 He was gaunt and shagged, with a ewe neck and a head like a hammer; his rusty mane and tail were tangled and knotted with burrs; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral; but the other had the gleam of a genuine devil in it.  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 523publié par - 1838Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...rusty mane and tail were tangled and knotted with burs; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral; but the other had the gleam of a genuine...name, which was Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favourite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...mane and tail were tangled and knotted with burs ; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral ; but the other had the gleam of a genuine...name, which was Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favourite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero - 1821 - 612 pages
...with burrs; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral, but the other had a gleam of the genuine devil in it. Still he must have had fire and...his name, which was Gunpowder. He had in fact been a favourite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1821 - 596 pages
...burrs; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral, but the other liad a gleam of the genuine devil in it. Still he must have had fire and...his name, which was Gunpowder. He had in fact been a favourite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 416 pages
...mane and tail were tangled and knotted with burrs ; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral ; but the other had the gleam of a genuine devil in it. Still he must have had fire and metal in his day, if we may judge from his name, which was Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favourite... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 490 pages
...mane and tail were tangled and knotted with burrs; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral; but the other had the gleam of a genuine devil in it. Still he must hare had tire and metal in his day, if we may judge from his name, which was Gunpowder. He had, in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...mane and tail were tangled and knotted with 'burrs ; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral; but the other had the gleam of a genuine...name, which was Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favourite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused,... | |
 | 1832 - 480 pages
...mane and tail were tangled and knotted with burrs; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral, but the other had the gleam of a genuine...his day, if we may judge from his name, which was Gunppwder. lie had, in fact, been a favourite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 pages
...main and tail were tangled and knotted with burs ; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral; but the other had the gleam of a genuine...name, which was Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favourite steed of his master, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused, very... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...mane and tail were tangled aiid knotted with burs ; one eye had lost its pupil , and was glaring and spectral ; but the other had the gleam of a genuine devil in it. Still he musl have had fire and mettle in his day , if we may judge from his name, which was Gunpowder. He had,... | |
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