 From an opening between the trees he could overlook all the lower country for many a mile of rich woodland. He saw at a distance the lordly Hudson, far, far below him, moving on its silent but majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or...  Selections from Irving's Sketch-book - Page 268by Washington Irving - 1907 - 315 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...fatigued, he threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with mountain herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an opening...majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark, here and there sleeping on its glassy bosom, and at last losing itself... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...latiguee!, he threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with mountain herhage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an opening...distance the lordly Hudson, far, far below him, moving on it: silent but majestic course, the reflection of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark, here... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...fatigued, he threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with mountain herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an opening...majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark, here and there sleeping on itsglassy bosom, and at last losing itself... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with mountain herbage, that cf owned the brow of a precipice. From an opening between the...majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark, here and there sleeping on its glassy bosom, and at last losing itself... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...fatigued, he threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with mountain herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an opening...majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark, here and there sleeping on its glassy bosom, and at last losing itself... | |
 | 1821 - 504 pages
...green knoll, covered with mountain ' herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an open' ing between the trees he could overlook all the lower...majestic ' course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lag' ging bark, here and there sleeping on its glassy bosom, and at ' last losing... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...fatigued, he threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with mountain herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an opening...its silent but majestic course, with the reflection. VOL. I. 4 of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark, here and there sleeping on its glassy bosom,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...fatigued, he threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with mountain herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an opening...its silent but majestic course, with the reflection VOL. I. 4 of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark, here and there sleeping on its glassy bosom,... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...that crowned the brow of a precipice. From :ui opening bet-ween flic trees he could overlook all Ihe lower country for many a mile of rich woodland. He...majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud or the sail of a lagging bark, here aud there sleeping on its glassy bosom, and at last losing itself... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...fatigued, he threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with mountain herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an opening...majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark, here and there ileeping on its bosom, and at last losing itself in the... | |
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