 In the centre of the road stood an enormous tulip-tree, which towered like a giant above all the other trees of the neighborhood, and formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic, large enough to form trunks for ordinary trees, twisting...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq - Page 300by Washington Irving - 1834 - 4 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1883 - 52 pages
...gnarled, and fantastic, large enougl to form trunks for ordinary trees, twisting down almost to tin earth, and rising again into the air./ It was connected...by; and was universally known by the name of Major Andre's tree. The common people regarded it with a mixture of respect and superstition, partly out... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague, Spraque Homer Baxter - 1884 - 144 pages
...neighborhood, and formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic, large enough to 910 form trunks for ordinary trees, twisting down almost...hard by, and was universally known by the name of 883. The very witching-time of night. Hamlet, Act III. Sc. 2, line 406. 898. Guttural (Lat. guttiir,... | |
 | Lucy A. Chittenden - English language - 1884 - 204 pages
...awakened would sound far far off from some farm house away among the hills. 10. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic large enough to form trunks for ordinary...almost to the earth and rising again into the air. 11. A few rough logs laid side by side served for a bridge over this stream. 12. Away then they dashed... | |
 | Literature - 1885 - 544 pages
...above all the other trees of the neighborhood and formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic, large enough to form trunks for ordinary...by, and was universally known by the name of Major Andre's Tree. The common people regarded it with a mixture of respect and superstition, partly out... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1885 - 398 pages
...above all the other trees of the neighbour.hood, and formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled, and fantastic, large enough to form trunks for ordinary...by, and was universally known by the name of Major Andre's tree. The common people regarded it with a mixture of respect and superstition, partly out... | |
 | English literature - 1887 - 428 pages
...above all the other trees of the neighbourhood, and formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic, large enough to form trunks for ordinary...by ; and was universally known by the name of Major Andre's tree. The common people regarded it with a mixture of respect and superstition, partly out... | |
 | Lucy A. Chittenden - English language - 1884 - 204 pages
...awakened would sound far far off from some farm house away among the hills. 10. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic large enough to form trunks for ordinary...almost to the earth and rising again into the air. 11. A few rough logs laid side by side served for a bridge over this stream. 12. Away then they dashed... | |
 | John Codman - New England - 1888 - 228 pages
...formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic, large enough to form trunks of other trees, twisting down almost to the earth and rising...by, and was universally known by the name of Major Andre's tree. . . . About 200 yards from the tree a small brook crossed the road and ran into a marshy... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1888 - 624 pages
...above all the other trees of the neighborhood, and formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic, large enough to form trunks for ordinary...connected with the tragical story of the unfortunate Andr£, who had been taken prisoner hard by ; and was universally known by the name of Major Andr£'s... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1891 - 276 pages
...above all the other trees of the neighborhood, and formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic, large enough to form trunks for ordinary...by ; and was universally known by the name of Major Andre's tree. The common people regarded it with a mixture of respect and superstition, partly out... | |
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