 ... 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 his farm...  The Smith-McMurry Language Series - 52. oldalszerző: Charles Alphonso Smith, Lida Brown McMurry - 1919 - 407 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1819 - 610 oldal
...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 oldal
...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 - 1820 - 364 oldal
...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...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 - 1822 - 424 oldal
...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...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 oldal
...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 oldal
...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...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 oldal
...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...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 oldal
...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 oldal
...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 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 oldal
...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...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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