 Rip's heart died away, at hearing of these sad changes in his home and friends, and finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him, too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand: war...  American Prose (1607-1865) - Page 240edited by - 1916 - 737 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1899 - 312 pages
...away at hearing of these sad changes. He had no courage to ask after any more friends, but at length cried out in despair, "Does nobody here know Rip Van...ragged. The poor fellow was now completely confounded. The bystanders began to look at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1899 - 220 pages
...such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand: war — congress — Stony Point— he had no courage to ask after any more friends,...leaning against the tree." Rip looked, and beheld a precise_sajmterpart of himself, as he went up the moun • tain; apparently as lazy, and certainly... | |
 | 1899 - 312 pages
...away at hearing of these sad changes. He had no courage to ask after any more friends, but at length cried out in despair, " Does nobody here know Rip...Rip Van Winkle yonder, leaning against the tree." The bystanders began to look at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against... | |
 | Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1899 - 672 pages
...enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand, — war — Congress — Stony Point. He had no courage to ask after any more friends,...Van Winkle? " " Oh, Rip Van Winkle ! " exclaimed two ot three, " oh, to be sure ! that's Rip Van Winkle yonder, leaning against the tree." Rip looked, and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 416 pages
...enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — Congress — Stony Point ; — he had no courage to ask after any more...Rip Van Winkle yonder, leaning against the tree." Eip looked, and beheld a precise counterpart of himself as he went up the mountain ; apparently as... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 170 pages
...such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand. War — Congress — Stony Point! He had no courage to ask after any more friends,...but cried out in despair: " Does nobody here know Eip Van Winkle? " " Oh, Eip Van Winkle! " exclaimed two or three. " Oh, to be sure! That's Eip Van... | |
 | 1901 - 452 pages
...enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — Congress — Stony Point! — he had no courage to ask after any more...Rip Van Winkle yonder, leaning against the tree." Kip looked, and beheld a precise counterpart of himself as he went up the mountain; apparently as lazy,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 542 pages
...ask after any more friends, but cried out in despair, " Does nobody here know Rip Van Winkle?" 25 " Oh, Rip Van Winkle ! " exclaimed two or three, "Oh,...himself, as he went up the mountain; apparently as lazy, 30 and certainly as ragged. The poor fellow was now completely confounded. He doubted his own identity,... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - 264 pages
...— Stony Point ; he had no courage to ask after any more friends, but cried out in despair, " Does 5 nobody here know Rip Van Winkle ? " " Oh, Rip Van...tree." Rip looked, and beheld a precise counterpart of 10 himself, as he went up the mountain : apparently as lazy, and certainly as ragged. The poor fellow... | |
 | Abraham Jay Demarest, William Maturin Van Sickle - 1901 - 188 pages
...sad. He could not understand about the war, Congress, and Stony Point. In his despair he cried out, " Does nobody here know Rip Van Winkle ? " " Oh, Rip...Rip Van Winkle yonder, leaning against the tree." 163 Rip looked and beheld some one who looked just like himself when he wandered away to the woods... | |
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