What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that, though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence; and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq - Page 57by Washington Irving - 1834 - 4 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1820 - 646 pages
...at the time of the settlement. ' What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had erer witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the noise of the balls, which,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1823 - 392 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silengp, and were, witb^al, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted... | |
| 1824 - 394 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. "What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...most mysterious silence, and were withal, the most malancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene,... | |
| 1826 - 654 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling penis of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. 'Whatseemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains liko rumbling peals oh thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from... | |
| 1839 - 256 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed alonp the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they... | |
| 1849 - 340 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but tlie noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 488 pages
...Holland at the time of the settlement. seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As R:p and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at him with... | |
| Washington Irving - 1853 - 524 pages
...at the time of the settlement. I What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though, these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained...noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, e^|ped along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them,... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...melancholy party of pleasuro he had ever witnessed. Nothin<: interrupted the stillness of the scene, bnt the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approachod them, they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at him with such a fixed statnclike... | |
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