... the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces; his cow would either go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were... The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Seite 39von Washington Irving - 1882 - 374 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1819 - 610 Seiten
...go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...of Indian corn and potatoes, yet it was the worst conditiontd farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 Seiten
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...potatoes, yet it was the worst conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged to nobody. His son Rip,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 Seiten
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in bis fields than any where else; the rain always made a point of setting in just...potatoes, yet it was the worst conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged to nobody. His son Rip,... | |
| 1819 - 606 Seiten
...go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...potatoes, yet it was the worst conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged to nobody. His son Rip,... | |
| 1826 - 654 Seiten
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where, else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...as he had some out-door work to do ; so that though hi« patrimonial estate had dwindled away under his management, acre by acre, until there was little... | |
| Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 Seiten
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his field than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...patch of Indian corn and potatoes, yet it was the worse conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they... | |
| Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 Seiten
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to growquicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...patch of Indian corn and potatoes, yet it was the worst-conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 Seiten
...either go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his field than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...patch of Indian corn and potatoes, yet it was the worse conditioned firm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 Seiten
...go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his lields than any where else; the rain always made a point of setting in just...under his management , acre by acre , until there w as little more left than a mere patch of Indian corn and potatoes , yet it was the worst "conditioned... | |
| Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 Seiten
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow nuicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...potatoes, yet it was the worst conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged to nobody. His son Rip,... | |
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