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" The old Dutch inhabitants, however, almost universally gave it full credit. Even to this day they never hear a thunder-storm of a summer afternoon about the Kaatskill, but they say Hendrick Hudson and his crew are at their game of ninepins ; and it is... "
American Short Stories - Page 56
edited by - 1904 - 333 pages
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 34

1820 - 646 pages
...duly ascertained, he is taken home to his daughter's house, and resumes most of his antient habits. ' He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...Hendrick Hudson and his crew are at their game of nine pins ; and it is a common wish of all henpecked husbands in the neighbourhood, when life hangs...
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

1819 - 610 pages
...they never hear a thunder storm of a sum« mer afternoon, about the Kaatskill, but they say Hemlock Hudson and his crew are at their game of ninepins...that they might have a quieting draught out of Rip Ven Winkle's flagon. ON DANTE S ruRÜATORIO. THEKE is a saying recorded in Miss Seward'a Letters, we...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...citizen of the United States. Rip, in fact, was no politician ; the changes of states and em^ pires made but little impression on him; but there was one...Hendrick Hudson and his crew are at their game of nine pins ; and it is a common wish of all henpecked husbands in the neighbourhood, when life hangs...
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The Edinburgh monthly review, Volume 4

1820 - 870 pages
...themselves in the manner above mentioned ; " and it is a common wish of all hen" pecked husbands in tbe neighbourhood, when life hangs heavy " on their hands,...quieting draught out " of Rip Van Winkle's flagon." The name of Sleepy Hollow is given to a little valley that lies a few miles from the market village...
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The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 2

1821 - 504 pages
...point on which he always remain' ed flighty. The old Dutch inhabitants, however, *almost univer' sally gave it full credit. Even to this day they never hear...might have a quieting draught out of Rip Van Winkle's fla' gon.' pp. 91-92. We have made rather large extracts from this facetious legend — and yet have...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...inhabitants, however, almost universally gave it full credit. Even to this day they never hear a thunder-storm of a summer afternoon about the Kaatskill, but they...a quieting draught out of Rip Van Winkle's flagon. 97 NOTE. The foregoing Tale, one would suspect, had been suggested to Mr Knickerbocker by a little...
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The Portfolio of Entertaining & Instructive Varieties in History ..., Volume 3

1824 - 394 pages
...gun, and keeping the old fellow from wish of all hen-pecked husbands in the WASHINGTON IRVING. S97 neighbourhood, when life hangs heavy on their hands,...quieting draught out of Rip Van Winkle's flagon." MR. IRVING recently visited Geri many, and ha8 collected materials for two volumes, which he entitles...
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Legends of Terror!: And Tales of the Wonderful and Wild ; Original and ...

1826 - 654 pages
...neighbourhood, but knew it by heart. Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted that Ripjhad been out of his head, and that this was one point...Hendrick Hudson and his crew are at their game of nine pins, and it is a common wish of all henpecked husbands in the neighbourhood, when life hangs...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 84

1819 - 606 pages
...universally gave it VOL. V. full credit. Eren to this day they never hear a thunder storm of a sum« raer afternoon, about the Kaatskill, but they say Hendrick...is a common wish of all henpecked, husbands in the neigh« limit-hood, when life hangs heavy on their hands, that they might have i quieting draught out...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...credit. Even to this day they never hear a thunder-storm of a summer afternoon about the KaatskiH, but they say Hendrick Hudson and his crew are at their...a quieting draught out of Rip Van Winkle's flagon. j? 4 NOTE. The foregoing Tale, one would suspect, had been suggested to Mr. Knickerbocker by a little...
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