 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1885 - 440 pages
...schoolmaster?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in...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... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 620 pages
...schoolmaster?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in...time, and of matters which he could not understand, — war, Congress, Stony Point : he had no courage to ask after any more friends, 1 Stony Point: a... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 224 pages
...? " -" He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." ...Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in...alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him too, by hearing of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : — war —... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 624 pages
...schoolmaster?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in...friends, and finding himself thus alone in the world. Ever}- answer puzzled him, too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 522 pages
...schoolmaster ?'' " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in his home and friends, and fmding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him too, by treating of such enormous... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 pages
...school-master?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in...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... | |
 | William A. Campbell - 1890 - 514 pages
...school-master?" " He went off to the wars, too ; was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away, at hearing of these sad changes in...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... | |
 | 1888 - 742 pages
...schoolmaster ?" "KHe went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in...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... | |
 | Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1888 - 366 pages
...schoolmaster?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in...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... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - 1889 - 524 pages
...schoolmaster 2" " He went off to the wars, too ; was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in...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... | |
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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—... 
