There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin, piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten... A Century of American Literature, 1776-1876 - Seite 76herausgegeben von - 1878 - 407 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Washington Irving - 1861 - 474 Seiten
...who used to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they ? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder?"...him, but that's rotten and gone too." " Where's Brom Dutcher ? " " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of the war; some say he was killed at the... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 Seiten
...tavern. "Well — who are they? — name them." Hip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's 10 Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little...in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder ! why, he 'a dead and gone these eighteen years ! There was a wooden tombstone in the church-yard that used to... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 Seiten
...they? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where 's 10 Nicholas Voider?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old...in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder ! why, he 's dead and gone these eighteen years ! There was a wooden tombstone in the church-yard that used to... | |
| Washington Irving - 1865 - 532 Seiten
...who are they? Name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vcdder?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old...him, but that's rotten and gone too." "Where's Brom Dutcher?" "Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of the war; some sav he was killed at the storming... | |
| Washington Irving - 1864 - 520 Seiten
..." Well — who are they ? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where 's Nicholas Vedder ? " There was a silence for a little...the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that 's rotten and gone too." " Where 's Brom Butcher ? " " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning... | |
| Washington Irving - 1865 - 520 Seiten
...neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well, who are they ? Name them." Hip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vedder?" There...replied, in a thin, piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder! wlfy, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that... | |
| Golden gift - 1868 - 168 Seiten
...about the tavern. Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired ' Where 's Nicholas Vedder?' There was silence for a little while, when an old man replied...the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that 's rotten and gone too.' ' Where 's Brom Dutcher?' ' Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1869 - 260 Seiten
...who used to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they ? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vedder ?"...him, but that's rotten and gone too." " Where's Brom Dutcher ?" the war ; some say ho was killed at the storming of Stony Point — others say he was drowned... | |
| Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870 - 242 Seiten
...neighbours, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well, who are they ? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder ?...Brom Butcher?" " Oh, he went off to the army in the beg'nning of the war ; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney Point, others say he was drowned... | |
| Noble Kibby Royse - 1872 - 382 Seiten
...who used to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they ! — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder?"...him. but that's rotten and gone too." "Where's Brom Dutcher?" "Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of the war; some say he was killed at the storming... | |
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