 | John Clark Ridpath - 1881 - 342 pages
...himself on a green knoll that crowned the brow of the precipice. For some time he lay musing on the scene. Evening was gradually advancing; the mountains...shadows over the valleys. He saw that it would be dark before he could reach the village, and he heaved a heavy sigh when he thought of encountering Dame... | |
 | Clemens Klöpper - 1881 - 508 pages
...shade (Bulwer). Being frightened at his own shadow, the child insisted on walking in the shade (Asher). The mountains began to throw their long blue shadows over the valleys (Irving). A shadow of liberty, virtue. Without a shadow of proof. To grasp a shadow. To vanish like... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 pages
...impending cliffs, and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun. For some time Kip lay musing on this scene ; evening was gradually advancing...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 258 pages
...fragments from the impending cliffs, and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun. For some time Rip lay musing on this scene; evening...sigh when he thought of encountering the terrors of Dams Van Winkle. As he was about to descend, he heard a voice from a distance hallooing, " Rip Van... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 pages
...fragments from the impending cliffs, and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun. For some time Rip lay musing on this scene ; evening...village ; and he heaved a heavy sigh when he thought ol encountering the terrors of Dame Van Winkle. \j As he was about to descend he heard a voice from... | |
 | Gleanings - 1882 - 692 pages
...covered with mountain herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. For some time Rip lay musing ; evening was gradually advancing, the mountains began...valleys, he saw that it would be dark long before lie could reach the village, and he heaved a heavy sigh when he thought of encountering the terrors... | |
 | John Hamer - 1883 - 334 pages
...covered with mountain herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. For some time Rip lay musing ; evening was gradually advancing, the mountains began...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!"... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1884 - 988 pages
...fragments from the impending cliffs, and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun. For some time Rip lay musing on this scene ; evening...shadows over the valleys ; he saw that it would be dark Ion" before he could reach the village, and ho O heaved a heavy sigh when he thought of encountering... | |
 | Christian Brothers - 1884 - 516 pages
...fragments from the impending cliffs, and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun. For some time Rip lay musing on this scene; evening...mountains began to throw their long blue shadows over the valloys; he saw. that it would be dark long before he could reach the village, and he heaved a heavy... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 620 pages
...fragments from the impending cliffs, and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun. For some time Rip lay musing on this scene; evening...he thought of encountering the terrors of Dame Van Winkle.1 As he was about to descend, he heard a voice from a distance, hallooing, " Kip Van Winkle... | |
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On the other side he looked down into a deep mountain glen, wild, lonely, and shagged, the bottom filled with fragments from the impending cliffs, and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun. For some time Rip lay musing on this scene... 
