... fretting about it, like illtempered housewives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock, that pattern of a husband, a warrior, and a fine gentleman, clapping his burnished wings, and crowing in the pride... Standard Supplementary Readers - Page 14edited by - 1880Full view - About this book
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...ill-tempered housewives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock, that pattern of a husband, a warrior, and a fine gentleman...discovered. The pedagogue's mouth watered, as he looked upon this sumptuous promise of luxurious winter fare. In his devouring mind's eye, he pictured to himself... | |
| Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...ill-tempered housewives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock, that pattern of a husband, a warrior, and a fine gentleman...discovered. The pedagogue's mouth watered, as he looked upon this sumptuous promise of luxurious winter fare. In his devouring mind's eye, he pictured to himself... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 490 pages
...ill-tempered housewives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock, that pattern of a husband, a warrior, and a fine gentleman...wings, and crowing in the pride and gladness of his heart—sometimes tearing up the earth with his feet, and then generously calling his ever-hungry family... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...ill-tempered housewives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock, that pattern of a husband, a warrior, and a fine gentleman; clapping his burnished wmgs, and crowing in the pride and gladness of his heart — sometimes tearing up the earth with his... | |
| Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...ill-tempered house-wives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock, that pattern of a husband, a warrior, and a fine gentleman...earth with his feet, and then generously calling his ever hungry family of wives and children to enjoy the rich morsel which he had discovered. The pedagogue's... | |
| Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 pages
...ill-tempered housewives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock, that pattern of a husband, a warrior, and a fine gentleman...discovered. The pedagogue's mouth watered, as he looked upon this sumptuous promise of luxurious winter fare. In his devouring mind's eye, he pictured to himself... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...ill-tempered honsewives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock , that pattern of a husband , a warrior , and a fine...sometimes tearing up the earth with his feet, and then generonsly calling his ever-hungry family of wives and children to enjoy the rich morsel which he had... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...ill-tempered housewives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock, that pattern of a husband, a warrior, and a fine gentleman;...gladness of his heart — sometimes tearing up the earth witb his feet, and thon generouslv culling his ever humjrv family of wives and children to enjoy the... | |
| 1836 - 848 pages
...warrior, and a fine gentleman, clapped his burnished wings, and crowing in the pride and gladness ot bis heart, sometimes tearing up the earth •with his feet, and then generously calling his ever hungry family of wives and children to enjoy the rich morsel he has discovered." Yours, &c. BP... | |
| Washington Irving - 1843 - 458 pages
...ill-tempered housewives, with their peevish discontented cry. Before the barn door strutted the gallant cock, that pattern of a husband, a warrior, and a fine gentleman;...discovered. The pedagogue's mouth watered, as he looked upon this sumptuous promise of luxurious winter fare. In his devouring mind's eye, he pictured to himself... | |
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