 | 1819 - 610 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, it was impossible. In fact, he declared it was no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own : but as to doing family duty,...use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent h'ttle piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong,... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...the whole country; every thing about it went wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces ; his cows would either go astray, or... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, it was impossible. In fact, he declared it was no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...obliging husbands would not do for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business hut his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping...fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his fann ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; every thing about it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...little piece of ground in the whole country; every tiling about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | 1839 - 256 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...little piece of ground in the whole country; every tiling about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1843 - 458 pages
...odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing...his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, ha declared it was of no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground... | |
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... their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. 
