 ... of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes seat himself at the foot of a tree, and share the contents of his wallet with Wolf, with whom he sympathized as a fellow-sufferer in persecution. "Poor Wolf...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 491839Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...Vedder himself, sacred from the uaring tongue of this terrible virago, who charged him out-ยป right with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness....only alternative to escape from the labour of the iiirm and the clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand, and stroll away into the woods. Here he... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 402 pages
...the assemblage and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...alternative, to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...alternative, to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...the assemblage and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...him outright with encouraging her husband in habits ot idleness. Poor Rip was at last reduced almost to despair ; and his only alternative, to escape nom... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...tranquillity of tbe assemblage, call the members all to nought, nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible virago, who charged him putright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. Poor Rip was at last reduced almost to... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...the assemblage and call the members all to nought ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...alternative, to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...the assemblage, and call the members all to nought; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. 10. Poor Rip was at last reduced almost to despair; and his only alternative to escape from the labour... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...the assemblage, and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...alternative, to escape from the labour of the farm and- clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...the assemblage and call the members all to nought ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible...alternative, to escape from the labour of the farm and clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vcdder himself, sacred from thu daring tongue of this terrible virago , who charged...husband in habits of idleness. Poor Rip was at last rednced almost to despair ; and his only alternative , to escape from the labour of tho farm and clamour... | |
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