 | Edward Napoleon Kirby - 1895 - 216 pages
...with one arm a-kimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating as it were into his very soul, demanded, in an austere tone,...and whether he meant to breed a riot in the village. 27. " Alas ! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor, quiet man, a native of the place,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1896 - 416 pages
...with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone,...heels, and whether he meant to breed a riot in the village?"—"Alas! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1897 - 330 pages
...with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded, in an austere...of the place, and a loyal subject of the king, God blesi him ! " Here a general shout burst from the bystanders, — "A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 pages
...with one arm a-kimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone,..."Alas ! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, "lam a poor, quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the King, God bless him !" Here... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 pages
...with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his 5 cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone,...whether he meant to breed a riot in the village?" 10 "Alas! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, "I am a poor, quiet man, a native of the place,... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 pages
...with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his 5 cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone,...whether he meant to breed a riot in the village?" 10 "Alas! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, "I am a poor, quiet man, a native of the place,... | |
 | Ernest Rhys - 1897 - 256 pages
...with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone,...heels; and whether he meant to breed a riot in the village?"—"Alas! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, "I am a poor quiet man, a native of the... | |
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1898 - 412 pages
...putting them to the right and left with his elbows as he passed, and, planting himself before Van Winkle, demanded in an austere tone, " what brought him to...and whether he meant to breed a riot in the village ? " 8. " Alas ! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor, quiet man, a native of the... | |
 | Charles Noble - 1898 - 460 pages
...with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone,...to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a ioo mob at his heels, and whether he meant to breed a riot in the village?" " Alas ! gentlemen," cried... | |
 | Frederick Saunders, Minnie K. Davis - 1899 - 768 pages
...with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded, in an austere...place, and a loyal subject of the King, God bless him ! " Uere a general shout burst from the by-standers — "A tory! a tory! a spy! a refugee! hustle him!... | |
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... knowing, self-important old gentleman, in a sharp cocked hat, made his way through the crowd, putting them to the right and left with his elbows as he passed, and planting himself before Van Winkle, with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane,... 
