 ... of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here he would sometimes seat himself at the foot of a tree, and share the contents of his wallet with Wolf, with whom he sympathized as a fellow-sufferer in persecution. "Poor Wolf...  Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Page 8by Washington Irving - 1893 - 218 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1885 - 440 pages
...tranquillity of the assemblage, and call the members all to naught; norwas that august personageNicholas Vedder himself sacred from the daring tongue of this...encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. Poor Rip was reduced almost to despair, and his only alternative to escape from the labour of the farm and the clamour... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 624 pages
...upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught ; - nor was that august3 personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible virago,4 who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness.5 1 neighbor,... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 620 pages
...in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august3 personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible virago,4 who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness.5 1 neighbor,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 152 pages
...that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terriblefvirago, who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. Poor Eip was at last reduced almost to despair ; and his only no alternative, to escape from the labor of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1888 - 624 pages
...in npon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the...despair; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here... | |
 | 1888 - 742 pages
...in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the...despair; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 pages
...of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Yedder himself, sacred from, the daring tongue of this terrible...despair; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - 1889 - 524 pages
...upon the tranquillity of the assemblage, •a and call the members all to naught ; nor was that august personage Nicholas Vedder himself sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible virago,io who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. ai Poor Rip... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1890 - 570 pages
...virago, who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. Poor Bip was <d last reduced almost to despair ; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here... | |
 | 1891 - 432 pages
...in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the...despair; and his only alternative, to escape from the labor of the farm and clamor of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. Here... | |
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