 Their visages, too, were peculiar; one had a large head, broad face, and small piggish eyes; the face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all had beards,...  Rip Van Winkle, and Other Sketches - Page 16by Washington Irving - 1882 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pages
...eyes: the face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all...various shapes and colors. There was one who seemed to te the commander. He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance; he wore a laced... | |
 | English literature - 1849 - 340 pages
...: the face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all had beards, of various shapes and colours. There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 488 pages
...: the face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all...laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high crowned bat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them. The whole group reminded... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 524 pages
...: the face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all...laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high crowned bat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them. The whole group reminded... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...sngarloaf hat, set off with a little red cock's-tail. They all had benrd>. of various shappsand colours. There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-bpaten conntenance; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and banger, high - crowned hat and... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American prose literature - 1856 - 592 pages
...; the face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all had beards of various shapes and colours. There was one who seemed to bo the commander. He was a stout old gentleman with a weather-beaten... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 478 pages
...another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set offi with a little red cock's tail. They all had beards,...laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high crowned bat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them. The whole group reminded... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1861 - 474 pages
...: the face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all...stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them. The wrhole group reminded Rip of the figures in an old Flemish painting, in the parlor of Dominie Van Shaick,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 518 pages
...; the face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all...who seemed to be the commander. He was a stout old gentle: man, with a weather-beaten countenance ; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) - 1866 - 488 pages
...the face of another seemed to consist entirely of a nose, and was surmounted by a white sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all had beards, of various shapes and colours. There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten... | |
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