| Charles Beebe Turrill - 1876 - 262 Seiten
...does Irving's description apply to him : " Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity, he...reverenced as one of the patriarchs of the village, and a chronicler of the old times." The two men, who had in turn been silently fingering the dilapidated... | |
| Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 450 Seiten
...generation, with whom he soon grew into great favor. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench at the inndoor, and was reverenced as one of the patriarchs of the village, and a chronicle of the old times... | |
| 1880 - 516 Seiten
...generation, with whom he soon grew into great favor. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity, he...into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend the strange events that had taken place during his torpor. How that there had been a... | |
| Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 Seiten
...generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity, he...and a chronicle of the old times "before the war." He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel. He was observed... | |
| Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 Seiten
...favour. Having nothing to do at home , and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench at the inn door, and was reverenced as on* of the patriarchs of the village, and a chronicle of the old times ,, before the war". It was some... | |
| Granville series - 1881 - 376 Seiten
...with whom he soon grew into great favour. 32. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity, he...into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend the strange events that had taken place during his torpor. 33. How that there had been... | |
| Washington Irving - 1881 - 550 Seiten
...generation, with whom he soon grew into great favor. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity, he...patriarchs of the village, and a chronicle of the old 76 times "before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 Seiten
...generation, with whom he soon grew into great favor. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity, he...into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend the strange events that had taken place during his torpor. How that there had been a... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 258 Seiten
...favor. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the...into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend the strange events that had taken place during his torpor. How that there had been a... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 Seiten
...favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the...village, and a chronicle of the old times "before thi war." It was some time before he could get inte the regular track of gossip, or could be made to... | |
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