 Sanchez of Segovia, and made the same inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round-house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice afterwards in sudden and passing gleams ; as if it were a torch in the bark of a fisherman, rising...  The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment - Page 1701830Full view - About this book
 | 1828 - 722 pages
...Sanchez of Segovia, and made the same inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round-house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice afterwards in sudden and passing gleams ; as it were a torch in the bark of a fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves ; or in the hand of some... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1828 - 890 pages
...Sanchez of Segovia, and made the same inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round-house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice...fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves ; or in the baad of some person on shore, borne up and down as he walked from house to house. So transient and... | |
 | 1828 - 448 pages
...Sanchel of Segovia, and made the same inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round-house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice...fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves : or in the hand of some person on shore, borne up and down as he walked from house to house. So transient and... | |
 | Washington Irving - America - 1828 - 574 pages
...inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round-house, the light Chap. IV.] DISCOVERY OK LAND. 233 had disappeared. They saw it once or twice afterwards...fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves : or in the hand of some person on shore, borne up and down as he walked from house to house. So transient and... | |
 | English literature - 1828 - 438 pages
...Sanchel of Segovia, and made the same inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round-house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice...the bark of a fisherman, rising and sinking with the wares : or in the hand of some person on shore, borne up and down as he walked from house to house.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Biography & Autobiography - 1828 - 502 pages
...Sanchez of Segovia, and -made the same inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round-house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice...afterwards in sudden and passing gleams; as if it were-a torch in the bark of a fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves : or in the hand of some... | |
 | 1829 - 762 pages
...Sanchez of Segovia, and made the same inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round-house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice afterwards in sudden and passing gleams ; as it were a torch in the bark of a fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves; or in the hand of some... | |
 | Washington Irving - Biography & Autobiography - 1829 - 346 pages
...Sanchez of Segovia, and made the same inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice afterwards in sudden and pass• ing gleams, as if it were a torch in the bark of a fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves;... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 346 pages
...Sanchez of Segovia, and made the same inquiry. By the time the latter had ascended the round-house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice...fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves, or in the hand of some person on shore, borne up and down as he walked from house to house. So transient and... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 600 pages
...Roderigo Sanchez, of Segovia, and made the inquiry^ By the time the latter had ascended the round house, the light had disappeared. They saw it once or twice...fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves, or in the hand of some person on shore, borne up and down as he walked from house to house. So transient and... | |
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