The moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell, his tail drooped to the ground, or curled between his legs, he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting many a sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle he... The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 70de Washington Irving - 1823Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| William Landon Felter - 1900 - 244 pages
...as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods — but what courage can withstand the ever-during and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? The...would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. Time grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle, as years of matrimony rolled on : a tart temper never... | |
| Washington Irving - 1900 - 170 pages
...as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods — but what courage can withstand the everduring and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue? The...sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least nourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. Times grew worse... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1901 - 364 pages
...as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods — but what courage can withstand the ever-during and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? The...would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. III. Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle, as years of matrimony rolled on: a tart temper... | |
| 1901 - 628 pages
...the outside of the house — the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband. setting terrors of a woman's tongue? The moment Wolf entered...least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly 10 the door with yelping precipitation. Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle, as years of... | |
| Washington Irving - 1901 - 546 pages
...courage can withstand the ever-during and allbesetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? The moment 15 Wolf entered the house his crest fell, his tail drooped...broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping 20 precipitation. jd Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled on... | |
| 1901 - 452 pages
...courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods — but what courage can withstand the ever-enduring and allbesetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? The...sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least nourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. Time grew worse... | |
| Ellen M. Cyr - 1901 - 250 pages
...idleness, and even looked upon Wolf with an evil eye as the cause of his master's going so often astray. The moment Wolf entered the house, his crest fell,...ground or curled between his legs. He sneaked about casting many a sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle... | |
| Etta Blaisdell McDonald, Mary Frances Blaisdell - 1902 - 386 pages
...idleness, and even looked upon Wolf with an evil eye, as the cause of his master's going so often astray. The moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell,...ground or curled between his legs, he sneaked about casting many a sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle,... | |
| Edward Everett Hale - 1903 - 296 pages
...as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods — but what courage can withstand the ever-during and allbesetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? The...sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least nourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation* Time grew worse... | |
| Alexander Jessup, Henry Seidel Canby - 1918 - 528 pages
...was as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods; but what courage can withstand the ever-during and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue? The...many a sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at tke least flourish of a broomstick or ladle he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. Times... | |
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