 The fire-flies, too, which sparkled most vividly in the darkest places, now and then startled him, as one of uncommon brightness would stream across his path; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him,...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon - Стр. 149авторы: Washington Irving - 1835Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Washington Irving - 1891 - Страниц: 140
...God's service in bunting them down. He died in 1728. that he was struck with a witch's token. His onlj resource on such occasions, either to drown thought...and the good people of Sleepy Hollow, as they sat bj their doors of an evening, were often filled with awe Ut hearing his nasal melody, " in linked sweetness... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1891 - Страниц: 278
...stream across his path ; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give up the ghost, with the idea Increase Mather and grandson of John Cotton. He was born in Boston in 1663, graduated at Harvard College... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - Страниц: 160
...at night. It receives its name from its note, which is thought to resemble those words. blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...filled with awe at hearing his nasal melody, " in linked sweetness long drawn out," 1 floating from the distant hill or along the dusky road. Another... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - Страниц: 422
...stream across his path ; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...filled with awe at hearing his nasal melody, " in linked sweetness long drawn out," floating from the distant hill or along the dusky road. Another of... | |
 | Hubert Marshall Skinner - 1892 - Страниц: 694
...stream across his path ; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...drown thought or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm-tunes; and the good people of Sleepy Hollow, as they sat by their doors of an evening, were often... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1892 - Страниц: 572
...chance a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet8 was ready to give up the ghost, with the idea that...drown thought or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalmtunes ; and the good people of Sleepy Hollow, as they sat by their doors of an evening, were often... | |
 | Hubert Marshall Skinner - 1892 - Страниц: 620
...stream across his path; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give up the ghost, with the idea that lie was struck with a witch's token. His only resource on such occasions, either to drown thought or... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - Страниц: 318
...130. across his path ; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...filled with awe, at hearing his nasal melody, " in linked sweetness long drawn out," floating from the distant hill, or along the dusky road. Another... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - Страниц: 234
...stream across his path ; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give...filled with awe, at hearing his nasal melody, " in linked sweetness long drawn out," floating from the distant hill, or along the dusky road. Another... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - Страниц: 420
...receives its name from its note, which is thought to resemble those words. "- I 260 Cbe Shetcb=36ooh was ready to give up the ghost, with the idea that...drown thought or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm-tunes ; and the good people of Sleepy Hollow, as they sat by their doors of an evening, were... | |
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