 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
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1901 - 364 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 sundial. It is true, he was rarely... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 546 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 1 5 the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true he... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 538 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 1 5 the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true he... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1902 - 228 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...man has his adherents), perfectly understood him, 11 and knew how to gather his opinions. When anything that was read or related displeased him, he was... | |
 | George Riddle - 1902 - 648 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...hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun-dial. From even this stronghold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1902 - 204 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... | |
 | Frederick Brigham De Berard - 1902 - 420 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... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1903 - 600 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... | |
 | D.C. Heath and Company - 1903 - 362 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. From even this stronghold... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1903 - 296 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... | |
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