| mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 328 pages
...rubbed his eyes ; it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft and breasting the pure mountain breeze. ' Surely/ thought Rip, ' I must have slept here all night.' With an anxious heart Rip turned his steps homeward, wondering what... | |
| Washington Irving, Spraque Homer Baxter - 1880 - 146 pages
...his eyes, — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. " Surely," thought Eip, " I have not slept here all night." He recalled the oc- 295 currences before he fell asleep. The... | |
| Granville series - 1881 - 376 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...— the woe-begone party at ninepins — the flagon. " O that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip ; " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle?"... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks — the wobegone party at nine-pins — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 258 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...occurrences before he fell asleep. The strange man with the keg of liquor — the mountain ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks — the woebegone party... | |
| Gleanings - 1882 - 794 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...occurrences before he fell asleep. The strange man with the keg of liquor — the mountain ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks — the woebegone party... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 pages
....norning. The birds were hopping and twittering imong the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling alolt, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. " Surely,"...recalled the occurrences before he fell asleep. The itrant"" man with the keg of liquor — the mountain ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks —... | |
| John Hamer - 1883 - 338 pages
...his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...occurrences before he fell asleep. The strange man with the keg of liquor — the mountain ravine — the wild retreat among the rocks — the woebegone party... | |
| John Hamer - 1883 - 334 pages
...slept here all night." He recalled the occurrences before he fell asleep. The strange man with the keg of liquor — the mountain ravine — the wild...wicked flagon ! " thought Rip — " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ? " He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean welloiled fowling-piece,... | |
| James Thomas Fields - 1884 - 988 pages
...his eyes, -r- it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the...that wicked flagon!" thought Rip; " what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle ? " He looked round for his gun, but in place of tho clean, well-oiled fowling-piece,... | |
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