There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. Essays from the Sketch Book - Page 22by Washington Irving - 1891Full view - About this book
| 1820 - 646 pages
...characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. ' There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| 1819 - 610 pages
...characters, GEN Б ал L WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crotrd of folk abtat the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead ef idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was as usual a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| 1819 - 606 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle spefches ; or Van Bummcl, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| 1826 - 654 pages
...characters, " General Washington." There was, as usual, a crowd ef folks about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| Washington Irving - 1831 - 518 pages
...characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedderj with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke, instead... | |
| Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...characters, GENEHAJ, WASBISGTOS. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a husy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity.... | |
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