The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. With a new intr. by the author |
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... look over the literary articles I had forwarded to him , and , if he thought they would bear European republication , to ascer- tain whether Mr. Constable would be inclined to be the publisher . The parcel containing my work went by ...
... look over the literary articles I had forwarded to him , and , if he thought they would bear European republication , to ascer- tain whether Mr. Constable would be inclined to be the publisher . The parcel containing my work went by ...
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... look to no leading bookseller for a launch , but to throw my work before the public at my own risk , and let it sink or swim according to its merits . I wrote to that effect to Scott , and soon received a reply : " I observe with ...
... look to no leading bookseller for a launch , but to throw my work before the public at my own risk , and let it sink or swim according to its merits . I wrote to that effect to Scott , and soon received a reply : " I observe with ...
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... look beyond his own country for the sublime and beautiful of natural scenery . But Europe held forth the charms of storied and poetical association . There were to be seen the masterpieces of art , the refinements of highly - cultivated ...
... look beyond his own country for the sublime and beautiful of natural scenery . But Europe held forth the charms of storied and poetical association . There were to be seen the masterpieces of art , the refinements of highly - cultivated ...
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... portfolios filled with sketches , I am disposed to get up a few for the entertainment of my friends . When , however , I look over the hints and memorandums I have taken down for the purpose , my THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF . 11.
... portfolios filled with sketches , I am disposed to get up a few for the entertainment of my friends . When , however , I look over the hints and memorandums I have taken down for the purpose , my THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF . 11.
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... look wild and threatening , and gave indications of one of those sudden storms which will sometimes break in upon the serenity of a summer As we sat round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly , every ...
... look wild and threatening , and gave indications of one of those sudden storms which will sometimes break in upon the serenity of a summer As we sat round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly , every ...
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Страница 246 - The little dogs and all, Tray, Blanch, and Sweetheart, see, they bark at me ! " cried Bracebridge, laughing. At the sound of his voice, the bark was changed into a yelp of delight, and in a moment he was surrounded and almost overpowered by the caresses of the faithful animals.
Страница 48 - On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He 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 have not slept here all night.
Страница 52 - It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it.
Страница 253 - Then let not the dark thee cumber; What though the moon does slumber, The stars of the night Will lend thee their light, Like tapers clear without number. Then, Julia, let me woo thee, Thus, thus to come unto me: And when I shall meet Thy silvery feet, ., . My soul I'll pour into thee.
Страница 54 - There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the church-yard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too.
Страница 45 - thy mistress leads thee a dog's life of it ; but never mind, my lad, whilst I live thou shalt never want a friend to stand by thee!
Страница 46 - On nearer approach he was still more surprised at the singularity of the stranger's appearance. He was a short, square-built old fellow, with thick bushy hair, and a grizzled beard.
Страница 39 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
Страница 47 - There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance...
Страница 56 - He recollected Rip at once, and corroborated his story in the most satisfactory manner. He assured the company that it was a fact, handed down from his ancestor the historian, that the Kaatskill Mountains had always been haunted by strange beings. That it was affirmed that the great Hendrick Hudson, the first discoverer of the river and country, kept a kind of vigil there every twenty years with his crew of the Half- moon...