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... Book " which has given to our noble Hudson the weird witchery of legend , charming as the blue outline of the Catskills , and fascinating as the shades of Sleepy Hollow . CONTENTS . PAGE THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF • 13 INTRODUCTION .
... Book " which has given to our noble Hudson the weird witchery of legend , charming as the blue outline of the Catskills , and fascinating as the shades of Sleepy Hollow . CONTENTS . PAGE THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF • 13 INTRODUCTION .
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... SLEEPY HOLLOW . RIP VAN WINKLE THE WIFE THE ART OF BOOK - MAKING STRATFORD - ON - AVON THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE · 23 ☺ 30 37 50 66 80 94 130 • 149 157 € 165 185 THE SKETCH - BOOK . THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF II.
... SLEEPY HOLLOW . RIP VAN WINKLE THE WIFE THE ART OF BOOK - MAKING STRATFORD - ON - AVON THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE · 23 ☺ 30 37 50 66 80 94 130 • 149 157 € 165 185 THE SKETCH - BOOK . THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF II.
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... all nations commonly prescribed it in cases of bruises and wounds . 4 James Thomson ( 1700-48 ) was the son of a Scotch minister , and author " 13 Zee , and where they always prudently shortened 94 IRVING . THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW.
... all nations commonly prescribed it in cases of bruises and wounds . 4 James Thomson ( 1700-48 ) was the son of a Scotch minister , and author " 13 Zee , and where they always prudently shortened 94 IRVING . THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW.
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... Sleepy Hollow , " and its rustic lads are called the Sleepy Hollow Boys " throughout all the neighboring country . A drowsy , dreamy influence seems to hang over the land , to pervade the very atmosphere . Some say that the place was ...
... Sleepy Hollow , " and its rustic lads are called the Sleepy Hollow Boys " throughout all the neighboring country . A drowsy , dreamy influence seems to hang over the land , to pervade the very atmosphere . Some say that the place was ...
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... Sleepy Hollow . " It is remarkable that the visionary propensity I have men- tioned is not confined to the native inhabitants of the valley , but is unconsciously imbibed by every one who resides there for a time . However wide - awake ...
... Sleepy Hollow . " It is remarkable that the visionary propensity I have men- tioned is not confined to the native inhabitants of the valley , but is unconsciously imbibed by every one who resides there for a time . However wide - awake ...
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Page 143 - The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side he voted ?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and, rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, " Whether he was Federal or Democrat...
Page 139 - ... of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught. One taste provoked another, and he reiterated his visits to the flagon so often that at length his senses were overpowered, his eyes swam in his head, his head gradually declined, and he fell into a deep sleep.
Page 147 - ... 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.
Page 133 - Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to...
Page 66 - Just in this nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving man, with dish in hand. March'd boldly up, like our...
Page 114 - 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...
Page 132 - ... those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. Their tempers, doubtless, are rendered pliant and malleable in the fiery furnace of domestic tribulation, and a curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and long-suffering.
Page 143 - Alas! Gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, "I am a poor, quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the king. God bless him!" Here a general shout burst from the bystanders. "A tory! A tory! A spy! A refugee! Hustle him! Away with him!
Page 138 - There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them. The whole group reminded Rip of the figures in an old Flemish painting, in the parlor of Dominie Van Shaick, the village parson, and which had been brought over from Holland at the time of the settlement.
Page 100 - It was a matter of no little vanity to him on Sundays to take his station in front of the church gallery with a band of chosen singers, where in his own mind he completely carried away the palm from the parson. Certain it is his voice resounded far above all the rest of the congregation...