 | Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 sider
...reverenced as one of the patriarchs of the village, and a chronicle of the old times "before the war." He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel. He was observed at frst to vary on some points every time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recently... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 970 sider
...; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his hnving so recently awaked. It at last settled down precisely to the tale I have related, and not a... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 sider
...; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...have related, and not a man. woman, or child in the neighborhood, but knew it by heart. Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1884 - 988 sider
...; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recently awakened. It at last settled down precisely to the tale I have related, and not a man, woman, or child... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 620 sider
...; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...which was doubtless owing to his having so recently awakened. It at last settled down precisely to the tale I have related ; and not a man, woman, or child... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 224 sider
...; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel. He was at first observed to vary on some points every time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1888 - 624 sider
...; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deli verance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...have related, and not a man, woman, or child in the neighborhood but knew it by heart. Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted that... | |
 | Mark Twain - 1888 - 748 sider
...eyes; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recently awakened. It at last settled down precisely to the tale I have related, and not a man, woman or child... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 sider
...eyes; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. awaked. It at last settled down precisely to the tale...have related, and not a man, woman, or child in the neighborhood, but knew it by heart. Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - 1889 - 524 sider
...which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his i, deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...have related, and not a man, woman, or child in the neighborhood but knew it by heart. Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted that... | |
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... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He... 
