 | Christian Brothers - 1884 - 516 pages
...heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded round him, eyeing him frx,m head to foot with great curiosity. The orator bustled...him partly aside, inquired "on which side he voted." Kip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and, rising... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague, Spraque Homer Baxter - 1884 - 144 pages
...The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side he voted." &i Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but...pulled him by the arm, and, rising on tiptoe, inquired 3!)7. Metamorphosed (Gr. iurd, imta, implying change ; nopQ-q, morphe, form), transformed. 404. Phlegm... | |
 | Edward Napoleon Kirby - 1884 - 250 pages
...24. They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator bustled i:p to him, and drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side he voted." Rip started in vacant stupidity. 25. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the ami, and rising... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1885 - 440 pages
...attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded round him, eyeing him from head to foot with the greatest curiosity. The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing...rising on tip-toe, inquired in his ear, whether he was Federal or Democrat. Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question, when a knowing, self-important... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 620 pages
...at his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator...voted." Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short 1 disputatious. See Webster. 2 pJUegra, dullness, sluggishness. 8 uttering, etc. Show why this word... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 624 pages
...at his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator...voted." Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short 1 disputatious. See Webster. 2 phlegm, dullness, sluggishness. 3 uttering, etc. Show why this word... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 pages
...his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians . They crowded round him, eyeing him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator...rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, "whether he was Federal or Democrat?" Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question; when a knowing, selfimportant... | |
 | 1888 - 742 pages
...at his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded round him, eyeing him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator...rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, " Whether he was Federal or Democrat ? " Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question; when a knowing, self-important... | |
 | Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1888 - 366 pages
...at his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavernpoliticians. They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator...rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, "whether he was Federal or Democrat?" Rip was equally at .a loss to comprehend the question, when a knowing, self-important... | |
 | William A. Campbell - 1890 - 514 pages
...at his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot, with great curiosity. The orator...which side he voted?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. ear, " whether he was Federal or Democrat." Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question ;... | |
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The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side he voted ?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and, rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, " Whether he was... 
