 Who can this old man be?" whispered the wondering crowd. Meanwhile, the venerable stranger, staff in hand, was pursuing his solitary walk along the centre of the street. As he drew near the advancing soldiers, and as the roll of their drum came full upon...  Twice-told Tales - Page 20by Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1871Full view - About this book
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1855 - 474 pages
...keeping time to the military mu»ic. Thus the ngêd form advanced on one side, and the whole p:irad<: of soldiers and magistrates on the other, till, when...twenty yards remained between, the old man grasped his slafif by the middle, oud held it before him like a leader's truncheon. ••Stand I" cried he.... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1861 - 302 pages
...street. As he drew near the advancing soldiers, and as the roll of their drum came full upon his ear, the old man raised himself to a loftier mien, while...twenty yards remained between, the old man grasped his staff by the middle, and held it before him like a leader's truncheon. ' Stand ! ' cried he. The... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1865 - 464 pages
...soldiers, and us the roll of their drum came full upon Jiis car, the old man raised himself to a loftiei 1 mien, while the decrepitude of age seemed to fall...with a warrior's step, keeping time to the military musie. Thus the aged form advanced on one side, and the whole parade of soldiers and magistrates on... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - American fiction - 1876 - 592 pages
...street. As he drew near the advancing soldiers, and as the roll of their drum came full upon his ear, the old man raised himself to a loftier mien, while...twenty yards remained between, the old man grasped his staff by the middle, and held it before him like a leader's truncheon. ' Stand ! ' cried he. The... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - Children's stories - 1876 - 268 pages
...street. As he drew near the advancing soldiers, and as the roll of their drum came full upon his ear, the old man raised himself to a loftier mien, while...side, and the whole parade of soldiers and magistrates 011 the other, till, when scarcely twenty yards remained between, the old man grasped his staff by... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1879 - 346 pages
...himself to a loftier mien, while the decrepitnde of age seemed to fall from his shoulders, leaving hira in gray but unbroken dignity. Now, he marched onward...advanced on one side, and the whole parade of soldiers aud magistrates on the other, till, when scarcely twenty yards remained between, the old man grasped... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1879 - 270 pages
...full upon his ear, the old man raised himself to a lofticr micn, while the deerepitnde of age scemed to fall from his shoulders, leaving him in gray but unbroken dignity. Now, he marehed onward with a warrior's step, keeping time to the military musie. Thus the aged form advaneed... | |
 | 1882 - 548 pages
...street. As he drew near the advancing soldiers, and as the roll of their drum came full upon his ear, the old man raised himself to a loftier mien, while...twenty yards remained between, the old man grasped his staff by the middle, and held it before him like a leader's truncheon. " Stand ! " cried he. The... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1882 - 560 pages
...street. As he drew near the advancing soldiers, and as the roll of their drum came full upon his ear, the old man raised himself to a loftier mien, while...twenty yards remained between, the old man grasped his staff by the middle, and held it before him like a leader's truncheon. " Stand ! " cried he. The... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1882 - 558 pages
...soldiers, and as the roll of their drum came full upon his ear, the old man raised himself to a lof>ier mien, while the decrepitude of age seemed to fall...twenty yards remained between, the old man grasped his staff by the middle, and held it before him like a leader's truncheon._ ""Stand !" cried he. 6.... | |
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