The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade... Selections from Irving's Sketch-book - Side 267af Washington Irving - 1907 - 315 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| 1819 - 610 sider
...opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till niglit, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1819 - 476 sider
...where sit the great men of the village, and Nicholas Vedder, the landlord, ' who kept his seat there from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep the shade of a large tree/ The mountain scenery is given with great beauty, and the ghostly party at... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 sider
...opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took...accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however, (for every great man has his... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1820 - 636 sider
...opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took...accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but emoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however, (for every great man has his... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 sider
...opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took...tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 402 sider
...opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took...accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however, (for every great man has his... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 sider
...opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took...accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however, (for every great man has his... | |
| 1819 - 606 sider
...opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took...tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents,... | |
| 1826 - 654 sider
...opinions of the junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took...night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun ; and ki/cp in the ?lnde of a large tree ; so that the neidibuurs coulJ ttll the hour by his movements as... | |
| 1828 - 394 sider
...opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took...till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the aun, and keep in the shade of a large tree ; BO that the neighbours could tell the hour by his movements... | |
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