the legend of sleepy hollow by washington irving copyright 1820 by washington irving a soul to steal copyright 2011 by rob blackwell cover copyright : travis pennington smashwords edition found among the papers of the late diedrich knickerbocker a pleasing land of drowsy head it was , of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye ; and of gay castles in the clouds that pass , forever flushing round a summer sky .