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" 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 Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ... - Page 49
by Washington Irving - 1829
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...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...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...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...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...would have whistled life away in perfect contentment; hut his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin...
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Legends of Terror!: And Tales of the Wonderful and Wild ; Original and ...

English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...mortals, of foolish, welloiled disposition, who takes the world easy, eat white bread or brown, which ever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would...contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning,...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq, Volume 1

Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...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...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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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...AVinkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who tako the world easy , eat white bread or brown , whichever...himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contetitment;-flut his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness,...
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The Beauties of Washington Irving

Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...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 the least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to...
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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq

Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...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...and night, her tongue was incessantly going , and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Kip had but one way...
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The Sketch Book

Washington Irving - Americans - 1843 - 458 pages
...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...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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The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, esq

Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...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...idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing oil his family. Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going , and everything he said...
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The Illustrated Parlour Miscellany

English literature - 1849 - 340 pages
...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...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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