... so that, though a thief might get in with perfect ease, he would find some embarrassment in getting out; an idea most probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eel-pot. The Edinburgh Monthly Review - Página 3141820Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 páginas
...some embarrassment in getting out ; an idea most probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The school-house stood...tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupil's voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy summer's day,... | |
| 1820 - 870 páginas
...some embarrassment in getting out; an idea most' probably borrowed by the architect^ Yost Van Uouten, from the mystery of an eel-pot. The school-house stood...situation, just at the foot of a woody hill, with a hrook running close hy, and a formidable birch tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmurs... | |
| Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 páginas
...some embarrassment in getting out ; an idea most probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The school-house stood...tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy summer's day,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 490 páginas
...brook running close by, and a formidable birch tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy summer's day, like the hum of a bee-hive; interrupted now and then by the authoritative voice of the... | |
| Washington Irving - 1823 - 402 páginas
...probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The school - house stood in a rather lonely but pleasant situation, just...hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch-tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 páginas
...probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The school - house stood in a rather lonely but pleasant situation, just...hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch-tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning. over... | |
| Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 páginas
...embarrassment in getting out ; — an idea most probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The schoolhouse stood...hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch-tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of bis pupil's voices, conning over... | |
| Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 páginas
...some embarrassment in getting out; an idea most probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eel-pot. The school-house stood...tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy summer's day,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 páginas
...some embarrassment in getting out ; an idea most probably borrowed by the architect, Yost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eel-pot. The schoolhouse stood...tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy summer's day,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 páginas
...some embarrassment in getting out; an idea most probably borrowed by the architect, I ost Van Houten, from the mystery of an eelpot. The school-house stood...brook running close by, and a formidable birch tree grow ing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur ol his pupils' voices, connmg over their lessons,... | |
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