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. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 73by Washington Irving - 1820 - 419 pagesFull view - About this book
| Washington Irving - 1857 - 478 pages
...wild retreat among the rocks —the wobegone party at nine-pms — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon !" thought Rip — " what excuse...to Dame Van Winkle !" He looked round for his gun, hut in place of the clean welloiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel... | |
| Washington Irving - 1864 - 520 pages
...of the clean, well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock wormeaten. He now suspected that the grave roisters of the mountain had put a trick upon him, and, having dosed him with liquor, had robbed him... | |
| Washington Irving - 1865 - 518 pages
...woebegone party at nine-pins — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon! that wicked flagon!" thought Kip — "what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ?" He...he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel incrustcd with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten. He now suspected that the grave... | |
| Penny readings - 1866 - 304 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the woe-begone party at ninepins — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon !" thought Rip ; " what excuse...he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock fulling off, and the stock wormeaten. He now suspected that the grave... | |
| Golden gift - 1868 - 168 pages
...sleep. had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean,...barrel encrusted with rust, the lock falling off, the stock worm-eaten. He now suspected that the grave roysterers of the mountain had put a trick upon... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1869 - 260 pages
...woe-begone party at ninepins— the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon I that wicked flagon !" thought Itip ; " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ?" He...stock worm-eaten. He now suspected that the grave roysterers of the mountain had put a trick upon him, and having dosed him with liquor, had robbed him... | |
| Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870 - 244 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the woe-begone party at nine-pins — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip : " what excuse...Van Winkle ? " He looked round for his gun ; but, in the place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old fire-lock lying by him, the barrel... | |
| John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 232 pages
...the wild retreat among the rocks, the woe-begone party at ninepins, the flagon ! " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip ; " what excuse...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... | |
| Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...Dame Van Winkle?" oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel imirusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten. He now suspected that the grave roisters of the mountain had put a trick upon him, and, having dosed him with liquor, had robbed him... | |
| 1872 - 660 pages
...nnuntain-ravine, the wild retreat among the rocks, the woebegone party at ninepins, the flagon. "Oh that flagon! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip. " What excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle?" oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the -barrel iucrusted with rust, the lock... | |
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