 ... at the poor man's perplexities. What was to be done ? the morning was passing away, and Rip felt famished for want of his breakfast. He grieved to give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife; but it would not do to starve among the mountains.  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 54by Washington Irving - 1849 - 465 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice ; and who, secure m their elevation, seemed to look down and scoff at...morning was passing away, and Rip felt famished for his breakfast. He grieved to give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife : but it would not... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice ; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and...his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice ; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and...grieved to give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet VOL. i. v his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and scoff at the poor man's perplexities. What was to he done? the morning was passing away, and Rip felt famished for want of his breakfast. He grieved... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and...his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, should -irtd the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice ; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and...was to be done? the morning was passing away, and Kip felt famished for his breakfast. He grieved to give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet his... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice ; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look ,down and...his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice ; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and...his wife , but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head , shouldered the rusty firelock , and , with a heart full of trouble and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice ; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and...his wife; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and...his wife; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and... | |
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