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" what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle!" He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten. "
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 73
by Washington Irving - 1820 - 419 pages
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

1819 - 610 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone party at nine-pins — the fktgon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon !" thought Rip — " what excuse...to Dame Van Winkle?" He looked round for his gun, butin place of the clean well oiled fowlingpiece, he fuui id an old firelock lying by him, the barrel...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone party at nine-pins— the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon !" thought Rip — " what excuse...looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust, the...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone party at nine-pins — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon!" thought Rip — " what excuse...Van Winkle ?" He looked round for his gun, but in the place of the cleaned well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel...
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The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 2

1821 - 502 pages
...I ' make to Dame Van Winkle?" ' He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well* oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him,...encrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock 1 worm-eaten. He now suspected that the grave roysters of the '* mountain had put a trick upon him,...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...retreat among therocks — the wo-begone party at nine-pins — the flagon — « Oh ! that flagon! that wicked flagon !» thought Rip — « what excuse...Dame Van Winkle ! » He looked round for his gun, hut in place of the clean well oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel...
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Legends of Terror!: And Tales of the Wonderful and Wild ; Original and ...

English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone party at ninepins — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon, that wicked flagon !" thought Rip— " what excuse...for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowJmgpiece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust, the lock falling...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 84

English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone party at nine-pins — the flagon — "Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon !" thought Rip — " what excuse...looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well oiled fowlingpiece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust, the...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq, Volume 1

Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone party at nine-pins — the flagon — " Oh ! that flagon ! that wicked flagon ! " thought Rip, — " what excuse...Van Winkle?" He looked round for his gun ; but, in the place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel...
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The Sketch Book

Washington Irving - Americans - 1843 - 458 pages
...wild retreat among the rocks — the wo-begone party at nine-pins — the flagon — "Oh! that flagon! that wicked flagon!" thought Rip, — "what excuse...Van Winkle?" He looked round for his gun; but, in the place of the clean, well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old fire-lock lying by him, the barrel...
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The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, esq

Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...wo-begone party at nine-pins — the flagon — "Oh! that flagon! that wicked flagon!" thought Kip, — "what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle?" He looked round for his gun; but, in the place of the clean, well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old fire- lock lying by him, the barrel...
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