 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
 | Granville series - 1881 - 376 pages
...hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. 26. They all had beards of various shapes and colours. There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was...countenance. He wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes with roses in them. The whole group... | |
 | Gleanings - 1882 - 692 pages
...sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cockataiL They all had beards, of various shapes and colours. There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was...; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt, and hanger, highcrowned hat and feather, red stockings and highheeled shoes, with roses in them. The whole group... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 pages
...sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all liad 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 countenance ; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned hat and... | |
 | John Hamer - American wit and humor - 1883 - 334 pages
...sugar-loaf hat, set off with a little red cockstail. They all had beards, of various shapes and colours. There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was...countenance; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt, and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them. The whole group... | |
 | Christian Brothers - Readers - 1884 - 516 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...countenance. He wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes with roses in them. The whole group... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - American literature - 1884 - 988 pages
...eyes ; the face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose, and was surmounted by a white sugarloaf hat, set off with a little red cock's tail. They all had beards, of various shades and colors. There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was a stout old gentleman, with... | |
 | William Swinton - Readers - 1885 - 620 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...countenance ; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger,5 high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes with roses6 in them. The... | |
 | William Swinton - Readers - 1885 - 624 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...colors. There was one who seemed to be the commander. lie was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance ; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 224 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 weatherbeaten... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1885 - 440 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 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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