 | 1904 - 496 pagine
...resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that ar rived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel. He was observed, at first,...told it. which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recentlyawaked. It at last settled down precisely to the tale I have related, and not a man, woman,... | |
 | Eugen Kölbing, Johannes Hoops, Reinald Hoops - 1904 - 504 pagine
...recently had come a letter from Maud. (Gissing, New Grub Street, Ch. VIII.) — He was at first observed to vary on some points every time he told it, which was, doubtless, owing to his having to recently awaked. (Wash. Irving, Kip v. Winkle). — My lord, on strong suspicion of relapse ; To... | |
 | Hendrik Poutsma - 1916 - 762 pagine
...case the following noun has strong stress , the preceding not weak stress. Compare Ch. XXXI, 8,0, 1. Not a man, woman or child in the neighbourhood, but knew it by heart. WASH. IRV., Sketch-Bk., Rip van Winkle. There is not a house in which I enter, but I leave a prospectus... | |
 | Arthur G. Adams - 1980 - 356 pagine
...eyes; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy of his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...have related, and not a man, woman, or child in the neighborhood, but knew it by heart. Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted... | |
 | Washington Irving, Arthur Rackham, Pat Stewart - 1983 - 52 pagine
...eyes; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...have related, and not a man, woman, or child in the neighborhood, but knew it by heart. Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1983 - 1198 pagine
...expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to even- stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's Hotel. He was observed at first to van' on some points, every time he told it, which was doubtless owing to his having so recently awaked.... | |
 | A. Robert Lee - 1986 - 216 pagine
...is beyond the possibility of doubt'. But in the narrative an alternative explanation is hinted at: He was observed, at first, to vary on some points...which was, doubtless, owing to his having so recently awakened. . . . Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted that Rip had been out... | |
 | Gregg Camfield - 1997 - 255 pagine
...after the death of his wife, he is appreciated as "a chronicle of the old time 'before the war,"' and "he used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel" (53). As I've already mentioned, it is this tale that enables him to overcome the charge that he has... | |
 | Jacek Fisiak - 1997 - 1004 pagine
...'before the war'" (Irving [1819] 1983: 783). Eventually, having been recognized and accepted, Rip would "tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's Hotel" (Irving [1819] 1983: 783), thus proliferating the legend as an element of the local tradition - serving... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1998 - 840 pagine
...eyes; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate, or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived...have related, and not a man, woman, or child in the neighborhood but knew it by heart. Some always pretended to doubt the reality of it, and insisted that... | |
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... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He... 
