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" Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red nightcap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a singular assemblage... "
Six Selections from Irving's Sketch-book: With Notes, Questions, Etc. for ... - Page 120
by Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 157 pages
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 34

1820 - 646 pages
...yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a...— all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a...
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

1819 - 610 pages
...yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a...— all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked eo many a...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red nightcap,...— all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a...stripes— all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red nightcap,...many a peaceful pipe ; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead...
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The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 2

1821 - 504 pages
...there now was reared a tall naked ' pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, ' and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a singular as' semblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incompre' hensible. He recognised on...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1822 - 402 pages
...tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red nightcap,...— all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now Avas reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red night-cap,...many a peaceful pipe ; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead...
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Legends of Terror!: And Tales of the Wonderful and Wild ; Original and ...

1826 - 654 pages
...there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red night cap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a...— all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 84

1819 - 606 pages
...naked pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, and from it was fluttering a nag, on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes...— all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a...
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