What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing... Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Страница 66по Washington Irving - 1865 - 504 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
| Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague, Spraque Homer Baxter - 1884 - 144 страници
...pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of 270 the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed...statue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth, lack-lustre counte- 275 nances, that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion now... | |
| William Swinton - 1885 - 620 страници
...melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted3 the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...fixed statue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth, lack-luster countenances, that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion... | |
| William Swinton - 1885 - 624 страници
...melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted3 the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...fixed statue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth, lack-luster countenances, that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 224 страници
...melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...fixed, statue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth countenances, that his heart turned within him, and his . knees smote together. His companion now emptied... | |
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1885 - 440 страници
...melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness'of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...with such fixed statue-like gaze, and such strange, lack-lustre countenances that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion... | |
| Mark Twain - 1888 - 748 страници
...melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large fiagons, and made signs to him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear and trembling; they quaffed... | |
| William A. Campbell - 1890 - 514 страници
...melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. of the keg into large flagons, and made signs to him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear... | |
| Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - 1889 - 524 страници
...melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. io As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at... | |
| Washington Irving - 1891 - 140 страници
...melancholy party__f>f pleasure lie had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness _of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed jjlong the mountains like rumbling peals of thunde... As Rip and his companion approached them, they... | |
| Washington Irving - 1892 - 242 страници
...melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were...fixed, statue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth, lack-luster countenances, that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion... | |
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