 | Christian Brothers - 1884 - 516 pages
...the pure mountain breeze. " Surely," thought Eip, "I haye not slept here all night." He recalled tho occurrences before he fell asleep. The strange man...ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone party at ninepins — the flagon. "O that flagon! that wicked flagon!" thought Rip; "what... | |
 | Edward Napoleon Kirby - 1884 - 250 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...Surely," thought Rip, " I have not slept here all night." 2. He recalled the occurrences before he fell asleep — the mountain ravine-—the party at nine-pins—the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1885 - 398 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,... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 624 pages
...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...rocks, the woe-begone party at ninepins, the flagon — "O that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip : " what excuse shall I make to Dame2 Van Winkle?"... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 620 pages
...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...rocks, the woe-begone party at ninepins, the flagon — "0 that flagon ! that wicked flagon!" thought Rip: "what excuse shall I make to Dame2 Van Winkle?"... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 224 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering amongst the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...occurrences before he fell asleep. The strange man with the keg of liquor — the mountain ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks — the woe-begone party... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1885 - 440 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...occurrences before he fell asleep. The strange man with the keg of liquor, the mountain ravine, the wild retreat among the rocks, the woe-begone party at ninepins,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 522 pages
...morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, find breasting the pure mountain breeze. "Surely," thought...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, welloiled fowling-piece,... | |
 | Mark Twain - 1888 - 748 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, welloiled fowling-piece,... | |
 | William A. Campbell - 1890 - 514 pages
...gun, discharged by striking fire with flint and steel. RIP VAN WINKLE— Continued. among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...ravine— the wild retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone party at nine-pins — the flagon — " Oh ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip—" what... | |
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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... 
