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... Knickerbocker ; " it was pub- lished at the end of 1809 ; and it met with an instant ap- preciation , which has continued down to the present time . In spite of the encouragement of this success Irving did X INTRODUCTION.
... Knickerbocker ; " it was pub- lished at the end of 1809 ; and it met with an instant ap- preciation , which has continued down to the present time . In spite of the encouragement of this success Irving did X INTRODUCTION.
الصفحة xvi
... lofty theme , nor sought to look wise and learned , which appears to be very much the fashion among our American writers , at present . I have preferred addressing myself to the feeling and fancy of the xvi INTRODUCTION.
... lofty theme , nor sought to look wise and learned , which appears to be very much the fashion among our American writers , at present . I have preferred addressing myself to the feeling and fancy of the xvi INTRODUCTION.
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... present work , it is only because I do not see that scope in the nature of it which would enable me to make those satisfactory accounts between us , without which I really feel no satisfaction in engaging — but I will do all I can to ...
... present work , it is only because I do not see that scope in the nature of it which would enable me to make those satisfactory accounts between us , without which I really feel no satisfaction in engaging — but I will do all I can to ...
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... present I am as use- less for regular service as one of my own country Indians or a Don Cossack . " I must , therefore , keep on pretty much as I have be- gun ; writing when I can , not when I would . I shall oc- casionally shift my ...
... present I am as use- less for regular service as one of my own country Indians or a Don Cossack . " I must , therefore , keep on pretty much as I have be- gun ; writing when I can , not when I would . I shall oc- casionally shift my ...
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... meditate on the falling tower - to escape , in short , from the common - place realities of the present , and lose myself among the shadowy grandeurs of the past . I had , beside all this , an earnest desire 12 THE SKETCH - BOOK.
... meditate on the falling tower - to escape , in short , from the common - place realities of the present , and lose myself among the shadowy grandeurs of the past . I had , beside all this , an earnest desire 12 THE SKETCH - BOOK.
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الصفحة 292 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
الصفحة 51 - A Tory ! a Tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him ! away with him !" It was with great difficulty that the self-important man in the cocked hat restored order ; and, having assumed a tenfold austerity of brow, demanded again of the unknown culprit what he came there for, and whom he was seeking. The poor man humbly assured him that he meant no harm, but m'erely came there in search of some of his neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they ?— name them.
الصفحة 50 - Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of Congress — liberty — Bunker's Hill — heroes of seventy-six — and other words, which were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the...
الصفحة 52 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
الصفحة 44 - ... of buttons down the sides and bunches at the knees. He bore on his shoulder a stout keg that seemed full of liquor, and made signs for Rip to approach and assist him with the load.
الصفحة 45 - As they ascended, Rip every now and then heard long rolling peals, like distant thunder, that seemed to issue out of a deep ravine or rather cleft between lofty rocks, toward which their rugged path conducted.
الصفحة 48 - ... in the country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence...
الصفحة 40 - The women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible.
الصفحة 305 - As monumental bronze unchanged his look: A soul that pity touch'd but never shook: Train'd from his tree-rock'd cradle to his bier, The fierce extremes of good and ill to brook Impassive — fearing but the shame of fear — A stoic of the woods — a man without a tear.
الصفحة 157 - ... then be sure that every unkind look, every ungracious word, every ungentle action, will come thronging back upon thy memory and knocking dolefully at thy soul — then be sure that thou wilt lie down sorrowing and repentant on the grave, and utter the unheard groan, and pour the unavailing tear ; more deep, more bitter, because unheard and unavailing.