 He grieved to give up his dog and 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...  Selections of American Humour in Prose and Verse - Page 110edited by - 1883 - 318 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 186 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people,...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. 5. As he approached the village he met a number of people,...with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 206 pages
...village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had 345 thought himself acquainted with every one in the country...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this sat gesture induced... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1878 - 152 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people,...he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had sa thought himself acquainted with every one in the country round. Their dress, too, was of a different... | |
 | Solomon Deutsch - 1879 - 386 pages
...flefuflt íjabc. 8. Which relating to the contents of a whole sentence must be translated by toad ; as, He met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, er bcfltflnete einer ЭДспце »on Seilten, bod) feinen, ben er fcmntc, toaé ifin cmiflcrma&en... | |
 | 1880 - 444 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people,...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 444 pages
...trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. E* As he approached the village he met a number nf people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 pages
...shouldered the rusty fire-lock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people,...had thought himself acquainted with every one in the **) Sassafras = ein lorbeerartiger nordamerikanischer Baum, sowie das gewiirzhafte als Heilmittel gebrauchte... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 pages
...shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people,...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... | |
 | mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 328 pages
...anxious heart Rip turned his steps homeward, wondering what excuse he should make to Dame Van Winkle. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew. They all stared at him with surprise, and invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of... | |
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