It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend the strange events that had taken place during his torpor. How that there had been a revolutionary war — that the country had thrown off the yoke of... The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq - Page 70by Washington Irving - 1834 - 4 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - 270 pages
...village, and a chronicle of the old times " before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend the strange events that had taken place dur- 25 ing his torpor. How that there had been a revolutionary war— that the country had thrown... | |
| William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 426 pages
...village, and a chronicle of the old times "before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend...How that there had been a revolutionary war — that 30 the country had thrown off the yoke of old England — and that, instead of being a subject of his... | |
| William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 428 pages
...village, and a chronicle of the old times "before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend...his torpor. How that there had been a revolutionary war—that 30 the country had thrown off the yoke of old England—arid that, instead of being a subject... | |
| 1910 - 408 pages
...village, and a chronicle of the old times "before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend the strange 2 5 events that had taken place during his torpor. How that there had been a revolutionary war —... | |
| Washington Irving - 1911 - 470 pages
...and a chronicle of the old times " before the war." It 25 was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend...had thrown off the yoke of old England — and that in30 stead of being a subject of his Majesty George the Third, he was now a free citizen of the United... | |
| 1912 - 332 pages
...village, and a chronicle of the old times "before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend...his torpor. How that there had been a Revolutionary War—that the country had thrown off the yoke of old England — and that, instead of being a subject... | |
| 1912 - 642 pages
...village, and a chronicle of the old time "before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend...events that had taken place during his torpor — how there had been a Revolutionary War, that the country had thrown off the yoke of Old England, and, that,... | |
| May Louise Harvey - 1912 - 424 pages
...village and a chronicler of the old times "before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend...events that had taken place during his torpor — how there had been a revolutionary war ; that the country had thrown off the yoke of old England ; and... | |
| Margaret Ashmun - 1914 - 482 pages
...village, and a chronicle of the old times "before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend...instead of being a subject of his majesty, George III., he was now a free citizen of the United States. Rip, in fact, was no politician; the changes... | |
| Marion Florence Lansing - 1914 - 264 pages
...company soon broke up, and Rip's daughter took him home to live with her. As he went they told him that there had been a revolutionary war — that the...Third, he was now a free citizen of the United States. WASHINGTON IRVING, Sketch Book. SCENES FROM PINOCCHIO BEING ADVENTURES OF A MARIONETTE I. THE PIECE... | |
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