 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
 | 1918
...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...reins on the other side, and kicked lustily with the con279 trary foot: it was all in vain, his steed started, it is true, but it was only to plunge to... | |
 | William Iler Crane, William Henry Wheeler - 1919
...of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against 429 the fence. Ichabod, whose fears increased with the...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles. 5 The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the ribs of old Gunpowder, who dashed forward,... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1921
...starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the 10 fence. Ichabod, whose fears increased with the delay,...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip is and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Ernest Clark Hartwell - 1921 - 416 str.
...against the fence. Ichabod, whose fears increased with the delay, jerked the reins on the other side 5 and kicked lustily with the contrary foot. It was...opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel to upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
 | Ernest Clark Hartwell - 1921
...dark. dash briskly across the bridge. But instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement and ran broadside against the fence....with the delay, jerked the reins on the other side s and kicked lustily with the contrary foot. It was all in vain. His steed started, it is true, but... | |
 | 1925 - 521 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 fence....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,... | |
 | Leroy E. Armstrong - 1916
...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...contrary foot : it was all in vain. His steed started, it was true; but it was only to plunge to the opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and... | |
 | Stratton Duluth Brooks - 1912
...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,... | |
 | Arthur G. Adams - 1980 - 337 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 - 1983 - 1126 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 starvelling ribs of old Gunpowder,... | |
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