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" Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by... "
The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., (Washington Irving). - Page 43
by Washington Irving - 1880
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Selections from the Sketch Book

Washington Irving - 1894 - 234 pages
...moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately...anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs ; but...
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The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the ..., Volume 2

Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1894 - 462 pages
...moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately...understood him, and knew how to gather his opinions. When any thing that was read or related displeased him, ne was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and...
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The sketch book: Bändchen 1

Washington Irving - 1894 - 280 pages
...which he took his seat from morning till night, 25 just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbours...heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His' so adherents, however (for every great man has his adherents), perfectly understood him, and knew how...
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The Heart of Oak Books, Book 5

Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 392 pages
...just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately...anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent, and angry puffs; but...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent

Washington Irving - 1848 - 482 pages
...moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately...understood him, and knew how to gather his opinions. When any thing that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and...
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Rip Van Winkle

Washington Irving - 1897 - 50 pages
...which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the neighbours...anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent, and angry puffs; but...
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Introduction to American Literature: Including Illustrative Selections, with ...

Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1897 - 554 pages
...moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately...anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent, and angry puffs ;...
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Knickerbocker Stories from the Old Dutch Days of New York

Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 pages
...moving sufficiently to avoid the sun, and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately...anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent, and angry puffs ;...
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Stepping Stones to Literature: A reader for sixth grades

Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1897 - 330 pages
...moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree ; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately...anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent, and angry puffs ;...
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Knickerbocker Stories from the Old Dutch Days of New York

Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 pages
...tree ; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sun-dial.1 It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked...anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent, and angry puffs ;...
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