 | 1819 - 610 pages
...Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in...that overhung a sunny precipice ; and who, secure m their elevation, seemed to look down and scoff at the poor man's perplexities. What was to be done?... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog ; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in...give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock,... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog ; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in...grieved to give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet VOL. i. v his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in...scoff at the poor man's perplexities. What was to he done? the morning was passing away, and Rip felt famished for want of his breakfast. He grieved... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog ; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in...give up his dog and gun, he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, should -irtd the rusty firelock,... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...Kip was brought to a stand. He again called and whittled after his dog; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in...was to be done? the morning was passing away, and Kip felt famished for his breakfast. He grieved to give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet his... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog ; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in...give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...poor Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog; he was only answered by a cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in...give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife , but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head , shouldered the rusty firelock... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog ; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in...give up his dog and gun; he dreaded to meet his wife; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog ; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overlmng a sunny precipice ; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and scoff at the... | |
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... came tumbling in a sheet of feathery foam, and fell into a broad deep basin, black from the shadows of the surrounding forest. Here, then, poor Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog ; he was only answered by the cawing... 
