 ... perched like a raven in a corner of the chimney, would croak forth for a long winter afternoon a string of incredible stories about New England witches — grisly ghosts, horses without heads — and hair-breadth escapes and bloody encounters among...  Knickerbocker's New York - Página 160por Washington Irving - 1849Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1820 - 876 páginas
...sunnold crone of a negro, who was the oracle of the family, — and who, perched like a raven in a comer of the chimney, would croak forth for a long winter...with the dawn, dined at eleven, and went to bed at sun down. Dinner was invariably a private meal, and the fat old burghers shewed incontestible symptoms... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 páginas
...chimney, would croak forth for a long winter afternoon a string of incredible stories about New-England witches — grisly ghosts, horses without heads —...with the dawn, dined at eleven, and •went to bed at sun down. Dinner was invariably a private meal, and the fat old burghers showed incontestable symptoms... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 páginas
...chimney, would croak forth for a long winter afternoon a string of incredible stories about New-England witches — grisly ghosts, horses without heads —...with the dawn, dined at eleven, and went to bed at sun down. Dinner was invariably a private meal, and the fat old burghers showed incontestible symptoms... | |
 | 1820 - 490 páginas
...string of incredible stories about New-England witches — grisly ghosts — horses without head? — and hairbreadth escapes and bloody encounters among...with the dawn, dined at eleven, and went to bed at sun down. Dinner was invariably a private meal, and the fat old burghers shewed incontestible symptoms... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 532 páginas
...and hairbreadth escapes and bloody encounters among the Indians. In those happy days a well-regulated family always rose with the dawn, dined at eleven, and went to bed at sun-down. Dinner was invariably a private meal, and the fat old burghers showed incontestable symptoms... | |
 | 1820 - 730 páginas
...sun torn. Dinner was invariably a private meal, «» the fat old burghers shewed mconlestil* symptoms of disapprobation and uneasiness, at being surprised by a visit from a neighhour on such occasions. But though our worthy ancestors were thus singularly avent to giving dinners,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 páginas
...chimney, would croak forth for a long winter afternoon a string of inpredible stories about New-England witches; grisly ghosts ; horses without heads ; and...with the dawn, dined at eleven, and went to bed at sun down. Dinner was invariably a private meal, and the fat .old burghers showed incontestable symptoms... | |
 | 1821 - 732 páginas
...too great dimensions for our pages, as a whole, but we willingly make room for some portions of it. " In those happy days, a well regulated family always...with the dawn, dined at eleven, and went to bed at sun-down. Dinner was invariably a 'private meal, and the fat old burghers shewed incontestible symptoms... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 páginas
...horses without heads; and hairbreadth escapes, and bloody encounters among the Indians. ......i.ir, In those happy days a well regulated family always...with the dawn, dined at eleven, and went to bed at sun down. Dinner was invariably a private meal, and the fat old burghers showed incontestable symptoms... | |
 | George Lockhart - 1824 - 870 páginas
...chimney, would croak forth for a long winter afternoon a string of incredible stories about New-England witches, grisly ghosts, horses without heads, and...with the dawn, dined at eleven, and went to bed at sun down. Dinner was invariably a private meal, and the fat old burghers showed incontestable symptoms... | |
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