The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volumen1John Murray, 1820 - 419 páginas |
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... characters and manners . Even when a mere child I began my travels , and made many tours of discovery into foreign parts and unknown regions of my native city , to the frequent alarm of my parents , and the emolument of the town - crier ...
... characters and manners . Even when a mere child I began my travels , and made many tours of discovery into foreign parts and unknown regions of my native city , to the frequent alarm of my parents , and the emolument of the town - crier ...
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... character which has given him the greatest interest in eyes , and induced me particularly to point him out to my countrymen . Eminent as are his literary merits , he is but one among the many distinguished authors of this intellectual ...
... character which has given him the greatest interest in eyes , and induced me particularly to point him out to my countrymen . Eminent as are his literary merits , he is but one among the many distinguished authors of this intellectual ...
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... character , which gives the nameless grace to real excellence , may cause him to be undervalued by some coarse minds , who do not know that true worth is always void of glare and pretension . But the man of letters who speaks of ...
... character , which gives the nameless grace to real excellence , may cause him to be undervalued by some coarse minds , who do not know that true worth is always void of glare and pretension . But the man of letters who speaks of ...
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... character , that at times it approaches to sublimity . Nothing can be more touching than to behold a soft and tender female , who had been all weakness and dependence , and alive to every trivial roughness while treading D2 THE WIFE.
... character , that at times it approaches to sublimity . Nothing can be more touching than to behold a soft and tender female , who had been all weakness and dependence , and alive to every trivial roughness while treading D2 THE WIFE.
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... characters pro- duced an harmonious combination : he was of a romantic and somewhat serious cast ; she was all life and gladness . I have often noticed the mute rapture with which he would gaze upon her in company , of which her ...
... characters pro- duced an harmonious combination : he was of a romantic and somewhat serious cast ; she was all life and gladness . I have often noticed the mute rapture with which he would gaze upon her in company , of which her ...
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Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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!
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.