 It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay, the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and...  Complete Works - Page 56by Washington Irving - 1882Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 pages
...to decay — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A halfstarved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it....called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his 7 teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed. — " My very dog," sighed poor Eip, " has forgotten... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 pages
...looked like Wolf, was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his 7 teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed....My very dog," sighed poor Rip, " has forgotten me I" He entered the house, which, to tell the truth, Dame Van Winkle had always kept in neat order. It... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 610 pages
...to decay ; the roof fallen in, the windows scattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it....was empty, forlorn, and apparently abandoned. This deso lateness overcame all his connubial tears. He called loudly for his wife and children. The lonely... | |
 | 1898 - 200 pages
...to decay — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog that looked like Wolf was skulking about it. Rip...tell the truth, Dame Van Winkle had always kept in good order. It was empty, forlorn, and apparently abandoned. This desolateness overcame all his connubial... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1898 - 406 pages
...to decay' — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A halfstarved dog that looked like Wolf was skulking about it. Rip...forgotten me!" He entered the house, which, to tell tho truth, Dame Van Winkle had always kept in neat order. It was empty, forlorn, and apparently abandoned.... | |
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1898 - 412 pages
...the house gone to decay, — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. He entered the house, which, to tell the truth, Dame...order. It was empty, forlorn, and apparently abandoned. . He now hurried forth and hastened to his old resort, the village inn ; but it, too, was gone. A large,... | |
 | Charles Noble - 1898 - 460 pages
...notice the balance of the sentences. It is more apparent to the ear than to the eye : " A half-starved dog that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it....the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on," lines 35-37. The accented words call attention to the natural points of emphasis, and it will be seen... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1899 - 546 pages
...to decay ; the roof fallen in, the windows scattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it....was empty, forlorn, and apparently abandoned. This desoT.:K J.'kV '•-.•• •. PUBLIC LIMA'S Y lateness overcame all his connubial tears. He called... | |
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1899 - 412 pages
...the house gone to decay, — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. He entered the house, which, to tell the truth, Dame...order. It was empty, forlorn, and apparently abandoned. He now hurried forth and hastened to his old resort, the village inn-; but it, too, was gone. A large,... | |
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1899 - 406 pages
...the house gone to decay, — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. He entered the house, which, to tell the truth, Dame...order. It was empty, forlorn, and apparently abandoned. He now hurried forth and hastened to his old resort, the village inn ; but it, too, was gone. A large,... | |
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