 There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked...  The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, esq - Page 38by Washington Irving - 1843 - 361 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead ef idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a learr bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Branmel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 402 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; oy Van Bummel the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1823 - 392 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Hummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, hilious-Iooking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper, la place of these, a lean bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There •was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle spefches ; or Van Bummcl, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 518 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedderj with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke, instead... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a husy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and...tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Tedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead... | |
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