 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1891 - 168 Seiten
...patience necessary to a fisherman is described by Washington Irving in his account of Rip Van Winkle who " would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy...though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble." trolls. This word is more generally applied to the bait used than to the water. To troll is to turn... | |
 | Charles F. Beezley - 1891 - 436 Seiten
...aversion to all kinds of profitable labour. It could not be for the want of assiduity or perseverance; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long...murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by n single nibble. He would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder for hours together, trudging through... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 170 Seiten
...aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's1 lance, and fish all day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 318 Seiten
...; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighbourhood. want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as lonoO and heavy as a Tartar's lance, and fish all ' I-'or he would sit on a i1<et rock, l1'iti1 a rod... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 422 Seiten
...aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long...though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble. Ho would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder for hours together, trudging through woods and swamps,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 280 Seiten
...aversion to all kinds of profitable labour. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's lance, is and fish all day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble. He... | |
 | W. P. F. Ljunggren - 1893 - 178 Seiten
...by fj'tn; sometimes if is used in the same meaning as though. He would sit on a wet rock — — — and fish all day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble. (Irving, Sk. b. 20). Nor can I see it in an unamiable light, even though it sJumld be sometimes mistaken.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1896 - 416 Seiten
...aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long...and fish all day without a murmur, -even though he shoulft not be encouraged by a singlejnibble. He ; would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder for... | |
 | 1896 - 374 Seiten
...aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's1 lance, and fish all day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 50 Seiten
...aversion to all kinds of profitable labour. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long...or wild pigeons. He would never refuse to assist a neighbour, even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics for husking Indian... | |
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It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's lance, and fish all day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble. 
