 | Washington Irving - New York (N.Y.) - 1812 - 306 pages
...wrought with jafmin and amber, which had been prefented to a ftadtholder of Holland, at the conclufion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers. — In this ftately chair would he fit, and this magnificent pipe would he fmoke, (baking his right knee with a... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1819 - 310 pages
...head with any of those numerous theories, by which a philosopher would have perplexed his brain, ia accounting for its rising above the surrounding atmosphere....with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers. — In... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1819 - 302 pages
...chair of solid oak hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced Tim merman of Amsterdam, and curiously carved about the arms...with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers. — In... | |
 | Washington Irving - Fore-edge painting - 1821 - 362 pages
...of Amsterdam, and curiously carved about the arms and feet into exact imitations of gigantic eagle's claws. Instead of a sceptre he swayed a long Turkish...with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers. — In... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1820 - 538 pages
...swayed a long Turkish pipe, wrought with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers.—In this stately chair would he sit, and this magnificent pipe would he smoke, shaking his... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1821 - 414 pages
...lines and angles, which disfigure the human countenance with what is termed expression. Two small grey eyes twinkled feebly in the midst, like two stars...with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers. In this... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1821 - 414 pages
...chair of solid oak hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced Tunmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously carved about the arms...with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers. In this... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...of Amsterdam, and curiously carved about the arms and feet into exact imitations of gigantic eagle's claws. Instead of a sceptre, he swayed a long Turkish...with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers. In this... | |
 | George Lockhart - Jacobites - 1824 - 870 pages
...form, particularly capacious at bottom ; which was wisely ordered by providence, seeing that he was a man of sedentary habits, and very averse to the...with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers. In this... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1824 - 318 pages
...swayed a long Turkish pipe, wrought with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one...— In this stately ' ' chair would he sit, and this magnificent,^ipe would he smoke, shaking his right Jtaee with a constant motion, and fixing his eye... | |
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Amsterdam, and curiously carved about the arms and feet, into exact imitations of gigantic eagles' claws. Instead of a sceptre, he swayed a long Turkish pipe, wrought with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the... 
