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... tell when he sets forth to wander , whither he may be driven by the uncertain currents of existence ; or when he may return ; or whether it may ever be his lot to revisit the scenes of his childhood ? I said that at sea all is vacancy ...
... tell when he sets forth to wander , whither he may be driven by the uncertain currents of existence ; or when he may return ; or whether it may ever be his lot to revisit the scenes of his childhood ? I said that at sea all is vacancy ...
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... tell the story of their end . have been wafted after that ship ; What sigh's what prayers offered up at the deserted fireside of home ! How often has the mistress , the wife , the mo- ther , pored over the daily news , to catch some ...
... tell the story of their end . have been wafted after that ship ; What sigh's what prayers offered up at the deserted fireside of home ! How often has the mistress , the wife , the mo- ther , pored over the daily news , to catch some ...
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... tell- ing her that her husband is a beggar ! —that she is to forego all the elegancies of life - all the pleasures of society - to shrink with me into in- digence and obscurity ! To tell her that I have dragged her down from the sphere ...
... tell- ing her that her husband is a beggar ! —that she is to forego all the elegancies of life - all the pleasures of society - to shrink with me into in- digence and obscurity ! To tell her that I have dragged her down from the sphere ...
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... tell the truth , it is not a whit better than it should be . Its chief merit is its scrupulous accuracy , which indeed was a little questioned , on its first appearance , but has since been completely established ; and it is now ...
... tell the truth , it is not a whit better than it should be . Its chief merit is its scrupulous accuracy , which indeed was a little questioned , on its first appearance , but has since been completely established ; and it is now ...
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... tell the precise truth , was sadly time worn and weather beaten , ) there lived many years since , while the country was yet a province of Great Britain , a simple good- natured fellow , of the name of Rip Van Winkle . He was a ...
... tell the precise truth , was sadly time worn and weather beaten , ) there lived many years since , while the country was yet a province of Great Britain , a simple good- natured fellow , of the name of Rip Van Winkle . He was a ...
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Page 80 - 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 merely came there in search of some of his neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. "Well, who are they? Name them.
Page 68 - Rip Van Winkle ! Rip Van Winkle ! " At the same time Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him ; he looked anxiously in the same direction, and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place ; but supposing it to be...
Page 75 - He grieved to give up his dog and gun, he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none whom he knew ; which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in the country round.
Page 66 - 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!
Page 61 - 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 himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family.
Page 73 - what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle!" He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten.
Page 76 - ... 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...
Page 56 - 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.
Page 55 - 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.
Page 61 - Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way of replying to all lectures of the kind, and that, by frequent use, had grown into a habit. He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing.