 ... of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes seat himself at the foot of a tree, and share the contents of his wallet with Wolf, with whom he sympathized as a fellow-sufferer in persecution. "Poor Wolf...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 491839Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...the assemblage and call the members all to naiight; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...alternative, to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gnn in band and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 518 pages
...the assemblage and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...despair ; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 304 pages
...the assemblage and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...alternative to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 524 pages
...of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. I'oor Hip wits at last reduced almost to despair; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1869 - 260 pages
...of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...alternative to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870 - 244 pages
...call the members all to nought; nor was that august personage, Nicholas 'Vedder himself, sacred irom the daring tongue of this terrible virago, who charged...alternative to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand, and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...the assemblage, and call the members all to naught. Nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...despair; and his only alternative to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife was to take gun in hand, and stroll away into the woods. Here... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 232 pages
...upon the tranquillity of the assemblage, and call the members all to naught ; nor was the innkeeper himself sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. RIP VAN WINKLE. PART II. Poor Rip was at last reduced almost to despair ; and his only alternative,... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 874 pages
...pcrsonacc. Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the dar ing tongue of this terrible virago, who charg'."! ermost or lay deepest in his heart or their own. While they talked together his face would di spair ; and his only alternative to escape fn-n the labour of the farm and the clamour • •:'... | |
 | Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 pages
...summer's day, talking listlessly over village gossip, or telling endless sleepy stories about nothing. terrible virago, who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. 12. Poor Rip was at last reduced almost to despair; and his only alternative to escape from the labour... | |
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