 | Franklin Thomas Baker, Ashley Horace Thorndike - 1918 - 432 pages
...large characters, "General Washington." There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but 20 none that Rip recollected. The very character of the...the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He loked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair 25 long pipe,... | |
 | Franklin Thomas Baker, Ashley Horace Thorndike - 1918 - 432 pages
...large characters, "General Washington." There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but 20 none that Rip recollected. The very character of the...the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He loked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair citizens, election,... | |
 | John Calvin Metcalf, Sarah Withers, Mrs. Hetty S. Browne - 1919 - 458 pages
...painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character...people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling tone about it, instead of the accustomed drowsy tranquility. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1920 - 668 pages
...large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none so that Rip recollected. The very character of the people...and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of congress — liberty... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1921 - 552 pages
...painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. 5 There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character...for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, 10 double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van... | |
 | Ernest Clark Hartwell - 1921 - 440 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, dis10 putatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling is forth the contents... | |
 | Ernest Clark Hartwell - 1921 - 440 pages
...painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character...people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disI0 putatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1922 - 136 pages
...painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character...accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in rain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds... | |
 | Robert William Chambers - 1923 - 1250 pages
...it, instead of the accustome phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nichola Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering cloud of tobacco smoke, instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the school master, doling forth the... | |
 | Mackenzie Bell - 1927 - 516 pages
...painted in large characters, General Washington. There was, as usual, a crowd of folks about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
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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. 
