 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 Seiten
...probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The school-house stood in a rather lonely but pleasant situation, just...at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupil's voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy summer's day, like the hum of... | |
 | 1820 - 870 Seiten
...probably borrowed by the architect^ Yost Van Uouten, from the mystery of an eel-pot. The school-house stood in a rather lonely but pleasant situation, just at the foot of a woody hill, with a hrook running close hy, and a formidable birch tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmurs... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 490 Seiten
...probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The school-house stood in a rather lonely but pleasant situation, just...summer's day, like the hum of a bee-hive; interrupted now and then by the authoritative voice of the master, in the tone of menace or command; or, peradventure,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1823 - 402 Seiten
...and partly patched with leaves of old copy books. It was most ingeniously secured at vacant hours, ty a withe twisted in the handle of the door, and stakes...hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch-tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 Seiten
...and partly patched with leaves of old copy books. It was most ingeniously secured at vacant .iiours, by a withe twisted in the handle of the door, and...hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch-tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning. over... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 Seiten
...probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The schoolhouse stood in a rather lonely but pleasant situation, just...hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch-tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of bis pupil's voices, conning over... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 Seiten
...probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eel-pot. The school-house stood in a rather lonely but pleasant situation, just...heard in a drowsy summer's day, like the hum of a bee hive ; interrupted now and then by the authoritative voice of the master, in the tone of menace... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 518 Seiten
...situation, just at the foot of a woody hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch-tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupil's voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard of a drowsy summer's day, like the hum of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 Seiten
...probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eel-pot. The schoolhouse stood in a rather lonely but pleasant situation, just...summer's day, like the hum of a bee-hive ; interrupted now and then by the authoritative voice of the master, in the tone of menace or command ; or, peradventure,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 Seiten
...probably borrowed by the architect, I ost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The school-house stood in a rather lonely but pleasant situation, just...brook running close by, and a formidable birch tree grow ing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur ol his pupils' voices, connmg over their lessons,... | |
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... so that, though a thief might get in with perfect ease, he would find some embarrassment in getting out: an idea most probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eel-pot. 
