The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1Lea & Blanchard, 1839 |
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... Baron Von Landshort . It is now quite fallen to decay , and almost buried among beech trees and dark firs ; above which , however , its old watch- tower may still be seen struggling , like the former possessor I have mentioned , to ...
... Baron Von Landshort . It is now quite fallen to decay , and almost buried among beech trees and dark firs ; above which , however , its old watch- tower may still be seen struggling , like the former possessor I have mentioned , to ...
Page 199
... Baron still endeavoured to keep up some show of former state . The times were peaceable , and the German nobles , in general , had abandoned their inconvenient old castles , perched like eagle's nests among the moun- tains , and had ...
... Baron still endeavoured to keep up some show of former state . The times were peaceable , and the German nobles , in general , had abandoned their inconvenient old castles , perched like eagle's nests among the moun- tains , and had ...
Page 201
... Baron , and took every possible occasion to come in swarms and enliven the castle . All family festivals were commemorated by these good people at the Baron's expense ; and when they were filled with good cheer , they would declare that ...
... Baron , and took every possible occasion to come in swarms and enliven the castle . All family festivals were commemorated by these good people at the Baron's expense ; and when they were filled with good cheer , they would declare that ...
Page 202
... Baron Von Landshort , the oracle of his table , the absolute monarch of his little territory , and happy , above all ... Baron's daughter . A negotiation had been carried on between the father and an old nobleman of Bavaria , to unite ...
... Baron Von Landshort , the oracle of his table , the absolute monarch of his little territory , and happy , above all ... Baron's daughter . A negotiation had been carried on between the father and an old nobleman of Bavaria , to unite ...
Page 203
... Baron was no less busied in preparations . He had , in truth , nothing exactly to do ; but he was naturally a fuming , bustling little man , and could not remain passive when all the world was in a hurry . He worried from top to bottom ...
... Baron was no less busied in preparations . He had , in truth , nothing exactly to do ; but he was naturally a fuming , bustling little man , and could not remain passive when all the world was in a hurry . He worried from top to bottom ...
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Page 51 - 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 58 - 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 45 - 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 43 - 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 58 - 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 49 - ... 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 187 - 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 136 - 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 57 - 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 65 - 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...