The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, GentPutman, 1868 - 507 sider |
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... manner , they began to find their way across the Atlantic , and to be inserted , with many kind encomiums , in the " London Literary Ga- zette . " It was said , also , that a London bookseller intended to publish them in a collective ...
... manner , they began to find their way across the Atlantic , and to be inserted , with many kind encomiums , in the " London Literary Ga- zette . " It was said , also , that a London bookseller intended to publish them in a collective ...
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... manners , and to live where he can , not where he would . " - LYLY'S EUPHUES . WAS always fond of visiting new scenes , and observing strange characters and manners . Even when a mere child I began my travels , and made many tours of ...
... manners , and to live where he can , not where he would . " - LYLY'S EUPHUES . WAS always fond of visiting new scenes , and observing strange characters and manners . Even when a mere child I began my travels , and made many tours of ...
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... manner triumphed over wind and wave ; has brought the ends of the world into communion ; has established an interchange of blessings , pouring into the sterile regions of the north all the luxuries of the south THE VOYAGE . 21.
... manner triumphed over wind and wave ; has brought the ends of the world into communion ; has established an interchange of blessings , pouring into the sterile regions of the north all the luxuries of the south THE VOYAGE . 21.
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... manner than if imparted by your- self ; for the accents of those we love soften the harshest tidings . Besides , you are depriving yourself of the comforts of her sympathy ; and not merely that , but also endangering the only bond that ...
... manner than if imparted by your- self ; for the accents of those we love soften the harshest tidings . Besides , you are depriving yourself of the comforts of her sympathy ; and not merely that , but also endangering the only bond that ...
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... manner , and the figurative style of my language , that caught the excited imagination of Leslie . knew the auditor I had to deal with ; and follow- ing up the impression I had made , I finished by persuading him to go home and unburden ...
... manner , and the figurative style of my language , that caught the excited imagination of Leslie . knew the auditor I had to deal with ; and follow- ing up the impression I had made , I finished by persuading him to go home and unburden ...
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Side 66 - The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired "on which side he voted?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and, rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, "Whether he was Federal or Democrat?
Side 242 - What then is to insure this pile which now towers above me from sharing the fate of mightier mausoleums? The time must come when its gilded vaults, which now spring so loftily, shall lie in rubbish beneath the feet ; when, instead of the sound of melody and praise, the...
Side 60 - ... countenances, that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large flagons, and made signs to him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear and trembling; they quaffed the liquor in profound silence, and then returned to their game. By degrees, Rip's awe and apprehension subsided. He even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands.
Side 456 - Sundays to take his station in front of the church gallery with a band of chosen singers, where in his own mind he completely carried away the palm from the parson. Certain it is his voice resounded far above all the rest of the congregation ; and there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately descended from the nose of Ichabod Crane....
Side 63 - The very village was altered : it was larger and more populous. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before, and those which had been his familiar haunts had disappeared.
Side 249 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long : And then, they say, no spirit dares stir abroad; The nights are wholesome ; then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.
Side 462 - ... eye turned up, as if watching the weather, some with their heads under their wings, or buried in their bosoms, and others swelling, and cooing, and bowing about their dames, were enjoying the sunshine on the roof. Sleek unwieldy porkers were grunting in the repose and abundance of their pens; whence sallied forth, now and then, troops of sucking pigs, as if to snuff the air. A stately squadron of snowy geese were riding in an adjoining pond...
Side 50 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
Side 476 - ... state parlor of Van Tassel's mansion. Not those of the bevy of buxom lasses, with their luxurious display of red and white ; but the ample charms of a genuine Dutch country tea-table, in the sumptuous time of autumn.
Side 68 - The bystanders began now to look at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper also about securing the gun, and keeping the old fellow from doing mischief, at the very suggestion of which the self-important man in the cocked hat retired with some precipitation.