 ... through the hollow, the girths of the saddle gave way, and he felt it slipping from under him. He seized it by the pommel, and endeavored to hold it firm, but in vain ; and had just time to save himself by clasping old Gunpowder round the neck, when...  The Quarterly review - Page 641821Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 870 pages
...fL/ifl st°r%1 cbu -1?6 P4"" "f the steed had given his unskil••; but just as lie had got halfway through the hollow, the girths of the saddle gave...and he felt it slipping from under him. He seized it hy the pommel, and endeavoured to hold it firm, but in vain ; and had just time to save himself hy... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 438 pages
...famous in goblin story, and just beyond swells the green knoll on which stands the whitewashed church. As yet the panic of the steed had given his unskilful rider an apparent advantage in the chace; but just as he had got half way through the hollow, the girths of the saddle gave way, and he... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1821 - 328 pages
...church. As yet the panic of the steed had given his unskilful rider an apparent advantage in the chace; but just as he had got half way through the hollow,...slipping from under him. He seized it by the pommel, and ettdeavoUred to hold it firm, but in vain ; and had JHSt time to save himself by clasping old Gunpowder... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...famous in goblin story; and just beyond swells the green knoll on which stands the whitewashed church. As yet the panic of the steed had given his unskilful...apparent advantage in the chase ; but just as he had got half-way through the hollow, the girths of the saddle gave way, and he felt it slipping from under... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1831 - 518 pages
...knoll on which stands the whitewashed church. As yet the panic of the steed had given his unskilill rider an apparent advantage in the chase ; but just as he had got half-way through the hollow, the girths of the saddle gave way, and he felt it slipping from under... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...in goblin story, and just beyond swells the green knoll on which stands the whitewashed church. S* As yet the panic of the steed had given his unskilful...and endeavoured to hold it firm, but in vain; and he had just time to save himself by clasping old Gunpowder round the neck, when the saddle fell to... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...famous in goblin story, and just beyond swells the green knoll on which stands the whitewashed church. As yet the panic of the steed had given his unskilful...got half way through the hollow, the girths of the Middle gave way, and he felt it slipping from under him. He seized it by the pommel, and endeavoured... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...goblin story, and just beyond swells the green knoll on which stands the whitewashed chxirch. As jet the panic of the steed had given his unskilful rider...slipping from under him. He seized it by the pommel, and endeavored to hold it firm, but in vain ; and had just time to save himself by clasping old Gunpowder... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1843 - 458 pages
...famous in goblin story, and just beyond swells the green knoll on which stands the whitewashed church. As yet the panic of the steed had given his unskilful...apparent advantage in the chase; but just as he had got half-way through the hollow, the girths of the saddle gave way, and he felt it slipping from under... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...famous in goblin story , and just beyond swells the green knoll on which stands the whitewashed church. As yet the panic of the steed had given his unskilful...apparent advantage in the chase ; but just as he had got half-way through the hollow, the girths of the saddle gave way, and he felt it slipping from under... | |
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