 It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay — the roof fallen in, the windows shattered,...  The Works of Washington Irving - Page 50by Washington Irving - 1853Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...difficulty he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found...windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half starved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur... | |
 | 1820 - 870 pages
...that he found his way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found...about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, shewed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed — ' My very dog/ sighed poor Rip,... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found...windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half starved dog that looked like Wolf was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found...windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half starved dog that looked like Wolf was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found...doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog that looked like^Wolf was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...that be found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found...showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut mdeed — " My very dog," sighed poor Rip, " has forgotten me !" He entered the house, which, to tell... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Daine Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay—- the...roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors oft' the hinges. A h.ilf starved dog, that looked, like Wolf, was skulking about it. Rip called him... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found...Wolf was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, hut the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed — "My very dog,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay — thereof fallen in,thewindows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved...looked like Wolf, was skulking about it. Rip called him byname; but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed — " My... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe , expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay — thereof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog, that... | |
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