 | 1898 - 200 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... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1898 - 406 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1899 - 220 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... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 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... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 434 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... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 554 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,...encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. Poor Hip was at last reduced almost to despair ; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor of the... | |
 | William Landon Felter - 1900 - 244 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 labor of the farm and the clamor of his wife, was to take gun in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 252 Seiten
...by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquility of the assemblage, and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage,...with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. Kip Van Winkle. Poor Rip was at last reduced almost to despair; and his only alternative, to escape... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 170 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,...encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. Poor Eip was at last reduced almost to despair, and his only alternative to escape from the labor of the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 186 Seiten
...daring tongue of this terrible virago,1 who charged him outright with encouraging her husband irWfiabits of idleness. * Poor Rip was at last reduced almost -to despair ; and his only alternat1v^*to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife, was to take .gun in hand... | |
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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... 
