 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 318 pages
...balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like Aimbling peals of thunder" 59 " He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught " 6 1 "lie looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 280 pages
...silence, and then returned to their game. By degrees, Rip's awe and apprehension sub- so sided. He even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste...another; and he reiterated his visits to the flagon s so often, that at length his senses were overpowered, his eyes swam in his head, his head gradually... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 426 pages
...profound silence, and then returned to their game. By degrees Rip's awe and apprehension subsided. He even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught.... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford - 1894 - 462 pages
...silence, and then returned to their game. jBy degrees, Rip's awe and apprehension subsided. He even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 234 pages
...profound silence, and then returned to their game. By degrees Rip's awe and apprehension subsided. He even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught.... | |
 | Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 392 pages
...profound silence, and then returned to their game. By degrees Rip's awe and apprehension subsided. He even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 482 pages
...silence, and then returned to their game. By degrees Rip's awe and apprehension subsided. lie even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soo:i tempted to repeat the... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 pages
...profound silence, and then returned to their game. the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty...another, and he reiterated his visits to the flagon 5 so often, that at length his senses were overpowered, his eyes swam in his head, his head gradually... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 252 pages
...profound silence, and then returned to their game. \ the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty...another, and he reiterated his visits to the flagon 5 so often, that at length his senses were overpowered, his eyes swam in his head, his head gradually... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1897 - 330 pages
...profound silence, and then returned to their game. By degrees Rip's awe and apprehension subsided. He even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught.... | |
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His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large flagons and made signs to him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear and trembling. They quaffed the liquor in profound silence and then returned to their game. 
