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" Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking fellow,... "
Washington Irving's Sketch Book - Page 50
by Washington Irving - 1905 - 428 pages
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 34

1820 - 646 pages
...idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean biliouslooking fellow, with...was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — election — members of congressliberty — Bunker's hill — heroes of seventy-six — and other...
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

1819 - 610 pages
...his pockets full of handbills, w¡is haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — election — members of congress — liberty — Bunker's Hill— heroes of seventy-six — and other words, that were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the bewildered Van Winkle. The appearance of Rip, with his...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...Bummel the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a learr bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills,...hill — heroes of seventy-six — and other words, that were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the bewildered Van Winkle. The appearance of Rip, with his...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean bilious-looking fellow, with...was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — election — members of congress — liberty — Bunker's hill — • heroes of seventy-six —...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...speeches ; or Van Branmel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking fellow, with...hill — -heroes of seventy-six — and other words, that were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the bewildered Van Winkle. The appearance of Rip, with his...
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The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 2

1821 - 502 pages
...speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling ' forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a ' lean bilious-looking fellow, with...was * haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — election — rnem' bers of congress — liberty — Bunker's hill — heroes of seventy-six —...
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The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 2

1821 - 504 pages
...heroes of seventy-six — ' and other words, that were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the be' wildered Van Winkle. ' The appearance of Rip, with his long grizzled beard, his rusty 1 fowling piece, his uncouth dress, and the army of women and chil' dren that had gathered at his heels,...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 402 pages
...idle speeches ; oy Van Bummel the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing vehemdntly about rights of citizens — elections — members of congress — liberty — Bunker's...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...idle speeches ; or Van Hummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking fellow, with...— elections — members of congress — liberty — Bunker's-hill — heroes of seventy-six • — and other words, that were a perfect Babylonish...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, hilious-Iooking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing...— elections — members of congress — liberty — Bunker' s-hill — heroes of seventy-six — and other words, that were a perfect Babylonish jargon...
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