Washington Irving's Sketch BookChicago, 1905 - 428 sider |
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... tion ; and as they must be transmitted across the Atlantic for publication , he will have to trust to others to correct the frequent errors of the press . Should his writings , however , with all their imperfections , be well received ...
... tion ; and as they must be transmitted across the Atlantic for publication , he will have to trust to others to correct the frequent errors of the press . Should his writings , however , with all their imperfections , be well received ...
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... Murray , I addressed a note to him , in which I construed his silence into a tacit rejec- tion of my work , and begged that the numbers I had left with him might be returned to me . his reply PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION,
... Murray , I addressed a note to him , in which I construed his silence into a tacit rejec- tion of my work , and begged that the numbers I had left with him might be returned to me . his reply PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION,
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... tion of republication in Great Britain rested entirely with me ; but I apprehended the appearance of a spurious edi- tion . I now thought of Mr. Archibald Constable as pub- lisher , having been treated by him with much hospitality ...
... tion of republication in Great Britain rested entirely with me ; but I apprehended the appearance of a spurious edi- tion . I now thought of Mr. Archibald Constable as pub- lisher , having been treated by him with much hospitality ...
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... tion of a treaty for your works , but I foresee will be still more so when Your name is up , and may go From Toledo to Madrid . And that will soon be the case . I trust to be in London about the middle of the month , and promise my ...
... tion of a treaty for your works , but I foresee will be still more so when Your name is up , and may go From Toledo to Madrid . And that will soon be the case . I trust to be in London about the middle of the month , and promise my ...
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... tion ; yet his errors and follies are remembered " more in sorrow than in anger , " and it begins to be suspected , that he never intended to injure or offend . But however his memory may be appreciated by critics , it is still held ...
... tion ; yet his errors and follies are remembered " more in sorrow than in anger , " and it begins to be suspected , that he never intended to injure or offend . But however his memory may be appreciated by critics , it is still held ...
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Side 292 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Side 51 - A Tory ! a Tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him ! away with him !" It was with great difficulty that the self-important man in the cocked hat restored order ; and, having assumed a tenfold austerity of brow, demanded again of the unknown culprit what he came there for, and whom he was seeking. The poor man humbly assured him that he meant no harm, but m'erely came there in search of some of his neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they ?— name them.
Side 50 - Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of Congress — liberty — Bunker's Hill — heroes of seventy-six — and other words, which were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the...
Side 52 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Side 44 - ... of buttons down the sides and bunches at the knees. He bore on his shoulder a stout keg that seemed full of liquor, and made signs for Rip to approach and assist him with the load.
Side 45 - As they ascended, Rip every now and then heard long rolling peals, like distant thunder, that seemed to issue out of a deep ravine or rather cleft between lofty rocks, toward which their rugged path conducted.
Side 48 - ... in the country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence...
Side 40 - The women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible.
Side 305 - As monumental bronze unchanged his look: A soul that pity touch'd but never shook: Train'd from his tree-rock'd cradle to his bier, The fierce extremes of good and ill to brook Impassive — fearing but the shame of fear — A stoic of the woods — a man without a tear.
Side 157 - ... then be sure that every unkind look, every ungracious word, every ungentle action, will come thronging back upon thy memory and knocking dolefully at thy soul — then be sure that thou wilt lie down sorrowing and repentant on the grave, and utter the unheard groan, and pour the unavailing tear ; more deep, more bitter, because unheard and unavailing.