Washington. 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.... The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 48by Washington Irving - 1882 - 374 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1820 - 646 pages
...busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with...about rights of citizens — election — members of congressliberty — Bunker's hill — heroes of seventy-six — and other words, that were a perfect... | |
| 1819 - 610 pages
...busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with...long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead ef idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper.... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with...contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a learr bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights... | |
| Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with...of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Branmel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with...of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, hilious-Iooking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights... | |
| 1826 - 654 pages
...busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with...doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper, la place of these, a lean bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing... | |
| 1819 - 606 pages
...busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with...pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle spefches ; or Van Bummcl, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place... | |
| Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with...was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of congress — liberty — Bunker's hill — heroes of seventy-six — and... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Tedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe,...of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Hummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. la place of these, a lean,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1848 - 550 pages
...Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster,...lean, bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of hand, bills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of congress... | |
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