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" ... gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met... "
The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany - Page 326
1819
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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., (Washington Irving)., Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 pages
...anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew , which somewhat surprised him , for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in the **) Sassafras = ein lorbeerartiger nordamerikanischer Baum, sowie das gewiirzhafte als Heilmittel gebrauchte...
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Our favourite fairy tales and famous histories, told for the hundredth time

Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 pages
...anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with everyone in the country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was...
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The Granville series. Reading book. Standard 1-6

Granville series - 1881 - 376 pages
...but no dog was to be seen. 3. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had...with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably1 stroked their chins. The constant recurrence" of this gesture induced...
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A life of Washington Irving

Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 pages
...anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had...invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture, induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same, when, to his astonishment, he found his beard...
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Rip Van Winkle, and Other Sketches

Washington Irving - 1882 - 258 pages
...anxiety turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had...invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip involuntarily, to do the same, when to his astonishment he found his beard...
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Gleanings from popular authors, grave and gay, Volume 1

Gleanings - 1882 - 692 pages
...shout, but no dog was to be seen. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had...invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same, when to his astonishment he found his beard...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent

Washington Irving - 1882 - 392 pages
...his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none whom he new, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself...invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture, induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same, when, to his astonishment, he found his beard...
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Complete Works, Volume 9

Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 pages
...anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced...
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Selections of American Humour in Prose and Verse

John Hamer - 1883 - 334 pages
...shout, but no dog was to be seen. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had...invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same, when to his astonishment he found his beard...
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Favorite Authors in Prose and Poetry

James Thomas Fields - 1884 - 988 pages
...anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced...
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