... 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 but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 48by Washington Irving - 1894Full view - About this book
| 1819 - 610 pages
...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 little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in epite of him. His fences were continually... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1819 - 476 pages
...all kinds of profitable labour,' « thinking it no use to work upon his own farm because every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him,' yet always ready to help his neighbours— • the foremost at husking frolics, and building stone... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...business but his own : but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually... | |
| Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...business but his own : but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no 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,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually... | |
| 1826 - 654 pages
...business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; every thing about it went wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces ; his... | |
| 1819 - 606 pages
...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 little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually... | |
| Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his...; 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 - 1830 - 346 pages
...business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually... | |
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