 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 Winkle...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 49by Washington Irving - 1882 - 374 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...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,...whether he meant to breed a riot in the village?" " Alas ! gentlemen, " cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native 'of the place,... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...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 sh;;rp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded, in an austere tone, " what brought... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...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,...and whether he meant to breed a riot in the village ?" — "Alas! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place,... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...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,...' whether 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...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 on his cane, his keen eyes and slurp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very •oul, demanded in an austere tone, " what brought... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...putting them to 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 and sharp hat penetrating, as i£ were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone, « what brought him to the election with... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...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,...and whether he meant to breed a riot in the village ?" — "Alas ! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place,... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...putting them to the right and loft 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 liai penetrating, as it were, into bis very soul, demanded, in an austere tone, " what brought him... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...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,...whether he meant to breed a riot in the village?" — " Alas ! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...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...and whether he meant to breed a riot in the village ? » — « Alas ! gentlemen , » cried Rip , somewhat dismayed, « I am a poor quiet man, a native... | |
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