... cocked hat made his way through the crowd, putting them to the right and left with his elbows as he passed, and planting himself before Van Winkle with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were,... Studies in Reading: Seventh Grade - Page 358by James William Searson, George Ellsworth Martin - 1914 - 371 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1820 - 646 pages
...his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded, in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with...general shout burst from the bystanders — " A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him ! away with him ! " it was with great difficulty that the self-important... | |
| 1819 - 610 pages
...his cane, his keen eyes and sh;;rp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded, in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with...riot in the. village ?" " Alas ! gentlemen," cried Kip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with...general shout burst from the bystanders — "A tory! a tory! a spy! a refugee! hustle him ! away with him !" It was with great difficulty that the self-important... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded, in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with...him!" Here a general shout burst from the bystanders — "Atory! a tory! a spy! a refugee! hustle him! away with him!" it was with great difficulty that... | |
| 1821 - 502 pages
...cane, his ' keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very ' soul, demanded, in an austere tone, " what brought him to the ' election...he meant to breed a riot in the village ?" " Alas ! gen' tlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, ' a native of the place, and... | |
| Washington Irving - 1823 - 392 pages
...on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone, « what brought him to the election...God bless him!» Here a general shout burst from the byestanders — « A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him ! away with him ! » It was with... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as i£ were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone, « what brought him to the election...God bless him!» Here a general shout burst from the byestanders — « A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him! away with him!» It was with great... | |
| 1824 - 394 pages
...quite incomprehensible to the much astounded man, and the only answer he can make is, that " he is a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the King, God bless him !" These unlucky words make matters still worse with honest Van Winkle, and he is about to be consigned... | |
| 1819 - 606 pages
...his cane, his keen eyes and sharp liai penetrating, as it were, into bis very soul, demanded, in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with...shout burst from the by-standers — " A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him ! away with him !" It was with great difficulty that the self-important... | |
| 1826 - 654 pages
...his cane, his keen eyes, and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded, in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with...general shout burst from the bystanders — " A tory ! a tory ! a aру ! a refugee ! hustle him ! away with him !" and it was with great difficulty that the... | |
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