 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1898 - 412 pages
...nightcap, and from it was fluttering a flag on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes. 6. He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face...many a peaceful pipe; but even this was singularly changed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of... | |
 | Charles Noble - 1898 - 460 pages
...which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under 60 which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe, but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red... | |
 | Frederick Saunders, Minnie K. Davis - 1899 - 768 pages
...which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face...and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1922 - 398 pages
...singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George,...and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a •cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters,... | |
 | John Drinkwater - 1927 - 604 pages
...inn-sign under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe was singularly metamorphosed. "The red hat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters,... | |
 | Robert William Chambers - 1923 - 1250 pages
...of stars and stripes — I this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized on the sign, iwever, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so my a peaceful pipe, but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The d coat was changed for one of blue... | |
 | Emma Miller Bolenius - 1926 - 648 pages
...which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face...and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters,... | |
 | Mackenzie Bell - 1927 - 516 pages
...singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George,...and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the bead was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters,... | |
 | Arthur G. Adams - 1980 - 356 pages
...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...and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat. and underneath, was painted in large characters,... | |
 | Jay Fliegelman - 1982 - 344 pages
...Winkle," Rip awakens from a twenty-year sleep to find the world "metamorphosed." Returning to the tavern He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face...and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL... | |
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He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe ; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. 
