 ... used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red night-cap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes —...  Rip Van Winkle: A Legend of the Hudson - Page 86by Washington Irving - 1900 - 230 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked eo many a peaceful pipe, but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one... | |
 | 1821 - 504 pages
...singular as' semblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incompre' hensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of ' King George,...decorated with a cocked ' hat, and underneath was painted iti large characters, GENERAL ' WASHINGTON. ' There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door,... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...singular as' semblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incompre' hensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of ' King George,...metamorphosed. The red coat ' was changed for one of blue and bufi', a sword was held in the 1 hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked '... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George,...metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and bull', a sword was stuck in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat,... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceable pipe ; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George,...under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe, hut even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized on the sign, however; the ruby face...under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe ; hut even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognised on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George,...hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, G KNEKAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 518 pages
...which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face...hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GRNRRAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes—all this was strange and iscomprehensible. He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and under neath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk... | |
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