 Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound....  The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of The Scots ... - Side 3161819Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 sider
...mortals, of foolishi_well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Eip had but one way... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 sider
...of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the r> world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would...his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about 10 his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning, noon, and night,... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 sider
...of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the 5 world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would...himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentinent; but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about 10 his idleness, his carelessness,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 sider
...mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would...than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would hare whistled life away, in perfect contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears... | |
 | 1898 - 200 sider
...mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would...noon, and night her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1898 - 406 sider
...mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would...contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning ft his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning,... | |
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1898 - 412 sider
...hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Rip Van Winkle if left to himself would have whistled life away in perfect contentment;...carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. 5. Rip's sole domestic adherent was his dog Wolf, who was as much henpecked as his master ; for Dame... | |
 | 1898 - 200 sider
...mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than Avork for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment; but... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 sider
...mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would...noon, and night her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1899 - 220 sider
...mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, whostake the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would...noon and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way... | |
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