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 but his own; but as to doing family... Selections from Irving's Sketch-book - Page 264by Washington Irving - 1907 - 315 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1819 - 610 pages
...country frulicks for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to 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... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...country frolicks for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to 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, he found... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to 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, he found... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to 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, he found... | |
| English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...country frolicks for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to 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... | |
| English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to ran their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their...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, he found... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to 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, he found... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences : the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do...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, he found... | |
| Washington Irving - Americans - 1834 - 316 pages
...building stone fences : the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands...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, he found... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...Indian corn, or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run tbeir errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less...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 his farm in order, he found... | |
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