 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, Esq - Page 52by Washington Irving - 1834 - 4 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1849 - 340 pages
...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...It is true he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked Ms pipe incessantly. His adherents, however (for every great man has his adherents), perfectly understood... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pages
...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 movements as accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true he was rarely... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 304 pages
...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...adherents,) perfectly understood him, and knew how to gather hia opinions. When any thing that was read or related dis pleased him, he was observed to smoke his... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...shade of a large tree; so that the neighbours eonld teil the hour by his movements äs acfnrately äs by a sun-dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, bnt smokod his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however, (for every great man has his adherents,) perfectly... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 pages
...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...incessantly. His adherents, however, (for every great man had his adherents,) perfectly understood him, and knew how to gather his opinions. When any thing that... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 478 pages
...avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by hi; movements as accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true...adherents, however (for every great man has his adherents), peifectly understood him, and knew how to gather his opinions When any thing that was read or related... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 532 pages
...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 movements as accurately as by a sun -dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 518 pages
...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 movements as accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true, he was rarely... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 524 pages
...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 movements as accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true he was rarely heart! to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however (for every great man has his... | |
 | Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870 - 244 pages
...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...tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun dial. It is true he was rarely heard to speak, but smoke his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however... | |
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