Hollow, as they sometimes called him. He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft, and of the direful omens and portentous sights and sounds in the air, which prevailed in the earlier times of Connecticut ; and would frighten them... Washington Irving's Sketch Book - Page 363by Washington Irving - 1906 - 428 pagesFull view - About this book
| Washington Irving - Americans - 1821 - 328 pages
...Hessian of the Hollow, as they sometimes called him. He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft, and of the direful omens and portentous...earlier times of Connecticut ; and would frighten them woefully with speculations upon comets and shooting stars ; and with the alarming fact that the world... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...Hessian of the Hollow , as they sometimes called him. He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft , and of the direful omens and portentous...the earlier times of Connecticut; and would frighten themwofully with speculations upon comets ond shooting stars ; and with the alarming fact that the... | |
| Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...Hessian of the Hollow, as they sometimes called him. He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft, and of the direful omens and portentous...stars ; and with the alarming fact that the world did I absolutely turn round, and that they were half the time topsy-turvy ! But if there was a pleasure... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 550 pages
...heard at night. It rectlvea its name from its note, which is thought to resemble those words. craft, and of the direful omens and portentous sights and...the time topsyturvy ! But if there was a pleasure in aU this, while snugly cuddling in the chimney corner of a chamber that was all of a ruddy glow from... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1849 - 542 pages
...heard at night. It receives its name from its note, which is thought to resemble those words. craft, and of the direful omens and portentous sights and...absolutely turn round, and that they were half the lime topsyturvy ! But if there was a pleasure in all this, while snugly cuddling in the chimney corner... | |
| Washington Irving - Americans - 1865 - 532 pages
...Hessian of the Hollow, as they sometimes called him. He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft, and of the direful omens and portentous...topsy-turvy ! But if there was a pleasure in all this, while snuglv cuddling in the chimney corner of a chamber that was all of a ruddy glow from the crackling... | |
| Washington Irving - 1864 - 520 pages
...Hessian of the Hollow, as they sometimes called him. He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft, and of the direful omens and portentous...world did absolutely turn round, and that they were hah0 the time topsy-turvy ! But if there was a pleasure in all this, while snugly cuddling in the chimney-corner... | |
| George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1874 - 454 pages
...Hollow, as they sometimes called him. He would delight them equally by his Aneedotes of witcheraft, and of the direful omens and portentous sights and...pleasure in all this, while snugly cuddling in the chimney-corner of a chamber that was all of a ruddy glow from the crackling wood-fire, and where, of... | |
| Washington Irving - Avarice - 1875 - 98 pages
...Hessian of the Hollow, as they sometimes called him. He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft, and of the direful omens and portentous...Connecticut ; and would frighten them wofully with epeculations upon comets and shooting stars; and with the alarming fact that the world did absolutely... | |
| George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1876 - 452 pages
...Hollow, as they sometimes called him. He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witcheraft, and of the direful omens and portentous sights and...if there was a pleasure in all this, while snugly cnddling in the chimney-corner of a chamber that was all of a ruddy glow from the crackling wood-fire,... | |
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