| 1819 - 610 pages
...favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that nappy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench, at the inn-door, and was reverenced as one of the patriarchs of the village, and a chronicle of the old times... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...he was employed to work on the farm ; but evinced an hereditary disposition to attend to any thing else but his business. Rip now resumed his old walks...and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once c4 more on the bench at the inn door, and was reverenced... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...he was employed to work on the farm ; but evinced an hereditary disposition to attend to any thing ^ else but his business. Rip now resumed his old walks...and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench at the inn door, and was reverenced... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 402 pages
...favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the...and a chronicle of the old times " before the war." It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the...village, and a chronicle of the old times « before r the war. » It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...favour. Having nothing to do at home, and heing arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the...and a chronicle of the old times « before the war. » It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend... | |
| English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...he was employed to work on the farm ; but evinced an hereditary disposition to attend to any thing else but his business. Rip now resumed his old walks...and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench at the inn door, and was reverenced... | |
| English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...wear and tear of time ; and preferred making friends amung the rising generation, with whom he fcoon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home,...and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench, at the inn-door, and was reverenced... | |
| Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...and tear of time ; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon gftw into great favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench, at the inn door, and was reverenced... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arF 3 rived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the...and a chronicle of the old times " before the war." It was some time before he could get into tha regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend... | |
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