 Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his...  The Beauties of Washington Irving - Page 28by Washington Irving - 1835 - 270 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till niglit, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1819 - 476 pages
...where sit the great men of the village, and Nicholas Vedder, the landlord, ' who kept his seat there from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep the shade of a large tree/ The mountain scenery is given with great beauty, and the ghostly party at... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1820 - 636 pages
...this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat...sun-dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but emoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however, (for every great man has his adherents,) perfectly... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat...tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents,... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat...tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun dial. It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents,... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...of the junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat...night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun ; and ki/cp in the ?lnde of a large tree ; so that the neidibuurs coulJ ttll the hour by his movements as... | |
 | 1828 - 394 pages
...this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat...till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the aun, and keep in the shade of a large tree ; BO that the neighbours could tell the hour by his movements... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just E 2 moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbours... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder , a patriarch of the village , and landlord of the inn , at the door of which he took his seat...tree ; so that the neighbours could tell the hour by hij movements as accurately as by a sun-dial. It is true , he was rarely heard to speak , but smoked... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 400 pages
...this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Ved4er, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn , at the door of which he took his seat...could tell the hour by his movements as accurately as byasun-dial. Itis true he was rarely 'heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents,... | |
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