 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 sketch book: Bändchen 1 - Стр. 6авторы: Washington Irving - 1894Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 1819 - Страниц: 610
...trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away, in perfect contentment; but his...noon, and night, 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - Страниц: 424
...trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his...noon and night, 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - Страниц: 354
...trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his...ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the rain he was bringing on his family. Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - Страниц: 804
...work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment; hut his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about...noon, and night, 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... | |
 | 1819 - Страниц: 606
...trouble, and would radier starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away, in perfect contentment; but his...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce а torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way... | |
 | 1826 - Страниц: 654
...trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning,... | |
 | 1828 - Страниц: 394
...trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away, in perfect contentment ; but his...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce a- torsent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - Страниц: 346
...trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his...noon, and night, 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... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - Страниц: 338
...trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself he would have whistled life away, in perfect contentment; but his...carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. 2. Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - Страниц: 320
...trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his...his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and VOL. I. E the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly... | |
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