 I had wandered into it at noontime, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it broke the Sabbath stillness around, and was prolonged and reverberated by the angry echoes.  Stories of the Hudson - Page 64by Washington Irving - 1912 - 289 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 438 pages
...that, when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrel shooting was in a grove of tall wallnut trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon time, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it broke... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...recollect that, when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrel shooting was in a grove of tall walnut trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon time, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it broke... | |
 | Washington Irving - England - 1822 - 490 pages
...grove of tall walnut trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon time, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it broke THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. 321 the sabbath stillness around, and was prolonged and reverberated by the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...recollect that, when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrel shooting was in a grove of tall walnut trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon lime, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it broke... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...recollect, that when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrel shooting was in a grove of tall walnut trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon time, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it broke... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...recollect that, when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrel shooting was in a grove of tall walnut trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered...noon-time, when all nature is peculiarly quiet , and was started by the roar of my own gun, as it broke the sabbath stillness aronnd , and was prolonged and... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...recollect that, when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrel shooting was in a prove ot tall walnut trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon time, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it broke... | |
 | 1841 - 456 pages
...recollect that, when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrel-shooting was in a grove of tall walnut-trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon -time, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...that, when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrel -shooting was in a grove of tall walnut- trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered...retreat, whither I might steal from the world and ita distractions, and dream quietly away the remnant of a troubled life , I know of none more pro~... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...recollect that, when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrelshooting was in a grove of tall walnut-trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon time, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it broke... | |
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