Dolph Heyliger: A Story from Bracebridge Hall |
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... always obliged to be exceedingly wary and deliberate in his proceedings ; to
come to anchor at dusk ; to drop his peak , or take in sail , whenever he saw a
swagbellied cloud rolling over the mountains ; in short , to take so many
precautions ...
... always obliged to be exceedingly wary and deliberate in his proceedings ; to
come to anchor at dusk ; to drop his peak , or take in sail , whenever he saw a
swagbellied cloud rolling over the mountains ; in short , to take so many
precautions ...
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That sometimes he has been seen surrounded by a crew of little imps in broad
breeches and short doublets ; tumbling head - over - heels in the rack and mist ,
and playing a thousand gambols in the air ; or buzzing like a swarm of flies about
...
That sometimes he has been seen surrounded by a crew of little imps in broad
breeches and short doublets ; tumbling head - over - heels in the rack and mist ,
and playing a thousand gambols in the air ; or buzzing like a swarm of flies about
...
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... and was fully convinced they were in some way connected , and that Stiver : a
Dutch coin worth about two cents . The phantom of the haunted house : Note 32 .
Jerkin : jacket , or short coat . some especial destiny had governed his voyage .
... and was fully convinced they were in some way connected , and that Stiver : a
Dutch coin worth about two cents . The phantom of the haunted house : Note 32 .
Jerkin : jacket , or short coat . some especial destiny had governed his voyage .
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In short , poor Dolph found he was likely to get nothing from the doctor but good
advice ; a commodity so abundant as even to be thrown out of a window ; so he
was fain to beat a retreat , and take up his quarters for the night under the lowly ...
In short , poor Dolph found he was likely to get nothing from the doctor but good
advice ; a commodity so abundant as even to be thrown out of a window ; so he
was fain to beat a retreat , and take up his quarters for the night under the lowly ...
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For a short time he vapored like an impatient ghost upon the brink , and then
bethinking himself of the urgency of his errand , he swore most valorously that he
would swim across in spite of the devil ! ( Spyt den Duyvel ) and daringly plunged
...
For a short time he vapored like an impatient ghost upon the brink , and then
bethinking himself of the urgency of his errand , he swore most valorously that he
would swim across in spite of the devil ! ( Spyt den Duyvel ) and daringly plunged
...
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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...
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| 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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