 Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in his home and friends, and finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him, too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time and of matters which he could not understand: war —...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 88by Washington Irving - 1823Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...— he never came back again. " — " Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster ? " — " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is...such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point ; — he had no courage to ask after any... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...don't know — he never came back again." " Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster ?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Hip's heart died away, at hearing of these sad changes in his home and friends, and finding himself... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...don't know — he never, came back again." "Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is...such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point ; — he had no courage to ask after any... | |
 | 1821 - 504 pages
...know — he never came back 'again." — "Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster?" — "He ' went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is...such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not ' understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point ; — he had no courage ' to ask after... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...know — he never came back again. » « Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster. » « He went off to the, wars too, was a great militia general, and is...such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point; — he had no courage to ask after *7... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...army in the —he never came back again." "Where's Van Brummel, the schoolmaster ? " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, ^ and is...in Congress. " Rip's heart died away at hearing of the sad changes in his home and friends, and finding himself thus alone in the Mui:e^ anc mw«* »»... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...don't know — he never came back again." " Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster ?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is...such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney Point ; — he had no courage to ask after any... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...don't know — he never came back again." " Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster ?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is...thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : — war... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...don't know — he never came back again." " Where 's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster ? " " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is...of these sad changes in his home and friends, and rinding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him too, by treating of such enormous... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...know — he never came back again. » « Where's Van Bummel , the schoolmaster? » « He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general , and is...world. Every answer puzzled him too, by treating of snch enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand : war — congress — Stoney-Point... | |
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