| James Thomas Fields - 1884 - 988 Seiten
...tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van linmmcl, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking...was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — member.-) of congress — liberty — Bunker's Hill — heroes of seventy-six —... | |
| Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague, Spraque Homer Baxter - 1884 - 144 Seiten
...heroes of seventy-six — and other words, which were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the bewil• dered Van Winkle. The appearance of Rip, with his long grizzled beard, his rusty «u fowling-piece, his uncouth dress, and an army of women and children at his heels, soon attracted... | |
| Loomis Joseph Campbell - 1884 - 442 Seiten
...with his pocket full of hand-bills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens, elections, members of Congress, liberty. Bunker's Hill, heroes of seventysix, and other words, which were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the bewildered Van Winkle. attracted the attention of the... | |
| William Swinton - 1885 - 620 Seiten
...tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; 01. Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, biliouslooking...was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens, elections, members of Congress, liberty, Bunker's Hill, heroes of seventy-six, and other words, which... | |
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1885 - 440 Seiten
...tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, biliouslooking...was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens, elections, members of Congress, liberty, Bunker's Hill, heroes of '76, and other words, that were a... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 224 Seiten
...tobbacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bnmmel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was talking vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of Congress — liberty — Bunker's... | |
| Washington Irving - 1885 - 398 Seiten
...schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, billious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of congress — liberty — Bunker's Hill — heroes of 'seventy-six —... | |
| William Swinton - 1885 - 624 Seiten
...with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens, elections, members of Congress, liberty, Bunker's Hill, heroes of seventy-six, and other words, which were a perfect Babylonish4 jargon to the bewildered Van Winkle. The appearance of Rip, with his... | |
| Mark Twain - 1888 - 748 Seiten
...tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking...was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of Congress — liberty — Bunker's Hill — heroes of Seventy-six — and... | |
| Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1888 - 366 Seiten
...tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking...was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of Congress — liberty — Bunker's Hill — heroes of seventy-six — and... | |
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