 a youth, a mere stripling, small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with his hand resting on the cannon, and every now and then patting it...  Works - Seite 121von Washington Irving - 1857Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Graydon - 1811 - 394 Seiten
...way, he affirmed, that the two armies had interchanged their original modes o£ warfare. That for our parts, we had thrown away the shovel, and the British...as they dared not face us without the cover of an entrenchment. 1 made some allowance for the fervid 258 nfer of the General, who, though unquestionably... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1856 - 516 Seiten
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with...as if it were a favorite horse, or a pet plaything. Graydon, during his recent captivity, had been accustomed to the sight of British troops in the completeness... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1856 - 576 Seiten
...almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat polled down orer his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with his hand...then patting it as he mused, as if it were a favorite hone, or a pet plaything." The following is Graydon's amusing account of Wayne, whom he visited at... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1856 - 598 Seiten
...beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked bat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thonght, with his hand resting on the cannon, and every now and then patting it as ho mused, as if it were a favorite horse, or a pet plaything. The following is Graydon's amusing account... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 622 Seiten
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with...changed their original modes of warfare. That for oui parts, we had thrown away the shovel, and the British had taken it up ; as they dared not face... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 570 Seiten
...small, Blender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with...if it •were a favorite horse, or a pet plaything. The following is Graydon's amusing account of Wayne, whom he visited at his quarters. " He entertained... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - 1857 - 610 Seiten
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with his hand resting on a cannon, and every now and then patting it, as if it were a favorite horse or a pet plaything." *... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - 1857 - 612 Seiten
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with his hand resting on a cannon, and every now and then patting it, as if it were a favorite horse or a pet plaything." *... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 872 Seiten
...he affirmed, that the two armies had interchanged their original modes of warfare. That for our part we had thrown away the shovel, and the British had...as they dared not face us without the cover of an entrenchment. I made some allowance for the fervid manner of the general, who, though unquestionably... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1861 - 509 Seiten
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with...as if it were a favorite horse, or a pet plaything. 1 777.] WASHINGTON AT MORRISTOWN. Graydon, during his recent captivity, had been accustomed to the... | |
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