... the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces; his cow would either go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were... The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 39by Washington Irving - 1882 - 374 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1819 - 610 pages
...go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...of Indian corn and potatoes, yet it was the worst conditiontd farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...potatoes, yet it was the worst conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged to nobody. His son Rip,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in bis fields than any where else; the rain always made a point of setting in just...potatoes, yet it was the worst conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged to nobody. His son Rip,... | |
| 1819 - 606 pages
...go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...potatoes, yet it was the worst conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged to nobody. His son Rip,... | |
| 1826 - 654 pages
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where, else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...as he had some out-door work to do ; so that though hiĀ« patrimonial estate had dwindled away under his management, acre by acre, until there was little... | |
| Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his field than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...patch of Indian corn and potatoes, yet it was the worse conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they... | |
| Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to growquicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...patch of Indian corn and potatoes, yet it was the worst-conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...either go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his field than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...patch of Indian corn and potatoes, yet it was the worse conditioned firm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...go astray, or get among the cabbages; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his lields than any where else; the rain always made a point of setting in just...under his management , acre by acre , until there w as little more left than a mere patch of Indian corn and potatoes , yet it was the worst "conditioned... | |
| Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow nuicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in...potatoes, yet it was the worst conditioned farm in the neighbourhood. His children, too, were as ragged and wild as if they belonged to nobody. His son Rip,... | |
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