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" 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.... "
The Young Folks' Library: A book of famous myths and legends - Page 353
1901
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

1819 - 610 pages
...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 a pound. If...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...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 a pound. If...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...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. If...noon and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...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. If...ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the rain he was bringing on his family. Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1823 - 392 pages
...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. If...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...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...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. If...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...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 84

1819 - 606 pages
...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 a pound. If left to...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce а torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way...
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Legends of Terror!: And Tales of the Wonderful and Wild ; Original and ...

1826 - 654 pages
...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 a pound. If...contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning,...
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The Mental Guide: Being a Compend of the First Principles of Metaphysics ...

1828 - 394 pages
...world easyfceat white bread or brown, which ever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce a- torsent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way...
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The Beauties of Washington Irving, Esq. ...

Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...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. If...noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way...
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