 a youth, a mere stripling, small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with his hand resting on the cannon, and every now and then patting it...  Works - Page 121by Washington Irving - 1857Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Graydon - History - 1811 - 394 pages
...way, he affirmed, that the two armies had interchanged their original modes o£ warfare. That for our parts, we had thrown away the shovel, and the British...as they dared not face us without the cover of an entrenchment. 1 made some allowance for the fervid 258 nfer of the General, who, though unquestionably... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1856 - 516 pages
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with...as if it were a favorite horse, or a pet plaything. Graydon, during his recent captivity, had been accustomed to the sight of British troops in the completeness... | |
 | Washington Irving - Presidents - 1856 - 576 pages
...almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat polled down orer his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with his hand...then patting it as he mused, as if it were a favorite hone, or a pet plaything." The following is Graydon's amusing account of Wayne, whom he visited at... | |
 | Washington Irving - Presidents - 1856 - 598 pages
...beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked bat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thonght, with his hand resting on the cannon, and every now and then patting it as ho mused, as if it were a favorite horse, or a pet plaything. The following is Graydon's amusing account... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 622 pages
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with...changed their original modes of warfare. That for oui parts, we had thrown away the shovel, and the British had taken it up ; as they dared not face... | |
 | Washington Irving - Celebrities - 1857 - 570 pages
...small, Blender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with...if it •were a favorite horse, or a pet plaything. The following is Graydon's amusing account of Wayne, whom he visited at his quarters. " He entertained... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1857 - 610 pages
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with his hand resting on a cannon, and every now and then patting it, as if it were a favorite horse or a pet plaything." *... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1857 - 612 pages
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with his hand resting on a cannon, and every now and then patting it, as if it were a favorite horse or a pet plaything." *... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1860 - 872 pages
...he affirmed, that the two armies had interchanged their original modes of warfare. That for our part we had thrown away the shovel, and the British had...as they dared not face us without the cover of an entrenchment. I made some allowance for the fervid manner of the general, who, though unquestionably... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1861 - 509 pages
...small, slender, almost delicate in frame, marching beside a piece of artillery, with a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes, apparently lost in thought, with...as if it were a favorite horse, or a pet plaything. 1 777.] WASHINGTON AT MORRISTOWN. Graydon, during his recent captivity, had been accustomed to the... | |
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