 Indian corn or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business...  The Works of Washington Irving - Page 45by Washington Irving - 1857Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, it was impossible. In fact, he declared it was no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own : but as to doing family duty,...use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent h'ttle piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong,... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...the whole country; every thing about it went wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces ; his cows would either go astray, or... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, it was impossible. In fact, he declared it was no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground m the whole country; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...obliging husbands would not do for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business hut his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping...fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his fann ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; every thing about it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...little piece of ground in the whole country; every tiling about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | 1839 - 256 pages
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...little piece of ground in the whole country; every tiling about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 458 pages
...their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty,...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... | |
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