Dolph Heyliger: A Story from Bracebridge Hall |
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Peter de Groodt tells me , that the family that sold you the house , and went to
Holland , dropped several strange hints about it , and said , ' they wished you joy
of your bargain ; ' and you know yourself there's no getting any family to live in it .
Peter de Groodt tells me , that the family that sold you the house , and went to
Holland , dropped several strange hints about it , and said , ' they wished you joy
of your bargain ; ' and you know yourself there's no getting any family to live in it .
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Some said that Claus Hopper had seen the devil , while others hinted that the
house was haunted by the ghosts of some of the patients whom the doctor had
physicked out of the world , and that was the reason why he did not venture to
live in ...
Some said that Claus Hopper had seen the devil , while others hinted that the
house was haunted by the ghosts of some of the patients whom the doctor had
physicked out of the world , and that was the reason why he did not venture to
live in ...
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said he , slapping Dolph on the shoulder ; " a man is never a man till he can defy
wind and weather , range woods and wilds , sleep under a tree , and live on bass
- wood leaves ! ” And then would he sing a stave or two of a Dutch drinking ...
said he , slapping Dolph on the shoulder ; " a man is never a man till he can defy
wind and weather , range woods and wilds , sleep under a tree , and live on bass
- wood leaves ! ” And then would he sing a stave or two of a Dutch drinking ...
الصفحة 66
People who live along the river , insist that they sometimes see her in summer
moonlight ; and that in a deep still midnight , they have heard the chant of her
crew , as if heaving the lead ; but sights and sounds are so deceptive along the ...
People who live along the river , insist that they sometimes see her in summer
moonlight ; and that in a deep still midnight , they have heard the chant of her
crew , as if heaving the lead ; but sights and sounds are so deceptive along the ...
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But , ” added he , briskly , and clasping his hands , “ only let her live — only let
her live — and I ' ll show myself indeed a son ! ” As Dolph approached the house
, he met Peter de Groodt coming out of it . The old man started back aghast ...
But , ” added he , briskly , and clasping his hands , “ only let her live — only let
her live — and I ' ll show myself indeed a son ! ” As Dolph approached the house
, he met Peter de Groodt coming out of it . The old man started back aghast ...
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الصفحة 113 - When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their bold outlines on the clear evening sky ; but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of gray vapors about their summits, which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will glow and light up like a crown of glory.
الصفحة 111 - The houses of the higher class were generally constructed of wood, excepting the gable end, which was of small black and yellow Dutch bricks, and always faced on the street, as our ancestors, like their descendants, were very much given to outward show, and were noted for putting the best leg foremost. The house was always furnished with abundance of large doors and small windows on every floor, the date of its erection was curiously...
الصفحة 40 - ... about it ; while beyond, mountain succeeded to mountain, until they seemed to lock their arms together, and confine this mighty river in their embraces. There was a feeling of quiet luxury in gazing at the broad, green bosoms...
الصفحة 66 - Weehawk, and even down as far as Hoboken ; and her appearance was supposed to be ominous of the approaching squall in public affairs, and the downfall of Dutch domination. Since that time, we have no authentic accounts of her; though it is said she still haunts the highlands and cruises about Point-no-point. People who live along the river, insist that they sometimes see her in summer moonlight ; and that in a deep still midnight, they have heard the chant of her crew, as if heaving the lead...
الصفحة 108 - In his council he presided with great state and solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously carved about the arms and feet, into exact imitations of gigantic eagle's claws.
الصفحة 68 - Nose ; and that, at such times, the hurry-scurry of the storm was always greatest. One time a sloop, in passing by the Dunderberg, was overtaken by a thunder-gust, that came scouring round the mountain, and seemed to burst just over the vessel. Though tight and well ballasted, yet she laboured dreadfully, until the water came over the gunwale.
الصفحة 60 - The shot seemed absolutely to pass through the ship, and to skip along the water on the other side, but no notice was taken of it ! What was strange, she had all her sails set, and sailed right against wind and tide, which were both down the river. Upon this Hans Van Pelt, who was likewise...
الصفحة 59 - The evening sun gilded her bellying canvas, as she came riding over the long waving billows. The sentinel who had given notice of her approach, declared, that he first got sight of her when she was in the centre of the bay ; and that she broke suddenly on his sight, just as if she had come out of the bosom of the black thunder-cloud.
الصفحة 110 - Yon shadowy bark hath been to that wreck, And the dim blue fire, that lights her deck, Doth play on as pale and livid a crew As ever yet drank the churchyard dew. To...
معلومات المراجع
| العنوان | Dolph Heyliger: A Story from Bracebridge Hall Heath's home and school classics Heath's home and school classics. The young reader's series Home library Tales for the nursery & the young |
| المؤلف | Washington Irving |
| المُحرر | George Henry Browne |
| الناشر | D.C. Heath & Company, 1901 |
| أصلي من | مكتبة نيويورك العامة |
| الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي | 8 كانون الأول (ديسمبر) 2006 |
| عدد الصفحات | 113 من الصفحات |
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