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
| Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 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...carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Rip had but one way of replying to all lectures of the land, and that, by frequent use, had grown into... | |
| 1880 - 444 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...carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his fnmily. Morning, noon, and night her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was... | |
| Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 Seiten
...Larm, Miihe, Beschwerde von do mit drm Prefix a, vergl. das dtsch. ,,Gethue". thought or trouble 40 , and would rather starve on " a penny than work for...continually dinning in his ears about his idleness *2 , his carelessness , and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning, noon, and night, her tongue... | |
| mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 328 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,... | |
| Granville series - 1881 - 376 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...pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life a\vay in perfect contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about- his idleness,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 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...her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way of replying... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 258 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... | |
| 1882 - 784 Seiten
...degree. Another instance: Rip was one of those happy mortals . . . who take the world easy , eat white bread or brown , whichever can be got with least thought or trouble (W. Irving.) Would not the use of may be more appropriate here?) You may be sure (Bulwer; can?); "What... | |
| Christian Brothers - 1884 - 516 Seiten
...galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. got with least thought or trouble, and would rather...her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way of replying... | |
| James Thomas Fields - 1884 - 988 Seiten
...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eut white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought...but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears alxntt his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning, noon, and... | |
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