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" Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can be idle 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... "
Our favourite fairy tales and famous histories, told for the hundredth time - Page 427
by Henry William Dulcken - 1880
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

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...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

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...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

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...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

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...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

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...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

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...
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Legends of Terror!: And Tales of the Wonderful and Wild ; Original and ...

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...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 84

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...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

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...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq, Volume 1

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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