 | 1820 - 646 pages
...orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side he voted ? " Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little...the arm, and rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, I' whether he was Federal or Democrat. " Rip was equally at a los? to comprehend tbe question ; when... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired " which side he voted ?" Kip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and raising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, " whether he was Federal or Democrat." Hip was equally at a... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired "on which side he voted ?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side he voted?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side he voted?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little...crowd, putting them to the right and left with his elhows as he passed, and planting himself before Van Winkle, with one arm akimbo, the other resting... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...bustled up ' to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side 1 he voted ?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but ' busy little...fellow pulled him by the arm, and rising on tiptoe, in' quired in his ear, " whether he was Federal or Democrat." Rip ' was equally at a loss to comprehend... | |
 | 1821 - 504 pages
...bustled up ' to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side ' he voted ?" Rip stared iu vacant stupidity. Another short but ' busy little...fellow pulled him by the arm, and rising on tiptoe, in' quired in his ear, " whether he was Federal or Democrat." Rip ' was equally at a loss to comprehend... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired « on which side he voted?» Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little...the right and left with his elbows as he passed, and planting himself hefore Van Winkle, with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...short but busy link fellow pulled him by the arm, and rising on tiptoe, inquired in bis ear, " whether Federal or Democrat" Rip was equally at a loss 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,... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired " which fide he voted ?" Hip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and raising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, " whether he was Federal or Democrat." Rip was equally at a... | |
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Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question; when a knowing, self-important old gentleman, in a sharp 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... 
