 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge ; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and elder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starvelling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge ; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and elder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 328 pages
...bridge ; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and run broadside against the fence. Ichabod, whose fears...opposite side of the road into a -thicket of brambles and elder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both VOL. H. 16 whip aftd heel upon the starveling ribs... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge ; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder, who dashed forwards, snuffling and snorting, but came to a stand just by the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 pages
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge ; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and elder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge ; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old nnimal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder hushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and het'l upon the starveling ril,s of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...starting forward , the perverse old animal made a lateral movement , and ran broadside against the fenee. Ichabod , whose fears increased with the delay, jerked...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushef. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pages
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
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As he approached the stream his heart began to thump; he summoned up, however, all his resolution, gave his horse half a score of kicks in the ribs, and attempted to dash briskly across the bridge; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal... 
