 | 1820 - 646 str.
...yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a...— 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... | |
 | 1819 - 610 str.
...yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a...— 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 str.
...tree that 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 nightcap,...— 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 str.
...yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 str.
...tree that 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 nightcap,...many a peaceful pipe ; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead... | |
 | 1821 - 504 str.
...there now was reared a tall naked ' pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, ' and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a singular as' semblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incompre' hensible. He recognised on... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 402 str.
...tree that 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 nightcap,...— 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 str.
...tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now Avas reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red night-cap,...many a peaceful pipe ; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead... | |
 | 1826 - 654 str.
...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...— 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... | |
 | 1819 - 606 str.
...naked pole, with something on top that looked like a red night cap, and from it was fluttering a nag, on which was a 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... | |
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Instead of the great tree that 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 nightcap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a singular assemblage... 
