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" On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting... "
The Portfolio of Entertaining & Instructive Varieties in History, Literature ... - Page 295
1824
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A Century of American Literature, 1776-1876

Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 450 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...wicked flagon ! " thought Rip, — ''what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ? " He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean, well-oiled fowling-piece,...
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Appletons' School Readers

William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...Oh ! that flagon — that wicked flagon ! " thought Eip ; " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ? " 2. He looked round for his gun ; but in place...
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Six Selections from Irving's Sketch-book: With Notes, Questions, Etc., for ...

Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 206 pages
...his eyes, — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...I have not slept here all night." He recalled the oc- 2*5 currences before he fell asleep. The strange man with a keg of liquor — the mountain ravine...
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Six Selections from Irving's Sketchbook

Washington Irving - 1878 - 152 pages
...eyes, — it was a bright sunny morning. (The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, ana the eagle .was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. ' " Surely," thought Eip, " I have not slept here all night."/ He recalled the oc- g» currences before he fell asleep....
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The Fifth Reader

William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1879 - 508 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...before he fell asleep: the strange man with a keg of Jiquor — the mountain ravine — the wild retreat among ..ne rocks — the woe-begone party at ninepins...
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Our favourite fairy tales and famous histories, told for the hundredth time

Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bashes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...that wicked flagon!" thought Rip; "what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ? " He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean, well-oiled fowling-piece,...
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American Prose: Hawthorne: Irving: Longfellow: Whittier: Holmes: Lowell ...

1880 - 444 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright, sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...wicked flagon ! " thought Rip — " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle?" He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean, well-oiled fowling-piece,...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.].

Washington Irving - 1880 - 444 pages
...and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. " Surely," thought Hip, " I have not slept here all night." He recalled the...wicked flagon ! " thought Rip — " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ? " He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean, well-oiled fowling-piece,...
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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., (Washington Irving)., Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 pages
...Philipp. 2, 12: Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. wheeling aloft, and breasting82 the pure mountain breeze. ,,Surely", thought Rip,...ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone83 party at nine-pins — the flagon — ,,0h! that flagon! that wicked flagon!" thought Rip,...
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American Prose: Hawthorne: Irving: Longfellow: Whittier: Holmes: Lowell ...

1880 - 516 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright, sunny morn ing. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...night." He recalled the occurrences before he fell asleej The strange man with a keg of liquor — the moun tain ravine — the wild retreat among the...
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