 He grieved to give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and with a heart full of trouble and anxiety turned his steps homeward. As he approached...  Selections of American Humour in Prose and Verse - Page 110edited by - 1883 - 318 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...search, for the scene and the companions of his evening revel 3 and at last resolves to go home. 1 As he approached the village he met a number of people,...he had thought himself acquainted with every one in tlje country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed.... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none that he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...seen : at last he resolves to go home. " AST he approached the village, he met a number of people, hut none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for...with every one in the country round. Their dress, loo, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...-irtd the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his stepe homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people,...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, they invariably stroked their chins. — The constant recurrence of this gesture... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
..."shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none that he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people,...was of a different fashion from that to which he was actustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast eyes upon him,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 518 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock, and^ with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people,...that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at hfrn with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock , and , with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none of whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with every one... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people,...different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. fhey all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...shouldered the rusty fire- lock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people,...too , was of a different fashion from that to which be was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast eyes... | |
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