He is continually volunteering his services to settle his neighbors' affairs, and takes it in great dudgeon if they engage in any matter of consequence without asking his advice ; though he seldom engages in any friendly office of the kind without finishing... Motives of Wars ... - Page 47by Philip Bury Duncan - 1844 - 114 pagesFull view - About this book
| Washington Irving - Americans - 1821 - 328 pages
...every-body's champion. He is continually volunteering' his services. to Hfttle his neighbours' affairs, and takes it in great dudgeon if they engage in any...finishing by getting into a squabble with all parties, and th«n railing bitterly at their ingratitude. He unluckily took lessons in his youth in the noble science... | |
| John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...body's champioa. I}e is continually volunteering his services to •ettle his neighbour's affairs, and takes it in great dudgeon if they engage in any...consequence without asking his advice ; though he seldom enf*tts in any friendly office of the kind without bushing by getting into a squabble with all partios,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...every body's champion. He is continually volunteering his services to settle his neighbours' affairs, and takes it in great dudgeon if they engage in any...railing bitterly at their ingratitude. He unluckily took lesson* in his youth in the noble science of defence, and having accomplished himself in the use of... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...every body's champion. He is continually volunteering his services to settle his neighbour's affairs , and takes it in great dudgeon if they engage in any...finishing by getting into a squabble with all parties, and lhen railing bitterly at their ingratitude. He unluckily took lessons in his youth in the noble science... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...every body's champion. He is continually, volunteering his services to settle his neighbour's affairs, and takes it in great dudgeon if they engage in any...advice ; though he seldom engages in any friendly ortice of the kind without finishing by getting into a squabble with all parties, and then railing... | |
| Philip Bury Duncan - Social psychology - 1844 - 128 pages
...volunteering his services to settle his neighbour's affairs, and takes it in great dudgeon if they engage iij any matter of consequence without asking his advice;...any friendly office of the kind, without finishing hy getting into a squabble with all parties, and then railing bitterly at their ingratitude. He unluckily... | |
| United States - 1846 - 500 pages
...follows : " He (John Bull) ie continually volunteering his services to settle his neighbors' affairs, and takes it in great dudgeon if they engage in any...advice, though he seldom engages in any friendly office without finishing by getting into a squabble with all parties, and then railing bitterly at their ingratitude.... | |
| United States - 1846 - 506 pages
...follows : " He (John Bull) is continually volunteering his services to settle his neighbors' affairs, and takes it in great dudgeon if they engage in any...matter of consequence without asking his advice, though be seldom engages in any friendly office without finishing by getting into a squabble with all parties,... | |
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