 He grieved to give up his dog and gun, he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 75by Washington Irving - 1820 - 419 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...scene and the companions of his evening revel 3 and at last resolves to go home. 1 As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom...he had thought himself acquainted with every one in tlje country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed.... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...seen : at last he resolves to go home. " AST he approached the village, he met a number of people, hut none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for...with every one in the country round. Their dress, loo, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none that he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had...invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of tliis gesture, induced Kip, involuntarily, to do the same, when, to his astonishment, he found his... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his stepe homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, they invariably stroked their chins. — The constant recurrence of this gesture... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none of whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he...fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They alt stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom...different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. fhey all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...fire- lock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom...too , was of a different fashion from that to which be was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast eyes... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...fire-lock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom...himself acquainted with every one in the country round. Then- dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 518 pages
...firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom...with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced... | |
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