 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.  John Heywood's new code readers. Standard 1-3, 5, 6 - Page 214by John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...equipped in a pair of his father's cast-offgalligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Rip...who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, which ever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...equipped in a pair of his father's cast off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Rip...contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...equipped in a pair of his father's cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Rip...however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, which ever can be got with... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 402 pages
...equipped in a pair of his father's cast off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Rip...contentment; but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...equipped in a pair of his father's cast off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Rip...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...equipped in a pair of his father's cast off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Rip...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... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...equipped in a pair of his father's cast-orl galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Rip...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, welloiled disposition, who takes the world easy, eat white bread or brown, which ever can be got with least thought... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Kip Van Winkle, however, was one of tirase happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions,...who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, which ever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would radier starve on a penny than work for... | |
 | Psychology - 1828 - 394 pages
...themselves, they should leave off looking at the ugly leg. LESSON XL. Some Account of Rip Van -Winkle. RIP VAN WINKLE, however, was one of those happy mortals,...foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easyfceat white bread or brown, which ever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...equipped in a pair of his father's cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. Rip...mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take (he world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble* and would... | |
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