 The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 52by Washington Irving - 1864 - 507 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Franklin Thomas Baker, George Rice Carpenter, Katherine Bowditch Owens - 1906 - 520 pages
...kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he 20 went dodging about the village, he was surrounded...on his back, and playing a thousand tricks on him ; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood. The great error in Rip's composition... | |
 | Benjamin N. Black - 1906 - 352 pages
...the good wives of the village, and the children, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and...them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. 4. Whenever he went dodging about the village he was surrounded by a troop of them hanging on his skirts... | |
 | Benjamin N. Black - 1906 - 352 pages
...them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. 4. Whenever he went dodging about the village he was...surrounded by a troop of them hanging on his skirts and clambering on his back. Not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood. 5. The great error... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - 270 pages
...Dame Van Winkle. The children of the village, too, 25 would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught...Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was sur3o rounded by a troop of them hanging on his skirts, clambering on his back, and playing a thousand... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1907 - 328 pages
...Dame Van Winkle. The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught...kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of 15 ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a... | |
 | George Philip Krapp - 1908 - 300 pages
...the valley, and fancying, (7) He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother's heels. (8) Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of them. (9) Rip's sole domestic adherent was his dog Wolf, who was as much henpecked as his master. (10) Then... | |
 | Lawton Bryan Evans - 1908 - 262 pages
...to this simple and sincere people." — HENRY GKADY. 3. " The children of the village loved him. He made their playthings; taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles; and told them about ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 426 pages
...with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to 10 fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories...him with impunity; and not a dog would bark at him through15 out the neighborhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 428 pages
...with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to 10 fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories...him with impunity; and not a dog would bark at him through15 out the neighborhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to... | |
 | Will David Howe, Myron Thomas Pritchard, Elizabeth Virginia Brown - 1909 - 416 pages
...among all the good wives in the village. The children would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught...them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor.... | |
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