 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
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 160 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...without a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian3 trooper, whose 1 A distinguished English navigator, who made four voyages, attempting to find... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 318 Seiten
...favourite scene of her gambols."^ P. 109. haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of...war ; and who is ever and anon seen by the country ;' His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads."— V. in.... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1894 - 462 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 o'f 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 - 1894 - 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...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 482 Seiten
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be cornmaiidor-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... | |
 | Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 396 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... | |
 | Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 392 Seiten
...country, and the night-mare, with her whole nine fold, seems to make it the favorite scene of her gambols. a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian...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 - 238 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... | |
 | 1896 - 374 Seiten
...however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of N the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback...without a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian3 trooper, whose 1 A distinguished English navigator, who made four voyages, attempting to find... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 72 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... | |
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