 Winkle with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder and a mob at his heels, and whether...  Essays from the Sketch Book - Page 24by Washington Irving - 1891Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at his heels, and whether he meant to breed a riot in the..." 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... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at his heels, and whether he meant to breed a riot in the. village ?" " Alas ! gentlemen," cried Kip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at his heels, and whether he meant to breed a riot in the...— "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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at his heels, and whether he meant to breed a riot in the...him!" Here a general shout burst from the bystanders — "Atory! a tory! a spy! a refugee! hustle him! away with him!" it was with great difficulty that... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...a mob at his heels, and ' whether he meant to breed a riot in the village ?" " Alas ! gen' tlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet...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... | |
 | 1821 - 504 pages
...austere tone, '• what brought him to the ' election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at his heels, and ' whether he meant to breed a riot in the village ?" " Alas ! gen' tlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, ' a native of the place, and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1823 - 392 pages
...in an austere tone, « what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at his heels, and whether he meant to breed a riot in the...God bless him!» Here a general shout burst from the byestanders — « A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him ! away with him ! » It was with... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...in an austere tone, « what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at his heels, and whether he meant to breed a riot in the...God bless him!» Here a general shout burst from the byestanders — « A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him! away with him!» It was with great... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...quite incomprehensible to the much astounded man, and the only answer he can make is, that " he is a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the King, God bless him !" These unlucky words make matters still worse with honest Van Winkle, and he is about to be consigned... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at his heels, and whether he meant to breed a riot in the..." 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... | |
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