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" 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. "
The casquet of literature, a selection in poetry and prose, ed. with notes ... - Page 73
by Casket - 1873
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

1819 - 610 pages
...painted in large characters, GEN Б ал L WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crotrd of folk abtat the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very...long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead ef idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper....
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The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 2

1821 - 502 pages
...the head was decorated with a cocked ' hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL ' WASHINGTON. ' There was, as usual, a crowd of folk...was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it. in' stead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He look' ed in vain for the sage Nicholas...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 402 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was as usual a crowd of folk about...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,...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 84

English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Hip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There •was a busy, bustling, disputatious...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - American essays - 1831 - 518 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...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...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENEHAJ, WASBISGTOS. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door,...character of the people seemed changed. There was a husy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity....
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The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, esq

Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputations tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon

Washington Irving - 1846 - 356 pages
...and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd ol folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected....tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Veddcr, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead...
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The Sketch-book

Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 518 pages
...sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, GRNRRAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents...
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The Works of Washington Irving...: Sketch book. 1848

Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and under neath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents...
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