The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. With a new intr. by the author |
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... turn aside from the dust and heat of the day , and drink of the living streams of knowledge . There is a " daily beauty in his life , " on which mankind may meditate and grow better . It exhibits no lofty and almost useless , because ...
... turn aside from the dust and heat of the day , and drink of the living streams of knowledge . There is a " daily beauty in his life , " on which mankind may meditate and grow better . It exhibits no lofty and almost useless , because ...
الصفحة 27
... turns to dross around us , these only retain their steady value . When friends grow cold , and the converse of intimates languishes into vapid civility and commonplace , these only continue the unaltered countenance of happier days ...
... turns to dross around us , these only retain their steady value . When friends grow cold , and the converse of intimates languishes into vapid civility and commonplace , these only continue the unaltered countenance of happier days ...
الصفحة 33
... turn to him , as if there alone she sought favor and acceptance . When leaning on his arm , her slender form contrasted finely with his tall manly person . The fond confiding air with which she looked up to him seemed to call forth a ...
... turn to him , as if there alone she sought favor and acceptance . When leaning on his arm , her slender form contrasted finely with his tall manly person . The fond confiding air with which she looked up to him seemed to call forth a ...
الصفحة 38
... turning from the main road up a narrow lane , so thickly shaded with forest trees as to give it a complete air of seclusion , we came in sight of the cottage . It was humble enough in its appearance for the most pastoral poet ; and yet ...
... turning from the main road up a narrow lane , so thickly shaded with forest trees as to give it a complete air of seclusion , we came in sight of the cottage . It was humble enough in its appearance for the most pastoral poet ; and yet ...
الصفحة 71
... turning it to waters of bitterness , the time may come when she may repent her folly . The present friendship of America may be of but little moment to her ; but the future destinies of that country do not admit of a doubt ; over those ...
... turning it to waters of bitterness , the time may come when she may repent her folly . The present friendship of America may be of but little moment to her ; but the future destinies of that country do not admit of a doubt ; over those ...
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الصفحة 246 - The little dogs and all, Tray, Blanch, and Sweetheart, see, they bark at me ! " cried Bracebridge, laughing. At the sound of his voice, the bark was changed into a yelp of delight, and in a moment he was surrounded and almost overpowered by the caresses of the faithful animals.
الصفحة 48 - 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 the pure mountain breeze. "Surely," thought Rip. "I have not slept here all night.
الصفحة 52 - 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 the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it.
الصفحة 253 - Then let not the dark thee cumber; What though the moon does slumber, The stars of the night Will lend thee their light, Like tapers clear without number. Then, Julia, let me woo thee, Thus, thus to come unto me: And when I shall meet Thy silvery feet, ., . My soul I'll pour into thee.
الصفحة 54 - There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the church-yard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too.
الصفحة 45 - thy mistress leads thee a dog's life of it ; but never mind, my lad, whilst I live thou shalt never want a friend to stand by thee!
الصفحة 46 - On nearer approach he was still more surprised at the singularity of the stranger's appearance. He was a short, square-built old fellow, with thick bushy hair, and a grizzled beard.
الصفحة 39 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
الصفحة 47 - There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance...
الصفحة 56 - He recollected Rip at once, and corroborated his story in the most satisfactory manner. He assured the company that it was a fact, handed down from his ancestor the historian, that the Kaatskill Mountains had always been haunted by strange beings. That it was affirmed that the great Hendrick Hudson, the first discoverer of the river and country, kept a kind of vigil there every twenty years with his crew of the Half- moon...