 Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in his home and friends, and finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand: war —...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentn - Page 56by Washington Irving - 1852 - 465 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him, too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point ; — he had no courage to ask after any more friends. ' At this critical moment a... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him, too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point ; — he had no courage to ask after any more friends, but cried out in despair, "... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...finding himself thus alone ' in the world. Every answer puzzled him, too, by treating of ' such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not ' understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point ; — he had no courage ' to ask after any more friends. ' At this critical moment... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point; — he had no courage to ask after *7 any more friends, but cried out in despair,... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...world. Every answer puzzled him, too, of passion at a New-England pedlar." by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand ; — war — congress — Stoney " There was a drop of comfort, at least, in this intelligence. The honest mail could contain... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...and finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : — war — congress — Stoney-Point ; — he had no courage to ask after any more friends, but cried out in despair, "... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him, too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney Point ; — he had no courage to ask after any more friends, but cried out in despair, "... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...rinding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point ; — he had no courage to ask after any more friends, but cried out in despair, "... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him, too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — Congress — Stony-Point ! — he had no courage to ask after anymore friends, but cried out in despair, "does... | |
 | 1839 - 256 pages
...understand : war — Congress — Stony-Point ! — he had no courage to ask after anymore friends, Lut cried out in despair, "does nobody here know Rip Van...Winkle !" exclaimed two or three, " Oh, to be sure ! that 's Rip Van Winkle yonder, leaning against the tree." Rip looked, and beheld a precise counterpart... | |
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