...Ten Selections from the Sketch-bookAmerican book Company, 1892 - 149 страници |
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... round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly , every one had his tale of shipwreck and disaster . I was particularly struck with a short one related by the captain . 66 ' As I was once sailing , " said ...
... round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly , every one had his tale of shipwreck and disaster . I was particularly struck with a short one related by the captain . 66 ' As I was once sailing , " said ...
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... round this floating prison , seeking for his prey . The mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give him entrance . A fine day , however , with a tranquil sea and favoring breeze , soon put all these dismal reflections ...
... round this floating prison , seeking for his prey . The mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give him entrance . A fine day , however , with a tranquil sea and favoring breeze , soon put all these dismal reflections ...
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... round upon the com- fortable chamber and the scene of domestic hilarity ? The English , from the great prevalence of rural habits through- out every class of society , have always been fond of those festi- vals and holidays which ...
... round upon the com- fortable chamber and the scene of domestic hilarity ? The English , from the great prevalence of rural habits through- out every class of society , have always been fond of those festi- vals and holidays which ...
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... round the hearth , beguiling the long evening with legendary jokes and oft - told Christmas tales . One of the least pleasing effects of modern refinement is the havoc it has made among the hearty old holiday customs . It has completely ...
... round the hearth , beguiling the long evening with legendary jokes and oft - told Christmas tales . One of the least pleasing effects of modern refinement is the havoc it has made among the hearty old holiday customs . It has completely ...
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... round the anvil suspend their ringing hammers , and suffer the iron to grow cool ; and the sooty specter , in brown paper cap , laboring at the bellows , leans on the handle for a moment , and permits the asthmatic engine to heave a ...
... round the anvil suspend their ringing hammers , and suffer the iron to grow cool ; and the sooty specter , in brown paper cap , laboring at the bellows , leans on the handle for a moment , and permits the asthmatic engine to heave a ...
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Страница 143 - The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired " on which side he voted ?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and, rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, " Whether he was Federal or Democrat...
Страница 140 - The very village was altered : it was larger and more populous. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before, and those which had been his familiar haunts had disappeared.
Страница 139 - ... of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught. One taste provoked another, and he reiterated his visits to the flagon so often that at length his senses were overpowered, his eyes swam in his head, his head gradually declined, and he fell into a deep sleep.
Страница 147 - ... husband, whom Rip recollected for one of the urchins that used to climb upon his back. As to Rip's son and heir, who was the ditto of himself, seen leaning against the tree, he was employed to work on the farm; but evinced an hereditary disposition to attend to anything else but his business.
Страница 66 - Just in this nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving man, with dish in hand. March'd boldly up, like our...
Страница 114 - It was, as I have said, a fine autumnal day ; the sky was clear and serene, and nature wore that rich and golden livery which we always associate with the idea of abundance. The forests had put on their sober brown and yellow, while some trees of the tenderer kind had been nipped by the frosts into brilliant dyes of orange, purple, and scarlet. Streaming files of wild ducks began to make their appearance high in the air; the bark of the squirrel might be heard from the groves of beech and hickory...
Страница 132 - ... those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. Their tempers, doubtless, are rendered pliant and malleable in the fiery furnace of domestic tribulation, and a curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and long-suffering.
Страница 138 - There was one who seemed to be the commander. He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them. The 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 from Holland at the time of the settlement.
Страница 143 - Alas! Gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, "I am a poor, quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the king. God bless him!" Here a general shout burst from the bystanders. "A tory! A tory! A spy! A refugee! Hustle him! Away with him!
Страница 100 - It was a matter of no little vanity to him on Sundays to take his station in front of the church gallery with a band of chosen singers, where in his own mind he completely carried away the palm from the parson. Certain it is his voice resounded far above all the rest of the congregation...