 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 553 Seiten
...would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naiight; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself,...Rip was at last reduced almost to despair; and his only alternative, to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gnn in... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 552 Seiten
...would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage, and call the members all to nought ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself,...Rip was at last reduced almost to despair, and his only alternative to escape from the labour of the farm and the clamour of his wife was to take gun... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857
...encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. Poor Rip was at last reduced almost to despair ; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife, was to fake gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. \ Here he would sometimes seat himself at the foot... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865
...by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage,...Rip was at last reduced almost to despair ; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife, was to take gun in hand... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866
...by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage,...Rip was at last reduced almost to despair ; and his only alternative to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 507 Seiten
...by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage,...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
...by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break-in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage,...Rip was at last reduced almost to despair; and his only alternative to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in... | |
 | Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870
...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...Rip was at last reduced almost to despair ; and his only alternative to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 640 Seiten
...by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage, and call the members all to naught. Nor was that august personage,...Rip was at last reduced almost to despair ; and his only alternative to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife was to take gun in hand,... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872
...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,... | |
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... curl about his nose, would gravely nod his head in token of perfect approbation. From even this strong-hold the unlucky Rip was at length routed... 
