 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
 | Franklin Thomas Baker, George Rice Carpenter, Katherine Bowditch Owens - 1906 - Страниц: 520
...trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he 25 would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his...produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had 5 but one way of replying to all lectures of the kind, and that, by frequent use, had grown into a... | |
 | ENGLISH & American masterpiece studies - 1906 - Страниц: 408
...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...sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Hip had but one way of replying to all lectures of the kind, and that, by frequent use, had grown into... | |
 | Benjamin N. Black - 1906 - Страниц: 352
...hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. 9. Rip Van Winkle if left to himself would have whistled life away in perfect contentment; but his...carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. 10. Rip's sole domestic adherent was his dog Wolf, who was as much henpecked as his master; for Dame... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - Страниц: 270
...himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment; but his wife kept continually din20 ning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness,...torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way 25 of replying to all lectures of the kind, and that, by frequent use, had grown into a habit. He shrugged... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1907 - Страниц: 328
...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 idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bring- 10 ing on his family. Morning, noon, and night, her tongne was incessantly going, and everything... | |
 | 1907 - Страниц: 284
...pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment; but his wife kept dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Rip had but one way of replying to all lectures of the kind, and that, by frequent use, had grown into... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - Страниц: 428
...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...bringing on his family. Morning, noon, and night her 25 tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - Страниц: 426
...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...bringing on his family. Morning, noon, and night her 25 tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household... | |
 | Hubert Adonley Hagar - 1909 - Страниц: 88
...spent on the National Forests last year $1400000 and secured a net return of less than $130000. 42. His wife kept continually dinning in his ears about...carelessness and the ruin he was bringing on his family. — Irving. 43. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; writing an exact man. 44. Histories... | |
 | Will David Howe, Myron Thomas Pritchard, Elizabeth Virginia Brown - 1909 - Страниц: 416
...pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his wife kept dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Rip had but one way of replying to all her lectures. He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast... | |
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