The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1 |
Avis des internautes - Rédiger un commentaire
Aucun commentaire n'a été trouvé aux emplacements habituels.
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.]. Washington Irving Affichage du livre entier - 1819 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
affection antiquity appearance arms authors Baron beautiful become bosom break brought busy castle character charms church close common continually countenance Dame deep delight door earth England English existence face fancy feelings flowers gaze give grave green hand happy head heard heart hour interest keep kind lady land light living looked manner melancholy mind monument mountain nature never noble observed once opinion passed poet poor present pride received rich round rural scene seated seemed seen ship side silent sometimes soon sorrow soul sound spirit steps story strange tell tender thing thought tion told tomb tower traveller trees true turned village voice volume wandering whole wife window Winkle writers young
Fréquemment cités
Page 49 - He was a short, square-built old fellow, with thick bushy hair, and a grizzled beard. His dress was of the antique Dutch fashion: a cloth jerkin...
Page 56 - A tory! A tory! A spy! A refugee! Hustle him! Away with him!" It was with great difficulty that the self-important man in the cocked hat restored order; and, having assumed a tenfold austerity of brow, demanded again of the unknown culprit, what he came there for and whom he was seeking. The poor man humbly assured him that he meant no harm, but merely came there in search of some of his neighbors who used to keep about the tavern. "Well, who are they? Name them.
Page 43 - It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's lance, and fish all day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble.
Page 41 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
Page 56 - 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—Congress—Stony Point; he had no courage to ask after any more friends, but cried out in despair, " Does nobody here know Rip Van Winkle ?"
Page 47 - ... of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes seat himself at the foot of a tree, and share the contents of his wallet with Wolf, with whom he sympathized as a fellow-sufferer in persecution. "Poor Wolf...
Page 185 - If thou art a child, and hast ever added a sorrow to the soul, or a furrow to the silvered brow of an affectionate parent — if thou art a husband, and hast ever caused the fond bosom that ventured its whole happiness in thy arms, to doubt one moment of thy kindness or thy truth...
Page 134 - The poor mother had been assisted to kneel down at the head of it. Her withered hands were clasped, as if in prayer, but I could perceive by a feeble rocking of the body, and a convulsive motion of...
Page 55 - They crowded round him, eyeing him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired on which side he voted.
Page 63 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant Nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam...
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1 The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Washington Irving |
| Collaborateur | Washington Irving |
| Éditeur | Lea & Blanchard, 1839 |
| Original provenant de | la New York Public Library |
| Numérisé | 22 nov. 2006 |
| Exporter la citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |