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... The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 228by Washington Irving - 1839Full view - About this book
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...their wings, or buried in their bosoms, and others swelling, and cooing, and bowing about their dames, were enjoying the sunshine on the roof. Sleek unwieldy...squadron of snowy geese were riding in an adjoining pond, convoying whole fleets of ducks; regiments of turkeys were gobbling through the farm-yard, and... | |
| Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...others, swelling, and cooing, and bowing about their dames, were enjoying the sunshine on the root Sleek, unwieldy porkers were grunting in the repose...squadron of snowy geese were riding in an adjoining pond, convoying whole fleets of ducks; regiments of turkeys were gobbling through the farm-yard, and... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...their wings or buried in their bosoms, and others swelling, and cooing, and bowing, about their dames, were enjoying the sunshine on the roof. Sleek unwieldy...squadron of snowy geese were riding in an adjoining pond, convoying whole fleets of ducks; regiments of turkeys were gobbling through the farm-yard, and... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1831 - 518 pages
...their wings, or buried in their bosoms, and others, swelling, and cooing, and bowing about their dames, were enjoying the sunshine on the roof. Sleek, unwieldy...squadron of snowy geese were riding in an adjoining pond, convoying whole fleets of ducks ; regiments of turkeys were gobbling through the farm-yard, and... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...their wings, or buried in their bosoms, and others swelling and cooing and bowing, about their dames, were enjoying the sunshine on the roof. Sleek unwieldy...forth, now and then, troops of sucking pigs, as if to snuft' the air. A stately squadron of snowy geese were riding in an adjoining pond, convoying whole... | |
| Washington Irving - 1836 - 274 pages
...their wings, or buried in their bosoms, and others, swelling, and cooing, and bowing about their dames, were enjoying the sunshine on the roof. Sleek, unwieldy...squadron of snowy geese were riding in an adjoining pond, convoying whole fleets of ducks; regiments of turkeys were gobbling through the farm-yard, and... | |
| Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...grunting in the repose and abundant of their pens; from whence sallied forth, now and then, t»oo] of sucking pigs, as if to snuff the air. A stately squadron i snowy geese were riding in an adjoining pond, convoyir whole fleets of ducks; regiments of turkeys... | |
| Washington Irving - 1846 - 356 pages
...their wings, or buried in their bosoms, and others swelling, and cooing, and bowing about their dames, were enjoying the sunshine on the roof. Sleek unwieldy...forth, now and then, troops of sucking pigs, as if to snuft" the air. A stalely squadron of snowy geese wery riding in an adjoining pond, convoying whole... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 518 pages
...sunshine on the roof. Sleek unwieldy porkers were granting in the repose and abundance of their pens ; whence sallied forth, now and then, troops of sucking...squadron of snowy geese were riding in an adjoining pond, convoying whole fleets of ducks ; regiments of turkeys were gobbling through the farm-yard, and... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 550 pages
...their wings, or buried in their bosoms, and others swelling, and cooing, and bowing about their dames, were enjoying the sunshine on the roof. Sleek unwieldy...grunting in the repose and abundance of their pens ; whence sallied forth, now and then, troops of sucking pigs, as if to snuff the air. A stately squadron... | |
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