 ... which float before our imaginations like golden visions. The fireplaces were of a truly patriarchal magnitude, where the whole family, old and young, master and servant, black and white, nay, even the very cat and dog, enjoyed a community of privilege,...  Knickerbocker's History of New York - Pagina 253door Washington Irving - 1893 - 743 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Washington Irving - 1812 - 306 pagina’s
...the old burgher would fet in perfect filence, puffing his pipe, looking in the fire with half fhut eyes, and thinking of nothing for hours together; the goede vrouw on the oppofite fide would employ herfelf diligently in fpinning her yarn, or knitting ftockings. The young... | |
 | 1820 - 876 pagina’s
...white, nay, even the very cat and dog enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a prescriptive right to a corner. Here the old burgher would sit in perfect silence, puffing his pipe, look, ing in the fire with half shut eyes, and thinking of nothing for hours together ; die goede vrouw... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 pagina’s
...and young, master and servant, black and white, nay, even the very cat and dog, enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a right to a corner. Here...silence, puffing his pipe, looking in the fire with half shut eyes, and thinking of nothing for hours together; the goede vrouw on the opposite side would... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 pagina’s
...and young, master and servant, black and white, nay, even the very cat and dog, enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a right to a corner. Here the old burgher would sit in perfect silence, puifing his pipe, looking in the fire with half shut eyes, and thinking of nothing for hours together;... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 540 pagina’s
...and young, master and servant, black and white, nay, even the very cat and dog, enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a right to a corner. Here...diligently in spinning yarn, or knitting stockings. The young folks would crowd around the hearth, listening with breathless attention to some old crone of... | |
 | 1820 - 490 pagina’s
...white, nay, even the very cat and dog enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a prescriptive right to a corner. Here the old burgher would sit in perfect silence, pufting his pipe, looking in the (Ire with half shut eye», and thinking of nothing for hours together... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 pagina’s
...perfect silence, puffing his pipe, looking in the fire with half shut eyes, and thinking of no» thing for hours together ; the goede vrouw on the opposite side would employ herself diligently in spinning her yarn, or knitting stockings. The young folks would crowd around the hearth, listening with breathless... | |
 | George Lockhart - 1824 - 870 pagina’s
...white, nay, even the very cat and dog enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a prescriptive right to a corner. Here the old burgher would sit...silence, puffing his pipe, looking in the fire with half shut eyes, and thinking of nothing for hours together; the goede vrouw on the opposite side would... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1825 - 356 pagina’s
...enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a prescriptive right to a corner. Here the old hurgher would sit in perfect silence, puffing his pipe, looking in the fire with half shut eyes, and thinking of nothing for hours together; the joede vrouw on the opposite side would... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 354 pagina’s
...enjoyed a community of privilege, and had each a prescriptive right to a corner. Here the old hurgher would sit in perfect silence, puffing his pipe, looking in the fire with half shut eyes, and thinking of nothing for hours together ; the gocde vrouw on the opposite side would... | |
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