 ... while on the desk before him might be seen sundry contraband articles and prohibited weapons, detected upon the persons of idle urchins ; such as halfmunched apples, popguns, whirligigs, fly-cages, ancl whole legions of rampant little paper game-cocks.  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 282by Washington Irving - 1834Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...powers. 3n a fine autumnal afternoon, Ichabod, in pensive mood, sat enthroned on the lofty stool From whence he usually watched all the concerns of his little literary realm. In his hand be swayed a ferule, that sceptre of despotic power; the birch of justice reposed on three nails, behind... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...IRVING. ON a fine autumnal morning, Ichabod, in pensive mood, sat enthroned on a lofty stool, from whence he usually watched all the concerns of his...terror to evil doers ; while on the desk before him mightbe seen sundry contraband articles and prohibited weapons, detected upon the persons of idle urchins... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...powers. On a fine autumnal afternoon, Ichabod, in pensive mood, sat enthroned on the lofty stool from whence he usually watched all the concerns of his...power; the birch of justice reposed on three nails, behmd a throne, a constant terror to evil doers ; while on the desk before him might be seen sundry... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...pensive mood , sat enthroned on the lofty stool from whence he usually watched all the concerns ol his little literary realm. In his hand he swayed a...of despotic power; the birch of justice reposed on thiee nails , behind the throne , a constant terror to evil doers ; while on the desk before him might... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1843 - 458 pages
...powers. On a fine autumnal afternoon, Ichabod, in pensive mood, sat enthroned on the lofty stool from whence he usually watched all the concerns of his...three nails, behind the throne, a constant terror to evil-doers; while on the desk before him might be seen sundry contraband articles and prohibited weapons,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...powers. On a fine autumnal afternoon , Ichabod, in pensive mood, sat enthroned on the lofty stool from whence he usually watched all the concerns of his...three nails, behind the throne, a constant terror to evil-doers; while on the desk before him might be seen sundry contraband articles and prohibited weapons,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...; the birch of justice reposed on three nails, behind the throne, a constant terror to evil-doers; while on the desk before him might be seen sundry...detected upon the persons of idle urchins; such as half- munched apples, popguns, whirligigs, fly-cages, and whole legions of rampant little paper game-cocks.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Gift books - 1853 - 304 pages
...pensive mood, sat enthroned on the lofty stool from whence he usually watched all the concerns of hil little literary realm. In his hand he swayed a ferule,...power; the birch of justice reposed on three nails, behmd a throne, a constant terror to evil doers ; while on the desk before him might be seen sundry... | |
 | American prose literature - 1855 - 506 pages
...IRVINO. ON a fine autumnal morning, Ichabod, in pensive mood, sat enthroned on a lofty stool, from whence he usually watched all the concerns of his...on three nails behind the throne, a constant terror fo evil doers ; while on the desk before him might be seen sundry contraband articles and prohibited... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 518 pages
...contending powers. On a fme autumnal afternoon, Ichabod, in pensive mood, sat enthroned on the lofty stool whence he usually watched all the concerns of his...three nails, behind the throne, a constant terror to evil-doers ; while on the desk before him might be seen sundry contraband articles and prohibited weapons,... | |
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