 ... nameless battle during the revolutionary war; and who is ever and anon seen by the country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads,...  The Phonetic Journal - Page 1851890Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - England - 1822 - 490 pages
...valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church that is at no great distance. Indeed, certain of the most authentic historians of those parts, who hare been careful in collecting and collating the floating facts concerning this spectre, allege that,... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church that is at no great distance. Indeed, certain of the most...spectre, allege that, the body of the trooper having been burned in the church-yard, the ghost rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head;... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a chim-h that is at no great distance. Indeed, certain of the most...floating facts concerning this spectre, allege that tiie body of the trooper , having been buried in the churchyard, the ghost rides forth to the sccne... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 274 pages
...valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church that is at no great distance. Indeed, certain of the most...careful in -collecting and collating the floating facts VOL. II. T concerning this spectre, allege, that the body of the trooper having been buried in the... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 518 pages
...of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church at no great...certain of the most authentic historians of those part*, who have been careful in collecting and collating the floating facts concerning this spectre,... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 482 pages
...of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church at no great...certain of the most authentic historians of those part-, who have been careful in collecting and collating the floating facts concerning this spectre,... | |
 | 1873 - 480 pages
...taking up some particular clause. The following selected at random is from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow : "The ghost rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head." In language the smallest words seem to survive, with least change, the ravages of time. To, of and... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1874 - 454 pages
...those parts, who have been careful in collectmg and collatmg floating facts concerning this specter, allege that, the body of the trooper having been buried in the church-yard, the ghost rues forth to t£ scene of battle m nightly quest of his head ; and that the rush ino- speed with which... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1876 - 452 pages
...of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church at no great...collecting and collating the floating facts concerning this specter, allege that, the body of the trooper having been buried in the church-yard, the ghost rides... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1877 - 454 pages
...eminent English navigator. He discovered the Hudson River in 1609. IRVING. great distance. Indecd, certain of the most authentic historians of those...collecting and collating the floating facts concerning this specter, allege that, the body of the trooper having been buried in the church-yard, the ghost rides... | |
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