 Certain it is that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 62by Washington Irving - 1822 - 393 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Albert Le Roy Bartlett, Howard Lee McBain - 1906 - 360 pages
...discipline of shrews at home. Certain it was that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex,...squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked these matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - 270 pages
...Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all 20 the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex,...Dame Van Winkle. The children of the village, too, 25 would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1907 - 328 pages
...5 Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favourite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex,...failed, whenever they talked those matters over in 10 their evening gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children of the village,... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 426 pages
...great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took 5 his part in all family squabbles; and never failed,...their sports, made their playthings, taught them to 10 fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever... | |
 | Civil Service Commission of Canada - 1910 - 240 pages
...1 GEORGE V., A. 1911 Values. ' Certain it is that be was a great favourite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex,...gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle.' 17 1. Write out in full all the clauses in this sentence; tell the kind of each and the relation of... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 428 pages
...great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took 5 his part in all family squabbles; and never failed,...the blame on Dame Van 'Winkle. The children of the rillage, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their... | |
 | Franklin Thomas Baker, George Rice Carpenter, Jennie Freeborn Owens - 1909 - 534 pages
...pecked husband. Certain it is that he was a great favorite among all the goodwives of the village, who took his part in all family squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in then1 evening gossipings, to lay all the la blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children of the village,... | |
 | 1910 - 408 pages
...lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and long-suffering. A of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex,...The children of the village, too, would shout with 5 joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly... | |
 | 1910 - 444 pages
...Van Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles j and never failed, whenever they talked those matters 1 The Van Winkles appear in the illustrious... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1911 - 470 pages
...that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who as usual with the ami10 able sex, took his part in all family squabbles; and never...with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their 15 sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories... | |
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