 Rip's story was soon told, for the whole twenty years had been to him but as one night. The neighbors stared when they heard it; some were seen to wink at each other and put their tongues in their cheeks; and the self-important man in the cocked hat,...  The American Normal Readers: Fifth Book - Page 111by May Louise Harvey - 1912 - 416 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...in their cheeks ; and the self-important man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm, was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of...the opinion of old Peter Vanderdonk, who was seen slpwly advancing up the road. He was a descendant of the historian of that name, who wrote one of the... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...tongues in their cheeks : and the selfimportant man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of...that name, who wrote one of the earliest accounts of the province. Peter was the most ancient inhabitant of the village, and well versed in all the wonderful... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...tongues in their cheeks : and the selfimportant man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of...assemblage. It was determined, however, to take the opi• nion of old Peter Vanderdonk, who was seen slowly advancing up the road. He was a descendant... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...tongues in their cheeks : and the self-important man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of...the opinion of old Peter Vanderdonk, who was seen slowlv advancing up the road. He was a descendant of the historian of that name, who wrote one of the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...tongues in their cheeks : and the selfimportant man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of...that name, who wrote one of the earliest accounts of the province. Peter was the most ancient inhabitant of the village, and well versed in all the wonderful... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the comers of his mouth, and shook his head — upon which there...that name, who wrote one of the earliest accounts of the province. Peter was the most ancient inhabitant of the village, and well versed in all the wonderful... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...tongues in their cheeks ; and the self-important man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of...slowly advancing up the road. He was a descendant ot the historian of that name, who wrote one of the earliest accounts of the province. Peter was the... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...tongues in their cheeks : and the self-important man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of...that name, who wrote one of the earliest accounts of the province. Peter was the most ancient inhabitant of the village, and well versed in all the wonderful... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...their cheeks ; and the self-important man in the cocked • hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of...that name, who wrote one of the earliest accounts of the province. Peter was the most ancient inhabitant of the village, and well versed in all the wonderful... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...tongues in their cheeks; and the self-important man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of...Vanderdonk, who was seen slowly advancing up the road. Ho was a descendant of the historian of that name, who wrote onu of the earliest accounts of the province.... | |
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