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... The Works of Washington Irving - Page 51by Washington Irving - 1853Full view - About this book
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked...something on the top that looked like a red nightcap, and 10 from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this... | |
| Washington Irving - 1865 - 532 pages
...Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall, naked...this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized OII the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1869 - 260 pages
...Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there was now reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top...— 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... | |
| Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870 - 244 pages
...Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now wns reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top...— 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... | |
| Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall, naked...however, the ruby face of King George, under which he h;ul smoked so many a peaceful pipe j but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was... | |
| Noble Kibby Royse - 1872 - 376 pages
...Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked...night-cap, and from it was fluttering a flag on which was a s'ngular assemblage of stars and stripes ; — all this was strange ana incomprehensible. He recognized... | |
| 1884 - 794 pages
...Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked...night-cap, and from it was fluttering a flag on which was n singular assemblage of stars and stripes ; — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized... | |
| Noble Kibby Royse - 1872 - 382 pages
...Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked...night-cap, and from it was fluttering a flag on which was as:ngular assemblage of stars and stripes; — all this was strange anu incomprehensible. He recognized... | |
| Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878 - 462 pages
...Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle.' Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked...stripes— all this was strange and incomprehensible. 2. He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many... | |
| Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 pages
...Doolittle." Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there was now reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top...flag, on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes—all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face... | |
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