 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
 | 1918 - Страниц: 424
...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...often 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... | |
 | Francis Patrick Donnelly - 1920 - Страниц: 238
...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...often filled with awe at hearing his nasal melody, "in linked sweetness long drawn out," floating from the distant hill or along the dusty road. — The Legend... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck, Lura E. Runkel - 1921 - Страниц: 618
...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...witch's token. His only resource on such occasions, 10 either to drown thought, or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm tunes; and the good people... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1921 - Страниц: 520
...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...witch's token. His only resource on such occasions, 10 either to drown thought, or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm tunes; and the good people... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1922 - Страниц: 136
...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... | |
 | 1925 - Страниц: 568
...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... | |
 | Isobel Davidson - 1925 - Страниц: 512
...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... | |
 | Emma Miller Bolenius - 1926 - Страниц: 648
...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...often filled with awe at hearing his nasal melody, "in linked sweetness long drawn out," floating from the distant hill, or along the dusky road. 17 Another... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck, Lura E. Runkel - 1921 - Страниц: 616
...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...struck with a witch's token. His only resource on such occasion?, 10 either to drown thought, or drive away evil spirits, was to sing psalm tunes; and the... | |
 | Leroy E. Armstrong - 1916 - Страниц: 408
...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...the ghost, with the idea that he was struck with a witch 's token. His only resource on such occasions, either to drown thought or drive away evil spirits,... | |
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