 ... lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple, good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant,...  American Prose: Hawthorne, Irving and Others - Page 981891 - 414 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...which tinpreceding article is taken. •Hip Fan Winkle. panied him to the siege of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...his ancestors. I have observed, that he was a simple good natured man ; he was moreover a kind neighbour, and an obedient, henpecked husband. Indeed, to... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...simple, good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...his ancestors. I have observed that he was a simple, good natured man; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient henpecked husband. Indeed, to... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 402 pages
...gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...simple, good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...simple good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christiana. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...simple, good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient henpecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...same work from which the preceding aitk-le is taken. S s panied him to the siege of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...his ancestors. I have observed, that he was a simple good nàtured man ; he was moreover a kind neighbour, and an obedient, henpecked husband. Indeed, to... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...simple good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character...simple, good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient, hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...days of Peter Stuyvesaut, and accompanied him to the seige of Fort Chris tinu. He inherited, I;owevur, but little of the martial character of his ancestors....simple good-natured man ; he was, moreover, a kind neighbour, and an obedient hen-pecked husband. In : deed, to the latter circumstance might be owing... | |
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