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" 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. "
The beaver trappers, tr. from the Germ. of Horan by J. Henderson: and other ... - Page 176
by Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 34

1820 - 646 pages
...at the time of the settlement. ' What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had erer witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the noise of the balls, which,...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1823 - 392 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silengp, and were, witb^al, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted...
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The Portfolio of Entertaining & Instructive Varieties in History ..., Volume 3

1824 - 394 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. "What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...most mysterious silence, and were withal, the most malancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene,...
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Legends of Terror!: And Tales of the Wonderful and Wild ; Original and ...

1826 - 654 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling penis of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play,...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. 'Whatseemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains liko rumbling peals oh thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

1839 - 256 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed alonp the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they...
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The Illustrated Parlour Miscellany

1849 - 340 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but tlie noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling...
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Works, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1851 - 488 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As R:p and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at him with...
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The Works of Washington Irving, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1853 - 524 pages
...at the time of the settlement. I What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though, these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, e^|ped along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them,...
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Handbuch der nordamericanischen National-Literatur: Sammlung von ...

Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...melancholy party of pleasuro he had ever witnessed. Nothin<: interrupted the stillness of the scene, bnt the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approachod them, they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at him with such a fixed statnclike...
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