The sketch bookGeorge P. Putnam, 1849 |
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الصفحة vii
... hand for a second volume . Several days having elapsed without any communication From Mr. Murray , I addressed a note to him , in which I construed his lence into a tacit rejection of my work , and begged that the numbers I had left ...
... hand for a second volume . Several days having elapsed without any communication From Mr. Murray , I addressed a note to him , in which I construed his lence into a tacit rejection of my work , and begged that the numbers I had left ...
الصفحة x
... hand , he will encourage me to further enterprise ; and it will be something like trading with a gipsy for the fruits of his prowlings , who may at one time have nothing but a wooden bowl to offer , and at another time a silver tankard ...
... hand , he will encourage me to further enterprise ; and it will be something like trading with a gipsy for the fruits of his prowlings , who may at one time have nothing but a wooden bowl to offer , and at another time a silver tankard ...
الصفحة xii
... hand . ” The first volume of the Sketch Book was put to press in London as I had resolved , at my own risk , by a bookseller unknown to fame , and without any of the usual arts by which a work is trumpeted into notice . Still some ...
... hand . ” The first volume of the Sketch Book was put to press in London as I had resolved , at my own risk , by a bookseller unknown to fame , and without any of the usual arts by which a work is trumpeted into notice . Still some ...
الصفحة 11
... hand , and bring home their portfolios filled with sketches , I am disposed to get up a few for the entertainment of my friends . When , however , I look over the hints and memorandums I have taken down for the purpose , my THE AUTHOR'S ...
... hand , and bring home their portfolios filled with sketches , I am disposed to get up a few for the entertainment of my friends . When , however , I look over the hints and memorandums I have taken down for the purpose , my THE AUTHOR'S ...
الصفحة 19
... hands were thrust into his pockets ; he was whistling thoughtfully , and walking to and fro , a small space having been accorded him by the crowd , in deference to his temporary importance . There were repeated cheerings and salutations ...
... hands were thrust into his pockets ; he was whistling thoughtfully , and walking to and fro , a small space having been accorded him by the crowd , in deference to his temporary importance . There were repeated cheerings and salutations ...
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الصفحة 252 - Lear. The little dogs and all, Tray, Blanch, and Sweet-heart, see, they bark at me.
الصفحة 49 - 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 !" Wolf would wag his tail, look wistfully in his master's face, and if dogs can feel pity, I verily believe he reciprocated the sentiment with all his heart.
الصفحة 156 - Windsor, thou didst swear to me then, as I was washing thy wound, to marry me and make me my lady thy wife.
الصفحة 61 - Rip's daughter took him home to live with her; she had a snug, well-furnished house, and a stout, cheery farmer for a husband, whom Rip recollected for one of the urchins that used to climb upon his back. As to Rip's son and heir, who was the ditto of himself, seen leaning against the tree, he was employed to work on the farm; but evinced an hereditary disposition to attend to anything else but his business.
الصفحة 51 - ... like distant thunder, that seemed to issue out of a deep ravine, or rather cleft, between lofty rocks, toward which their rugged path conducted. He paused for an instant, but supposing it to be the muttering of one of those transient thundershowers which often take place in mountain heights, he proceeded.
الصفحة 55 - 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 180 - With fairest flowers, Whilst summer lasts, and I live here, Fidele, I'll sweeten thy sad grave : thou shalt not lack The flower that's like thy face, pale primrose ; nor The azured hare-bell, like thy veins ; no, nor The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander, Out-sweeten'd not thy breath...
الصفحة 49 - ... cliffs, and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun. For some time Rip lay musing on this scene ; evening was gradually advancing; the mountains began to throw their long blue shadows over the valleys; he saw that it would be dark long before he could reach the village, and he heaved a heavy sigh when he thought of encountering the terrors of Dame Van Winkle. As he was about to descend, he heard a voice from a distance, hallooing, "Rip Van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle!
الصفحة 58 - Nicholas Vedder! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too.
الصفحة 43 - 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.