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. [pseud.] - Page 55by Washington Irving - 1892 - 406 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, "... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 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 - 1831 - 518 pages
...could not understand : war — Congress — Stony-Point ! — he had no courage to ask after anymore friends, but cried out in despair, "does nobody here...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... | |
| Washington Irving - 1834 - 316 pages
...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...Winkle?" " Oh, Rip Van Winkle ! " exclaimed two or three, vOL. I. F " Oh, to be sure ; that's Rip Van Winkle, yonder, leaning against the tree." Rip looked,... | |
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