... demanded again of the unknown culprit, what he came there for and whom he was seeking. The poor man humbly assured him that he meant no harm, but merely came there in search of some of his neighbors who used to keep about the tavern. "Well, who are... A Handbook of American Speech - Page 80by Calvin Leslie Lewis - 1916 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
| Anna Randall Diehl - Elocution - 1872 - 460 pages
...merely eame there in search of some of his neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well, who are they ? Name them." " Rip bethought himself a moment,...replied, in a thin, piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder I why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years I There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that... | |
| Noble Kibby Royse - American literature - 1872 - 376 pages
...merely came there in search of some of his neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well— who are they ! — name them." Rip bethought himself a...silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in n thin piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden... | |
| John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 232 pages
...them that he meant no harm, but merely came there in search of some of his neighbours. " Well, who are they ? Name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vender?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin, piping voice,... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1873 - 532 pages
..." Well — who are they ? — name them." Eip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's 10 Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little...replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder! why, he's dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the church-yard that used... | |
| Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878 - 462 pages
...they?—name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder ? " 9. There was a silence for a little while, when an old...in a thin, piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder ! why, he's dead and gone these eighteen years ! There was a wooden tombstone in the church-yard that used... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...merely came there in search of some of his neighbours, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well, who are they ? Name them." Rip bethought himself a moment,...inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder ? " There was silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin, piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder ! Why,... | |
| 1876 - 732 pages
...merely came there in search of some of his neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they? name them." Rip bethought himself a moment,...Vedder! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years I There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten... | |
| Anna Randall Diehl - Elocution - 1876 - 458 pages
...merely came there in search of some of his neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well, who are they ? Name them." "Rip bethought himself a moment,...inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vedder ? " There was a silence foi a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin, piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder ! why, he is... | |
| Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - Readers - 1878 - 206 pages
...they 1 — name them." 445 Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where 's Nicholas VedderT' There was a silence for a little while, when an old...and gone these eighteen years ! There was a wooden w 423. Federal or Democrat. Federal was applied to the party friendly to the Constitution of the United... | |
| William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1878 - 508 pages
...merely came there in search of some of his neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. 4. " Well, who are they ? Name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Yedder ? " There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin, piping voice... | |
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