 What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed.  The Edinburgh Monthly Review - Page 3111820Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...Dominie Van Schaick, the village parson, and which had been brought over from Holland at the time of the settlement. ' What seemed particularly odd to Rip,...withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had erer witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the noise of the balls, which,... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...Dominie Van Schaick, the village parson, and which hail been brought over from Holland it the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was,...themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, ihe most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed.... | |
 | 1820 - 870 pages
...Dominie Van Schaick, the village parson, and which had been brought over from Holland at the time of the settlement What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was,...rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at him with such fixed statue-like... | |
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...Dominie Van Schaick, the village parson, and which had been brought over from Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was,...rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at him with such fixed statue-like... | |
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 | 1821 - 504 pages
...Van Schaick, the village parson, and which had been ' brought over from Holland at the time of the settlement. ' What seemed particularly odd to Rip,...melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. No* thing interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the noise of the f balls, which, whenever they... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...Dominie Van Shaick, the village parson, and which had been brought over from Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was,...maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silengp, and were, witb^al, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...Dominie Van Shaick, the village parson, and which had been brought over from Holland at the time of the settlement. What seemed particularly odd to Rip, was,...rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at him with such fixed statue-like... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...Domini: Van Sbaick, the village parson, and which had been brought over from Holland at the time of the settlement. "What seemed particularly odd to Rip,...most mysterious silence, and were withal, the most malancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene,... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...brought over from Holland at the time of the settlement What seemed particularly odd to Rip, Wiis, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves,...rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at him with such fixed statue^like... | |
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