 On one side of the church extends a wide woody dell, along which raves a large brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream, not far from the church, was formerly thrown a wooden bridge ; the road that led...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 291by Washington Irving - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...church extends a wide woody dell, along which raves a large brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream,...overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it, even in the day-time ; but occasioned a fearful darkness at night. Such was one of the favourite haunts of the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 416 pages
...church extends a wide woody dell, along which raves a large brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream,...it, and the bridge itself, were thickly shaded by over hanging trees, which cast a gloom about it, even in the day-time ; but .occasioned a fearful darkness... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...church extends a wide \voody dell, along which raves a large brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream,...overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it, even in the daytime; but occasioned a fearful darkness at night. Such was one of the favourite haunts of the headless... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...church extends a wide woody dell, along which raves a large brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream,...overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it, even in the day-time ; but occasioned a fearful darkness at night. Such was one of the favourite haunts of the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 pages
...church extends a wide woody dell, along which raves a large brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream,...overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it, even in the daytime ; but occasioned a fearful darkness at night. Such was one of the favourite haunts of the headless... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...church extends a wide woody dell, along whicb raves a largo brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream,...overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it, even in the day-time; but occasioned a fearful darkness at night. Such was one of tho favourite haunts of the headless... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...church extends a wide woody dell , nlong which raves a large brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream...thrown a wooden bridge; the road that led to it, and tbe bridge itself, were thickly shaded by overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it , even in... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1842 - 652 pages
...church extends a wide woody dell, along which lavea • large brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream,...overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it even in the daytime, but occasioned a fearful darkness at night." It was in this church that the never-to-be-forgotten... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...church extends a wide woody dell, along which raves a large brook among broken rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the stream,...overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it, even in the daytime ; but occasioned a fearful darkness at night. Such was one of the favorite haunts of the headless... | |
 | Robert Bolton - 1848 - 672 pages
...rocks and trunks of fallen trees. Over a deep black part of the « Surrogate's office NY No. XI. 85. stream, not far from the church, was formerly thrown...time, but occasioned a fearful darkness at night."* " It was in this church that the never-to-be-forgotten yankee pedagogue, Ichabod Crane, in rivalry... | |
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