 | Arthur G. Adams - Literary Criticism - 1980 - 356 pages
...the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red...was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character... | |
 | Jay Fliegelman - History - 1982 - 344 pages
...the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red...was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON (p. 48). The spiritual family described by Willard will become the model for the new American family,... | |
 | C. W. E. Bigsby - Drama - 1985 - 500 pages
...subtle change. As Irving explains, 'he recognised on the sign . . . the ruby face of King George . . . but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red...a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large letters, General Washington.'34 With the aid of the sword, power has changed hands. The nature of power... | |
 | Washington Irving, Arthur Rackham, Pat Stewart - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1983 - 52 pages
...the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red...was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character... | |
 | Washington Irving - Fiction - 1983 - 1198 pages
...the sign, however, the ruby face of King George under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe, but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red...was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was printed in large characters GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was as usual a crowd of folk about the door;... | |
 | Peter J. Conn - Literary Criticism - 1989 - 624 pages
...incomprehensible. "He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, . . . but . . . the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath...painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON." FIGURE 49 *•• FOC Darley, Ichabod Crane. Irving's tales and sketches attracted a large number of... | |
 | John Limon - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 266 pages
...on the sign . . . the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red...and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a scepter, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters,... | |
 | Washington Irving, Thea Kliros - Juvenile Fiction - 1995 - 84 pages
...the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red...was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character... | |
 | Christopher Looby - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1996 - 304 pages
...Tales and Sketches, p. 778. Further page references to "Rip Van Winkle" will be given parenthetically. changed for one of blue and buff; a sword was held...was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was printed in large characters GENERAL WASHINGTON, (p. 779) There may be no text of the early national... | |
 | Washington Irving - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 840 pages
...the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red...was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character... | |
| |
He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe ; but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of... 
