 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 - Side 348af Washington Irving - 1820 - 419 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 sider
...scene of her gambols. The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to he commander in chief of all the powers of the air, is...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 - 1822 - 416 sider
...discovered by Master Hendrick Hudson. Certain it is, the place still continues under the sway VOL. II. V of some witching power, that holds a spell over the...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 - 1824 - 804 sider
...grove of tall walnut trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noon lime, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled...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 - 1830 - 346 sider
...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 - 1834 - 334 sider
...atmosphere. Some say that the place was bewitched by a high German doctor during the early days cf the settlement ; others, that an old Indian chief,...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 - 1835 - 284 sider
...The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commandor-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 - 1835 - 194 sider
...part of the conntry , and the nightmare, with her whole nine-fold , seems to make it the favonrite scene of her gambols. The dominant spirit, however,...the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback withont a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper , whose head had been carried... | |
 | 1841 - 456 sider
...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 - 1843 - 458 sider
...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 - 1843 - 400 sider
...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 hauuts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the... | |
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