 ... before him ; and the candle seemed to fall asleep too, for the wick grew long, and black, and cabbaged at the end, and dimmed the little light that remained in the chamber. The gloom that now prevailed was contagious. Around hung the shapeless, and...  Bracebridge Hall; Or, The Humorists. A Medley - Page 88by Washington Irving - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - England - 1822 - 406 pages
...gloom that now prevailed was contagious. Around hung the shapeless, and almost spectral, box-coats of departed travellers, long since buried in deep...clock, with the deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping toper, and the drippings of the rain, drop — drop — drop, from the eaves of the house. The church... | |
 | England - 1822 - 452 pages
...gloom that now prevailed was contagious. Around hung the. shapeless, and almost spectral, box-coats of departed travellers, long since buried in deep...clock, with the deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping toper, and the drippings of the rain, drop — drop — drop, from the eaves of the house. The church... | |
 | 1822 - 522 pages
...almost ; around hung the shapeless and _jt spectral box-coats of departed travellers, long since hurried in deep sleep. I only heard the ticking of the clock with the deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping toper, and the drippings of the rain, drop — dropdrop, from the eaves of the house. — The church... | |
 | Washington Irving - American fiction - 1822 - 412 pages
...sleep. I only heard the ticking of the clock, with the deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping toper, and the drippings of the rain, drop — drop — drop, from the eaves of the house. The church bells chimed midnight. All at once the stout gentleman began to walk over head, pacing slowly... | |
 | Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...gloom that now prevailed was contagious. Around hung the shapeless, and almost spectral, box-coats of departed travellers, long since buried in deep...clock, with the deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping toper, and the drippings of the rain, drop — drop — drop, from the eaves of the house. The church... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 380 pages
...gloom that now prevailed was contagious. Around hung the shapeless, and almost spectral, box-coats of departed travellers, long since buried in deep...clock, with the deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping toper, and the drippings of the rain, drop — drop — drop, from the eaves of the house. The church... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...shapeless and almost spectral box-coats of departed travellers, long since buried in deep sleep. 1 only heard the ticking of the clock, with the deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping toper, and the drippings of the rain, drop — drop — drop, from the eaves of the house. The church-bells... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1826 - 360 pages
...The gloom that now prevailed was contagious. Around hung the shapeless and almost spectral box-coats of departed Travellers, long since buried in deep...clock, with the deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping toper, and the drippings of the rain,—drop—drop—drop,— from the eaves of the house. The church-bells... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...gloom that now prevailed was contagious. Around hung the shapeless and almost spectral box-coats of the travellers, long since buried in deep sleep. I only...clock, with the deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping toper, and the drippings of the rain, — drop — drop — drop, — from the eaves of the house.... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1835 - 276 pages
...The gloom that now prevailed was contagious. Around hung the shapeless, and almost spectral, boxcoats of departed travellers, long since buried in deep sleep. I only heard the ticking of the clock, with fee deep-drawn breathings of the sleeping topers, and the drippings of the rain, drop—drop— drop,... | |
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