 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 pages
...of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased, without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned,...first, to vary on some points every time he told it, which was doubtless owing to his having so recently awaked. It at last settled down precisely to the... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1897 - 554 pages
...of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased, without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned,...first, to vary on some points every time he told it, which was doubtless owing to his having so recently awaked. It at last settled down precisely to the... | |
 | Ernest Rhys - 1897 - 256 pages
...of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned,...stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel. He was at first observed to vary on some points every time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his... | |
 | 1898 - 200 pages
...of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased, without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned,...first, to vary on some points every time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recently awaked. It at last settled down precisely to... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1898 - 406 pages
...of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased, without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned,...however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, aud cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy... | |
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1898 - 412 pages
...being a subject of his majesty George the Third, he was now a free citizen of the United States. 16. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at the hotel. He was observed at first to vary on some points every time he told it, which was doubtless... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 434 pages
...of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased, without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned,...first, to vary on some points every time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recently awaked. It at last settled down precisely to... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1899 - 220 pages
...of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased, without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned,...first, to vary on some points every time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recently awaked. It at last settled down precisely to... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased, without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned,...first, to vary on some points every time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recently awaked. It at last settled down precisely to... | |
 | Ella Reeve Ware - 1899 - 244 pages
...Irving's time, must be supposed, for the author says, in his funny way, at the close of the story, "He used to tell his story to every stranger that...first, to vary on some points every time he told it, which was doubtless owing to his having so recently awaked. It at last settled down precisely to the... | |
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... government. Happily that was at an end; he had got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged... 
