 ... curl about his nose, would gravely nod his head in token of perfect approbation. From even this stronghold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the...  Tom Hood's Comic readings in prose and verse - Page 82edited by - 1869Full 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 - 1820 - 364 pages
...strong hold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the...alternative, to escape from the labour of the farm and the clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand, and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...strong hold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the...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... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of tbe assemblage, call the members all to nought, nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself...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... | |
 | 1828 - 394 pages
...strong hold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage, and call the members all to nought, nor was that.august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...strong hold the unlucky Rip was at lengfe routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage, and call the members all to nought ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...strong hold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to nought ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 pages
...strong hold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage, and call the members all to nought; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...stronghold the unlncky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife , who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage , and call...to naught ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vcdder himself, sacred from thu daring tongue of this terrible virago , who charged him outright with... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...strong hold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagent wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to nought ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this... | |
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