 Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 51by Washington Irving - 1834Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...would deliberate upon public events some months aftef they had taken place. The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch...the door of which he took his seat from morning till niglit, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1819 - 476 pages
...where sit the great men of the village, and Nicholas Vedder, the landlord, ' who kept his seat there from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep the shade of a large tree/ The mountain scenery is given with great beauty, and the ghostly party at... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...would deliberate1 upon public events some months after they had taken place. The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch...tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents,... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...would deliberate upon public events some months after they had taken place. The opinions of the junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch...night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun ; and ki/cp in the ?lnde of a large tree ; so that the neidibuurs coulJ ttll the hour by his movements as... | |
 | 1828 - 394 pages
...would deliberate upon public events some months after they had taken place. The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch...till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the aun, and keep in the shade of a large tree ; BO that the neighbours could tell the hour by his movements... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...would deliberate upon public events some months after they had taken place. The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch...which he took his seat from morning till night, just E 2 moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbours... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...would deliberate upon public events some months after they had taken place. The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder , a...tree ; so that the neighbours could tell the hour by hij movements as accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true , he was rarely heard to speak , but smoked... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...would deliberate upon public events some months after they had taken place. The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch...could tell the hour by his movements as accurately as byasun-dial. Itis true he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 400 pages
...after they had taken place. The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Ved4er, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn...could tell the hour by his movements as accurately as byasun-dial. Itis true he was rarely 'heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...would deliberate upon public events some months after they had taken place. The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and laudlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently... | |
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