Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, GentG. P. Putnam, Hurd & Houghton, 1865 - 504 sider |
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Side 37
... considered him far above the reach of my pity . Those who live only for the world , and in the world , may be cast down by the frowns of adversity ; but a man like Roscoe is not to be overcome by the reverses of for- tune . They do but ...
... considered him far above the reach of my pity . Those who live only for the world , and in the world , may be cast down by the frowns of adversity ; but a man like Roscoe is not to be overcome by the reverses of for- tune . They do but ...
Side 57
... considered a tolerable blessing ; and if so , Rip Van Winkle was thrice blessed . Certain it is , that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village , who , as usual with the amiable sex , took his part in all family ...
... considered a tolerable blessing ; and if so , Rip Van Winkle was thrice blessed . Certain it is , that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village , who , as usual with the amiable sex , took his part in all family ...
Side 79
... considered them the abode of spirits , who in- fluenced the weather , spreading sunshine or clouds over the landscape , and sending good or bad hunting seasons . They were ruled by an old squaw spirit , said to be their mother . She ...
... considered them the abode of spirits , who in- fluenced the weather , spreading sunshine or clouds over the landscape , and sending good or bad hunting seasons . They were ruled by an old squaw spirit , said to be their mother . She ...
Side 126
... a princess of the blood royal of England , of whom he became enamored in the course of his captivity . What gives it a peculiar value , is that * Roger L'Estrange . it may be considered a transcript of the royal bard's 126 THE SKETCH BOOK .
... a princess of the blood royal of England , of whom he became enamored in the course of his captivity . What gives it a peculiar value , is that * Roger L'Estrange . it may be considered a transcript of the royal bard's 126 THE SKETCH BOOK .
Side 127
Washington Irving. it may be considered a transcript of the royal bard's true feel- ings , and the story of his real loves and fortunes . It is not often that sovereigns write poetry , or that poets deal in fact . It is gratifying to the ...
Washington Irving. it may be considered a transcript of the royal bard's true feel- ings , and the story of his real loves and fortunes . It is not often that sovereigns write poetry , or that poets deal in fact . It is gratifying to the ...
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Side 72 - There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin, piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too.
Side 67 - He now suspected that the grave roysters of the mountain had put a trick upon him, and having dosed him with liquor, had robbed him of his gun. Wolf, too, had disappeared, but he might have strayed away after a squirrel or partridge. He whistled after him and shouted his name, but all in vain ; the echoes repeated his whistle and shout, but no dog was to be seen.
Side 77 - ... insisted that Rip had been out of his head, and that this was one point on which he always remained flighty. The old Dutch inhabitants, however, almost universally gave it full credit Even to this day they never hear a thunder-storm of a summer afternoon about the Kaatskill, but they say Hendrick Hudson and his crew are at their game of ninepins ; and it is a common wish of all hen-pecked husbands in the neighborhood, when life hangs heavy on their hands, that they might have a quieting draught...
Side 70 - ... approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog that looked like Wolf was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed —
Side 198 - Lay a garland on my hearse, Of the dismal yew; Maidens, willow branches bear; Say I died true: My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth. Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth!
Side 270 - Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boyes, The Christmas log to the firing; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your hearts
Side 70 - He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe, but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON.
Side 41 - ... erewhile To share their converse, and enjoy their smile, And tempers, as he may, affliction's dart; Thus, loved associates, chiefs of elder art, Teachers of wisdom, who could once beguile My tedious hours, and lighten every toil, I now resign you; nor with fainting heart; For pass a few short years, or days, or hours, And happier seasons may their dawn unfold, And all your sacred fellowship restore ; When, freed from earth, unlimited its powers, Mind shall with mind direct communion hold, And...
Side 66 - What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder.
Side 71 - 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 seventysix — and other words, which were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the bewildered Van Winkle.