| 1819 - 610 pages
...lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles wh* figured so gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accom« * From the same work... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...weather beaten,) there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple, goodnatured fellow, of the name of Rip Van...simple, good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...weather beaten,) there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple goodnatured fellow, of the name of Rip Van...his ancestors. I have observed that he was a simple, good natured man; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient henpecked husband. Indeed, to... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 402 pages
...weather beaten,) there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple, goodnatured fellow, of the name of Rip Van...simple, good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...weather-beaten,) there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van...simple good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
| English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...weather-beaten), there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple goodnatured fellow, of the name of Rip Van...Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christiana. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character of his ancestors. I have observed... | |
| English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good natured fellow, of the name of Hip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles...gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accom. * From the same work from which the preceding aitk-le is taken. S s panied him to the siege... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...weather beaten,) there lived many years since, when the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van...simple good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...weather-beaten,) there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple, good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip...simple, good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient, hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...weather be.iten,) there lived many years since, when the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van...figured so gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesaut, and accompanied him to the seige of Fort Chris tinu. He inherited, I;owevur, but little... | |
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