 | Washington Irving - 1927 - 572 sivua
...had a trusty servant employed ever6 morning to climb up and point it whichever waf the wind blew. • In those good days of simplicity and sunshine, a passion for cleanliness, was the grand desideratum in domestic economy and the universal test of an able housewife a character which... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1983 - 1198 sivua
...boat officiated as weather cock. loyal citizens, however, always went according to the weather cock on top of the governor's house, which was certainly the...trusty servant employed every morning to climb up and point it whichever way the wind blew. In those good days of simplicity and sunshine, a passion for... | |
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... and loyal citizens, however, always went according to the weathercock on the top of the governor's house, which was certainly the most correct, as he had a trusty servant employed every morning to climb up and set it to the right quarter. 
