 | Washington Irving - New York (N.Y.) - 1812 - 306 pages
...celebrated foreft of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced Timmerman of Amfterdam, and curioufly carved about the arms and feet, into exact imitations of gigantic eagles' claws. Inftead of a fceptre he fwayed a long Turkifh pipe, wrought with jafmin and amber, which had been prefented... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1820 - 556 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...to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treatv with one w of the petty Barbary powers. — In this stately chair would he sit, and this magnificent... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1820 - 538 pages
...chair of solid oak hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced Timmerman 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 pipe, wrought with jasmin and amber, which... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...chair of solid oak, hewn in t5ie celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced Timmerman 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 pipe, wrought with jasmin and amber,... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1824 - 318 pages
...chair of solid oak hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman 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 pipe, wrought with jasmin and amber, which... | |
 | Washington Irving - American wit and humor - 1825 - 356 pages
...chair of solid oak hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced Timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously carved about the arms...Instead of a sceptre, he swayed a long Turkish pipe, wronght with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stallholder of Holland, at the conclusion... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 404 pages
...chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced Timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously carved about the arms...with jasmin and amber, which had been presented to a stallholder of Holland, at the conclusion of a treaty with one of the petty Barbary powers. In this... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1828 - 354 pages
...forest of the Hague, fahricated hy an experienced Timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously carved ahout the arms and feet, into exact imitations of gigantic...Instead of a sceptre, he swayed a long Turkish pipe, wronght with jasmin and amher, which had hten presented to a stadtholder of Holland, at the conclusion... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...chair of solid oak hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced Timmerman 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 lone Turkish pipe, wrought with jasmin and amber,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Astoria (Or.) - 1849 - 472 pages
...chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman 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 pipe, wrought with jasmin and amber, which... | |
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In his council he presided with great state and solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously carved about the arms and feet, into exact imitations... 
