... 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. The Sketch Book - Page 53by Washington Irving - 1843 - 446 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1820 - 646 pages
...last resolves to go home. 1 As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for 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
...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 he had thought...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
...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 thought...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
...turned his stepe homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought...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 - 1829 - 522 pages
...turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought...was of a different fashion from that to which he was actustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast eyes upon him,... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1831 - 518 pages
...turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village, he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought...that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at hfrn with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins.... | |
| Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought...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
...turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew , which somewhat surprised him , for he had thought...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
...turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought...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
...turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought...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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