WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding... Rip Van Winkle: A Legend of the Hudson - Page 18by Washington Irving - 1900 - 230 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1820 - 646 pages
...seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather,...outlines on the clear evening sky ; but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of grey vapours about their summits,... | |
| 1819 - 610 pages
...seen away to the west of the river, swelling up te a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather,...outlines on the clear evening sky; but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of grey vapours about their summits,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather,...these mountains, and they are regarded by all the E4 good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When the weather is fair and settled, they are... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather,...these mountains, and they are regarded by all the goodwives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed... | |
| 1821 - 502 pages
...day, produces some change in the ' magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are re' garded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers....outlines on the clear evening sky ; ' but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they ' will gather a hood of gray vapours about their... | |
| Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...and they are regarded by all the goodwives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When the VOL. I. E weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue...outlines on the clear evening sky; but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of grey vapours about their summits,... | |
| 1821 - 504 pages
...height, and lording it over the sur' rounding country. Every change of season, every change of wea' ther, indeed every hour of the day, produces some change...magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are re' garded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. ' When the weather is fair and... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 402 pages
...change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the goodwives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When the weather...outlines on the clear evening sky ; but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of grey vapours about their summits,... | |
| John Morison Duncan - 1823 - 760 pages
...Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed every hour of the day, produces some change on the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and...fair and settled they are clothed in blue and purple, Albany though a small town in comparison of New York, has been for a long time the seat of the State... | |
| John Morison Duncan - 1823 - 372 pages
...seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather,...indeed every hour of the day, produces some change on the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives far... | |
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