 The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians.  The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, esq - Page 29de Washington Irving - 1843 - 361 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of...impunity ; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood. want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long... | |
 | Wallace Bruce - 1872 - 102 pages
...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village he was surrounded by a troop of...playing" a thousand tricks on him with impunity." Two others complete the group, Rip Van Winkle on the mountains, and Rip Van Winkle returned. As will... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 874 pages
...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging leam Variously in the crimson beam Of the warm west,...with hum Of the wild bees of PALESTINE, Banqueting for the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and... | |
 | Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 pages
...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of...dog would bark at him throughout the neighbourhood. 5. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour.... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of...aversion to all kinds of profitable labour. It could not he from the want of assiduity or perseverance, for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 450 pages
...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of...impunity ; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 206 pages
...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of « ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of...impunity ; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood. a> The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 pages
...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of...insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour. Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 444 pages
...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of...on him with impunity ; and not a dog would bark at linn throughout the neighborhood. This great error in Kip's composition was an insuperable aversion... | |
 | 1880 - 444 pages
...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of...on him with impunity ; and not a dog would bark at !iim throughout the neighborhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion... | |
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