 It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the revolutionary war; and who is ever and anon seen by the country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night,...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Strona 348autor: Washington Irving - 1820 - Liczba stron: 419Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - Liczba stron: 366
...scene of her gambols. The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to he commander in chief of all the powers of the air, is...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - Liczba stron: 416
...discovered by Master Hendrick Hudson. Certain it is, the place still continues under the sway VOL. II. V of some witching power, that holds a spell over the...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - Liczba stron: 804
...grove of tall walnut trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon lime, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - Liczba stron: 346
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon ball, in some nameless battle during the revolutionary war; and who is ever and anon seen by... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - Liczba stron: 334
...atmosphere. Some say that the place was bewitched by a high German doctor during the early days cf the settlement ; others, that an old Indian chief,...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - Liczba stron: 284
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commandor-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon ball, in some nameless battle during the revolutionary war ; and who is ever and anon seen by... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - Liczba stron: 194
...part of the conntry , and the nightmare, with her whole nine-fold , seems to make it the favonrite scene of her gambols. The dominant spirit, however,...the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback withont a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper , whose head had been carried... | |
 | 1841 - Liczba stron: 456
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - Liczba stron: 458
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - Liczba stron: 400
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His hauuts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
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