 The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired "on which side he voted?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and, rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, "Whether he was Federal...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 66by Washington Irving - 1868 - 507 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Napoleon Kirby - 1895 - 216 pages
...politicians. him partly aside, inquired "on which side he voted." Rip started in vacant stupidity. 25. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by...inquired in his ear whether he was Federal or Democrat. 26. Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend this question ; when a knowing, self-important old gentleman... | |
 | Melvin Everett Haggerty - 1927 - 584 pages
...heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator bustled...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... | |
 | Arthur G. Adams - 1980 - 356 pages
...heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator bustled...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... | |
 | Washington Irving, Arthur Rackham, Pat Stewart - 1983 - 52 pages
...heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicans. They crowded round him, eyeing him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator bustled...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1983 - 1198 pages
...heels soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded around him eying him from head to foot, with great curiosity. The orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, enquired "on which side he voted?" — Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little... | |
 | Jacek Fisiak - 1997 - 1004 pages
...to foot, with great curiosity. The orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, enquired "on which side he voted?" - Rip stared in vacant stupidity....fellow, pulled him by the arm and rising on tiptoe, enquired in his ear "whether he was Federal or Democrat?" — Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1998 - 840 pages
...heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern-politicians. They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator bustled...a loss to comprehend the question; when a knowing, selfimportant old gentleman, in a sharp cocked hat, made his way through the crowd, putting them to... | |
 | Hugh Berrington - 1998 - 250 pages
...Miller 167 David Denver 197 218 222 224 Britain in the Nineties The Politics of Paradox HUGH BERR1NGTON The orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly...inquired in his ear, 'Whether he was Federal or Democrat? ' ... 'Alas! gentlemen, ' cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, 7 am a poor quiet man, a native of the place,... | |
 | Brian Thomsen - 2002 - 612 pages
...heels soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded around him eying him from head to foot, with great curiosity. The orator bustled up to him, and drawing him partly aside, enquired "on which side he voted?" — Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little... | |
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