 ... and weather-beaten), there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the chivalrous...  Essays from the Sketch-book - Page 27by Washington Irving - 1900 - 159 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Kneeland, Henry Nathan Wheeler - 1891 - 508 pages
...of Great Britain, a simple, good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the...and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina. 1 He inherited, however, but little of the martial character of his ancestors. I have observed that... | |
 | 1891 - 432 pages
...of Great Britain, a simple, good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the...and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina. 1 He inherited, however, but little of the martial character of his ancestors. I have observed that... | |
 | 1891 - 508 pages
...of Great Britain, a simple, good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the...Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina.1 He inherited, however, but little of the martial character of his ancestors. I have observed... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1891 - 140 pages
...of Great Britain, a simple, good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the...Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina.1 He inherited, however, but little of the martial character of his ancestors. I have observed... | |
 | Charles F. Beezley - 1891 - 436 pages
...figured so gallantly in the chivalrous days of Ptter Stuyvesant. and accompanied him to the siiige of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little...character of his ancestors. I have observed that he was a »imple, good-natured man ; he was moreover » Wind neighbour and an obedient henpecked husband. Indeed,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 422 pages
...province of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the...obedient henpecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that meekness of spirit which gained him such universal popularity ; for... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 160 pages
...gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina.2 He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...obedient, henpecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that meekness of spirit which gained him such universal popularity ; for... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 170 pages
...of Great Britain, a simple, good-natured fellow of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the...Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina.2 He inherited, however, but little of the martial character of his ancestors. I have observed... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 318 pages
...of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the...simple, goodnatured man ; he was moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient henpecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 234 pages
...province of Great Britain, a simple goodnatured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the...obedient henpecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that meekness of spirit which gained him such universal • popularity... | |
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