 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
 | Casket - 1873 - 874 pages
...retreat among the riK'ks — the woebegone party at nine-pins — the flagon — "Oh! that flagon! m tired of ticking." Upon hearing this, the old clock...so enraged, that it was on the very point of êlrik hut in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel... | |
 | Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 pages
...wild retreat among the rocks—the woe-begone party at ninepins—the flagon—" Oh! that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip; " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle?" 10. He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...the wild retreat among the rocks, the woe-begone party at nine-pins, the flagon. " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon !" thought Rip; " what excuse shall...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... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 450 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 falling off, and the stock worm-eaten. He now suspected that the grave... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 186 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the woe-begone party at ninepins — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip; "what excuse shall...well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock 2 lying by him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worniTeaten. He... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 pages
...flagon — that wicked flagon ! " thought Eip ; " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ? " 2. He looked round for his gun ; but in place of the...well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying beside him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten. He now... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 206 pages
...woe-begone party at ninepins — the flagon — " Oh ! 285. Hollands, gin made in Holland. that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip ; " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle 1 " ro He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean, -welloiled fowling-piece, he found an... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1878 - 152 pages
...that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip ; " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle 1 " m He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean, welloiled fowjigg-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock falling... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1879 - 508 pages
...retreat among ..ne rocks — the woe-begone party at ninepins — the flagon. " Oh ! that flagon — that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip ; " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ? " 2. He looked round for his gun ; but in place of the clean, well-oiled fowling piece, he found... | |
 | 1880 - 516 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the woe-begone party at nine-pins — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip — " what excuse...he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel iucrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten. He now suspected that the grave... | |
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