 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...  Washington Irving's Sketch Book - Page 40by Washington Irving - 1905 - 428 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...less obliging husbands would not 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 impossible. In fact, he declared it was no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...less obliging husbands would not 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,...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,... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...less obliging husbands would not 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 impossible. In fact, he declared it was no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...less obliging husbands would not 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,...; 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 - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...obliging husbands would not do 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...fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his fann ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; every thing about it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...less obliging husbands would not 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,...little piece of ground in the whole country; every tiling about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | 1839 - 256 pages
...less obliging husbands would not 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,...little piece of ground in the whole country; every tiling about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...errands, and 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...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1843 - 458 pages
...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...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...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 farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, ha declared it was of no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground... | |
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