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
 | Frances W. Lewis - 1900 - 328 pages
...Its power of calling up picturings of the past is the peculiar charm of this dreamy old palace. 3. a. Still he must have had fire and mettle in his day if we may judge by the name he bore of " Gunpowder." b. If we may judge by the name he bore of "Gunpowder," he must... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 216 pages
...mane and tail were tangled and knotted with burrs. One eye ha4 lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral, but the other had the gleam of a genuine...Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favorite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused, very probably, some... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 218 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...had fire and mettle in his day, if we may judge from the name he bore of Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favorite steed of his master's, the choleric... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 536 pages
...lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral, but the other had the gleam oi a £enxxvc«, &w\\V\x. must have had fire and mettle in his day, if we may judge from the name he bore of Gunpowder. He had in fact been a favorite steed of his master's, the choleric Van... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1902 - 204 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...Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favorite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused, very probably, some... | |
 | Sherman Williams - 1902 - 504 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...had fire and mettle in his day, if we may judge from the name he bore of Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favorite steed of hii master, the choleric Van... | |
 | George Earle Merkley - 1902 - 336 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 devil in it. This description is certainly vivid. We can almost see the animal, and we have a feeling that he may... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1903 - 548 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...Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favorite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused, very probably, some... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 814 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...had fire and mettle in his day, if we may judge from the name he bore of Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favourite steed of his master's, the choleric... | |
 | Charles Madison Curry - 1903 - 572 pages
...lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral ; but the other had the gleam of a genuine devil 67-5 in it.- Still he must have had fire and mettle in his day, if we may judge from the name he bore of Gunpowder. He had, in fact, been a favorite steed of his master's, the choleric... | |
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