over his flight and waywardness. The hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon his head with terror. What was to be done 1 To turn and ilv was now too late ; and besides, what chance was there of escaping ghost or goblin,...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.], Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1836 - 274 pages
...gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller. The hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upou his head with terror. What was to be done ? To turn...wind ? Summoning up, therefore, a show of courage, he demanded in stammering accents—" Who are you ?" He received no reply. He repeated his demand in...
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