 | 1880 - 444 Seiten
...thousand tricks on him with impunity ; and not a dog would bark at !iim throughout the neighborhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable...day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble. He would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder for hours together, trudging... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 444 Seiten
...impunity ; and not a dog would bark at linn throughout the neighborhood. This great error in Kip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds...or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, witli a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's lance, and fish all day without a murmur, even though he... | |
 | 1880 - 516 Seiten
...thousand tricks on him with impunity ; and not a dog would bark at nim throughout the neighborhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor ft could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 Seiten
...thousand tricks on him with impunity ; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighbourhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour. Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and... | |
 | mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 328 Seiten
...their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable 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,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 Seiten
...thousand tricks on him with impunity; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighbourhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable 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,... | |
 | Granville series - 1881 - 376 Seiten
...bark at him throughout the neighbourhood. able labour. It could not be from the want of assiduity14 or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock,...day without a murmur, even- though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble. He would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder for hours together, trudging... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 258 Seiten
...thousand tricks on him with impunity; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable...day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble. He would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder for hours together, trudging... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 Seiten
...thousand tricks on him with impunity ; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable...would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy Us a Tartar's lance, and fish all day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 Seiten
...composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour. It could not be from the svant of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on...day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble. He would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder, for hours together,... | |
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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. 
