 What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that, though these folks 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...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 78by Washington Irving - 1823Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had erer witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the...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
...amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, ihe most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever...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,... | |
 | 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
...they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were withal, the most malancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene, but the uoUc of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever...fixed statue^like gaze, and such strange, uncouth* lack lustre eountenances, that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever...were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling penis of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever...whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains liko rumbling peals oh thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever...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... | |
 | 1839 - 256 pages
...amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever...the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed alonp the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they... | |
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