 ... gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the...  Works - Page 52by Washington Irving - 1851Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...peals of thunder. ' As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted from their play. His companion now emptied the contents of the keg...with fear and trembling : they quaffed the liquor in profound silence, and then returned to their game. ' By degrees, Rip's awe and apprehension subsided.... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly désistai! from their play, and stared at him with such fixed statue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth, lack lustre countenances, that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted...obeyed with fear and trembling; they quaffed the liquor in profound silence, and then returned to their game. By degrees, Rip's awe and apprehension subsided.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted...with fear and trembling ; they quaffed the liquor in profound silence, and then returned to their game. -... F4 By degrees, Rip's awe and apprehension... | |
 | 1820 - 870 pages
...which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted...turned within him, and his knees smote together." Rip becomes cup-bearer for the evening to this extraordinary company, who resume their game ; and he... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted...him, and his knees smote together. His companion now emptiecl the contents of the keg into large flagons, and made signs to him to wait upon the company.... | |
 | 1821 - 504 pages
...approached them, they suddenly ' desisted from their play. His companion now emptied the cou' tents of the keg into large flagons, and made signs to him...with fear and trembling : they ' quaffed the liquor in profound silence, and then returned to their f game. ' By degrees, Rip's awe and apprehension subsided.... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...approached them, they suddenh' ' desisted from their play. His companion now emptied the conf tents of the keg into large flagons, and made signs to him to wait * upon the cdmpany. He obeyed with fear and trembling : they ' quaffed the liquor in profound silence, and then... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder. As Rip and his companion approached them, they suddenly desisted...him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear apd trembling; they quaffed the liquor in profound silence, and then returned to their game. By degrees,... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...preached' them, thi'y suddenly desisted from tlieir play, and stared at him with such fixed stalue-like gaze, and such strange, uncouth, lack-lustre countenances, that his heart turned within him, and his kners smote together. His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large liagous, ami made... | |
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