Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals of foolish, well-oiled dispositions who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.... The Works of Washington Irving ... - Seite 48von Washington Irving - 1861Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 232 Seiten
...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought...contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning into his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning,... | |
| Casket - 1873 - 882 Seiten
...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, cat white Darkling, I listen ; and, for many a time I have been InJf in love with easeful Death, Call'd him everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way... | |
| Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 Seiten
...galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady did her train in bad weather. pound. If left to himself he would have whistled life...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 Seiten
...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought...noon, and night her tongue was incessantly going, and everything ho said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip's sole domestic... | |
| Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 Seiten
...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled disposition, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought...would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. No wonder that his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness,... | |
| Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 450 Seiten
...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way... | |
| Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 186 Seiten
...one of those happy mSrtals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought...would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. .1 If left to 1 Urchin. See note on this word, p. 44. 2 Galligaskins, large open hose, or loose wide... | |
| Washington Irving - 1878 - 152 Seiten
...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought...and would rather starve on a penny than work for a 100 pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his wife... | |
| Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 206 Seiten
...well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got witli least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a i00 . pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his... | |
| 1880 - 516 Seiten
...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought...noon, and night her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way... | |
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