There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq - Page 38by Washington Irving - 1843 - 361 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1821 - 502 pages
...the head was decorated with a cocked ' hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL ' WASHINGTON. ' There was, as usual, a crowd of folk...was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it. in' stead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He look' ed in vain for the sage Nicholas... | |
| English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Hip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There •was a busy, bustling, disputatious... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1831 - 518 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedderj with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke, instead... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENEHAJ, WASBISGTOS. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door,...character of the people seemed changed. There was a husy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity.... | |
| Washington Irving - 1846 - 356 pages
...and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd ol folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected....tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Veddcr, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 518 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GRNRRAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and under neath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 550 pages
...neath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASIIINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk ahout the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 482 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputations tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in... | |
| Washington Irving - Americans - 1849 - 538 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummcl, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
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