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" What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. "
The Portfolio of Entertaining & Instructive Varieties in History, Literature ... - Page 294
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Stepping Stones to Literature: A reader for sixth grades

Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1897 - 330 pages
...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...most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene...
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Introduction to American Literature: Including Illustrative Selections, with ...

Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1897 - 554 pages
...group reminded Rip of the figures in an old Flemish painting, in the parlor of Dominie Van Schaick, the village parson, and which had been brought over...most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene...
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Rip Van Winkle

Washington Irving - 1897 - 50 pages
...them. The whole group reminded Rip of an old Flemish painting, in the parlor of Dominie Van Schaick, the village parson, and which had been brought over...most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party ot pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene...
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School Reading by Grades: First [-eighth] Year, Book 8

James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 pages
...Flemish painting in the parlor of Dominie Van Schaick, the village parson, and which had been brought 10 over from Holland at the time of the settlement. What...most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure IB he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene...
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School Reading by Grades: Eighth Year

James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 pages
...Flemish painting in the parlor of Dominie Van Schaick, the village parson, and which had been brought 10 over from Holland at the time of the settlement. What...most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure is he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene...
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american prose

george rice carpenter - 1898 - 498 pages
...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...most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene...
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American Prose: Selections, with Critical Introductions by Various Writers

George Rice Carpenter - 1898 - 498 pages
...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...most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene...
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The Children's First [ -fourth] Reader, Book 4

Ellen M. Cyr - 1898 - 412 pages
...and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes with roses in them. What seemed particularly odd to Rip was that though...most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene...
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Choice Literature...for Intermediate Grades, Book 1

1898 - 200 pages
...of the figures in an old Flemish painting in the parlor of Dominie Van Shaick, the village parson, which had been brought over from Holland at the time...seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folk were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious...
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Authors' Birthdays: Containing Exercises for the Celebration of the ...

Charles William Bardeen - 1898 - 406 pages
...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...of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Eip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest...
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