Six Selections from Irving's Sketch-book: With Notes, Questions, Etc. for Home and School UseGinn; The Althenaeum Press, 1878 - 157 من الصفحات |
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... heard or read of the watery world beneath me , of the finny herds that roam its fathomless valleys , of the shapeless monsters that lurk among the very foundations of the earth , and of those wild phantasms that swell the tales of ...
... heard or read of the watery world beneath me , of the finny herds that roam its fathomless valleys , of the shapeless monsters that lurk among the very foundations of the earth , and of those wild phantasms that swell the tales of ...
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... heard of more " ! The sight of this wreck , as usual , gave rise to many dismal anecdotes . This was particularly the case in the evening , when the weather , which had hitherto been fair , began to look wild and threatening , and gave ...
... heard of more " ! The sight of this wreck , as usual , gave rise to many dismal anecdotes . This was particularly the case in the evening , when the weather , which had hitherto been fair , began to look wild and threatening , and gave ...
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... heard their drowning cry mingling with the wind . The blast that bore it to our ears swept us out of all farther hearing . I shall never forget that cry ! It was and 700 miles in length , with a depth of water varying from 10 to 160 ...
... heard their drowning cry mingling with the wind . The blast that bore it to our ears swept us out of all farther hearing . I shall never forget that cry ! It was and 700 miles in length , with a depth of water varying from 10 to 160 ...
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... heard anything of them more . " we never I confess these stories , for a time , put an end to all my fine fancies . The storm increased with the night . The sea was lashed into tremendous confusion . There was a fearful , sullen sound ...
... heard anything of them more . " we never I confess these stories , for a time , put an end to all my fine fancies . The storm increased with the night . The sea was lashed into tremendous confusion . There was a fearful , sullen sound ...
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... heard the waves rushing along the sides of the ship , and roaring in my very ear , it seemed as if Death were raging 2 round this floating prison , seeking for his prey ; the mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give ...
... heard the waves rushing along the sides of the ship , and roaring in my very ear , it seemed as if Death were raging 2 round this floating prison , seeking for his prey ; the mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give ...
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الصفحة 109 - Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled on; a tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
الصفحة 105 - When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their bold outlines on the clear evening sky ; but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of gray vapors about their summits, which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will glow and light up like a crown of glory.
الصفحة 40 - The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weathercock perched upon his spindle neck, to tell which way the wind blew.
الصفحة 120 - Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red nightcap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes — all this was strange and incomprehensible.
الصفحة 150 - Since ghost there is none to affright thee. 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.
الصفحة 123 - 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 121 - Hill, heroes of seventy-six, and other words, which were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the bewildered Van Winkle. The appearance of Rip, with his long grizzled beard, his rusty fowling-piece, his uncouth dress, and an army of women and children at his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians.
الصفحة 35 - Not far from this village, perhaps about two miles, there is a little valley or rather lap of land among high hills, which is one of the quietest places in the whole world. A small brook glides through it, with just murmur enough to lull one to repose; and the occasional whistle of a quail or tapping of a woodpecker is almost the only sound that ever breaks in upon the uniform tranquillity.
الصفحة 80 - As he approached the stream his heart began to thump; he summoned up, however, all his resolution, gave his horse half a score of kicks in the ribs, and attempted to dash briskly across the bridge; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the fence. Ichabod, whose fears increased with the delay, jerked the reins on the other side, and kicked lustily with the contrary foot. It was all in vain; his steed started, it is true, but it...
الصفحة 65 - It was, as I have said, a fine autumnal day, the sky was clear and serene, and nature wore that rich and golden livery which we always associate with the idea of abundance. The forests had put on their sober brown and yellow, while some trees of the tenderer kind had been nipped by the frosts into brilliant dyes of orange, purple, and scarlet. Streaming files of wild ducks began to make their appearance high in the air ; the bark of the squirrel might be heard from the groves of beech and hickory...