 | John Russell Bartlett - 1848 - 456 ページ
..."Eclipse beat Sir Henry all hollow." Also, to take wholly by surprise. The number of ships in New York beat me all hollow, and looked for all the world like...clearing in the West, with the dead trees all standing. — Crockett, Tour down East, p. 27. This phrase seems to be common in England. There, however, they... | |
 | Davy Crockett - 1860 - 434 ページ
...and took the water again ; and soon came in sight of the great city of New York, and a bulger (183) of a place it is. The number of the ships beat me...was, they slung their hats and gave three cheers. Immediatel ja committee came on board, representing the young whigs, and informed me they were appointed... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1874 - 380 ページ
...Philadelphia he went to New York. The shipping astonished him. " They beat me all hollow," he says, " and looked for all the world like a big clearing in the West, with the dead trees all standing." There was a great crowd upon the wharf to greet him. And when the captain of the boat led him conspicuously... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1861 - 558 ページ
...hit me smack in the face. We soon arrived at Amboy, and took the water again ; and soon came in sigkt of the great city of New York, and a bulger of a place...cheers, • ( D Immediately a committee came on board, reprctenting the young whigs, and informed me they were upointed to wait upon me, and invite me to... | |
 | James Jeffrey Roche - 1891 - 586 ページ
...saw nothing very particular along the Delaware river, except the place where all the hard stone coal comes to, from the interior of Pennsylvania ; where,...was, they slung their hats, and gave three cheers. Immediately a committee came on board, representing the young Whigs, and informed me they were appointed... | |
 | James Jeffrey Roche - 1891 - 416 ページ
...hour. I can only judge of the speed by putting my head out to spit, which I did, and overtook it BO quick, that it hit me smack in the face. We soon arrived...was, they slung their hats, and gave three cheers. Immediately a committee came on board, representing the young Whigs, and informed me they were appointed... | |
 | James Jeffrey Roche - 1891 - 412 ページ
...hit me smack in the face. We soon arrived at Amboy, and took the water again ; and soon came in eight of the great city of New York, and a bulger of a place...board ; and when the captain told them I was, they slnug their hats, and gave three cheers. Immediately a committee came on board, representing the young... | |
 | Davy Crockett - 1902 - 458 ページ
...saw nothing very particular along the Delaware river, except the place where all the hard stone coal comes to, from the interior of Pennsylvania ; where,...was, they slung their hats and gave three cheers. Immediately a committee came on board, representing the young Whigs, and informed me -they were appointed... | |
 | Davy Crockett - 1902 - 448 ページ
...they have mountains of it. After some time, we got upon a railroad where they say we run twenty -five miles to the hour. I can only judge of the speed by...was, they slung their hats and gave three cheers. Immediately a committee came on board, representing the young Whigs, and informed me they were appointed... | |
 | Davy Crockett - 1903 - 476 ページ
...quick that it hit me smack in the face. We soon arrived at Amboy, and took the water again ; and 179 soon came in sight of the great city of New York,...standing. "When we swung round to the wharf, it was ctil ered with people, who inquired if I was on boar<|l and when the captain told them I was, they... | |
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The number of the ships beat me all hollow, and looked for all the world like a big clearing in the West, with the dead trees all standing. When we swung round to the wharf, it was covered with people, who inquired if I was on board ; and when the captain... 
