 As he approached the stream his heart began to thump; he summoned up, however, all his resolution, gave his horse half a score of kicks in the ribs, and attempted to dash briskly across the bridge; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal...  The Edinburgh monthly review - Strana 2921820Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1871 - 410 str.
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge. But instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. 8. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1875 - 98 str.
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge ; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 186 str.
...sccatha, damage, hurt ; scethan, to harm), injured, damaged with suddenness and violence. Pronunciation ? a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alderbushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling l ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1878 - 444 str.
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge. But instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. 8. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1878 - 412 str.
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge. But instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. 8. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1878 - 152 str.
...dash briskly across a« the bridge ; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...all in vain. His steed started, it is true ; but it 9s0 was only to plunge to the opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder-bushes.... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1878 - 400 str.
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge. But instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...delay, jerked the reins on the other side, and kicked h1stily with the contrary foot. It was all in vain. His steed started, it is true, but it was only... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 206 str.
...kicked lustily with the contrary foot : it was all in vain. His steed started, it is true ; but it asc was only to plunge to the opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder-bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 str.
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge: but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and elderbushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 234 str.
...attempted to dash briskly across the bridge; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the...opposite side of the road, into a thicket of brambles and alder-bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
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