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... worthy of comparison with the best examples in German . Perhaps what was most original and most important in this book was the group of stories and character sketches in which Irving handled American legends , and in which he proved ...
... worthy of comparison with the best examples in German . Perhaps what was most original and most important in this book was the group of stories and character sketches in which Irving handled American legends , and in which he proved ...
الصفحة xix
... worthy of comparison with the one story of this sort that Scott wrote , " Wandering Willie's Tale , " intro- duced into " Redgauntlet , " which was published in the same year as the " Tales of a Traveller , " and therefore after the ...
... worthy of comparison with the one story of this sort that Scott wrote , " Wandering Willie's Tale , " intro- duced into " Redgauntlet , " which was published in the same year as the " Tales of a Traveller , " and therefore after the ...
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... worthy book- seller failed before the first month was over , and the sale was interrupted . At this juncture Scott arrived in London . I called to him for help , as I was sticking in the mire , and , more pro- pitious than Hercules , he ...
... worthy book- seller failed before the first month was over , and the sale was interrupted . At this juncture Scott arrived in London . I called to him for help , as I was sticking in the mire , and , more pro- pitious than Hercules , he ...
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... worthy the attention of the citizens of our young and busy country , where litera- ture and the elegant arts must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity ; and must depend for their culture , not on the exclusive ...
... worthy the attention of the citizens of our young and busy country , where litera- ture and the elegant arts must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity ; and must depend for their culture , not on the exclusive ...
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... worthy associates . He is independent of the world around him . He lives with antiquity and posterity ; with antiquity , in the sweet communion of studious re- tirement ; and with posterity , in the generous aspirings 1 Address on the ...
... worthy associates . He is independent of the world around him . He lives with antiquity and posterity ; with antiquity , in the sweet communion of studious re- tirement ; and with posterity , in the generous aspirings 1 Address on the ...
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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.