 ... were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the...  Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Page 24by Washington Irving - 1893 - 218 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of...approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play. His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large flagons, and made signs to him to wait... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the noise of the balls, which, whenever' they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of...Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly désistai! from their play, and stared at him with such fixed statue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth,... | |
 | 1820 - 870 pages
...interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of...turned within him, and his knees smote together." Rip becomes cup-bearer for the evening to this extraordinary company, who resume their game ; and he... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of...him, and his knees smote together. His companion now emptiecl the contents of the keg into large flagons, and made signs to him to wait upon the company.... | |
 | 1821 - 504 pages
...scene, but the noise of the f balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the moun' tains like rumbling peals of thunder. ' As Rip and his companion...approached them, they suddenly ' desisted from their play. His companion now emptied the cou' tents of the keg into large flagons, and made signs to him to wait... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...scene, but the noise of the * balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the moun' tains like rumbling peals of thunder. * As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenh' ' desisted from their play. His companion now emptied the conf tents of the keg into large... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...preached' them, thi'y suddenly desisted from tlieir play, and stared at him with such fixed stalue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth, lack-lustre countenances, that his heart turned within him, and his kners smote together. His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large liagous, ami made... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of...fixed statue^like gaze, and such strange, uncouth* lack lustre eountenances, that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of...they suddenly desisted from their play, and stared at hint with such a fixed statue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth, lack-Ivptre countenances, that... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 518 pages
...interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of...desisted from their play, and stared at him with such a fixed statue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth, lack-lustre countenances, that his heart turned... | |
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