 It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the revolutionary war; and who is ever and anon seen by the country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night,...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Seite 348von Washington Irving - 1820 - 419 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 Seiten
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-inchief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1875 - 98 Seiten
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1874 - 454 Seiten
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been earned away by a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the Revolutionary War ; and who is ever... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1876 - 452 Seiten
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-iu-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1877 - 454 Seiten
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 206 Seiten
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...Revolutionary War, and who is ever and anon seen by the country-folk hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1878 - 152 Seiten
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the Eevolutionary War, and who is ever and anon seen by the country-folk hurrying along in the gloom of... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 186 Seiten
...,,/The dominant2 spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-inchief of all the powers of the air, is the Apparition of a figure on horseback, without a head._iJ It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian 3 trooper, whose head had been carried away... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 200 Seiten
...power, that holds a spell over the minds of the good people, causing them to walk in a continual -.A reverie. They are given to all kinds of marvellous...country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 234 Seiten
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...Revolutionary War, and who is ever and anon seen by the country-folk hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not... | |
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