 Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay...  The Beauties of Washington Irving, Esq. ... - Page 15by Washington Irving - 1830 - 316 pagesFull view - About this book
 | mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 328 pages
...virtues of patience and long-suffering. He was a great favourite among all the children of the village. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings,...shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts. The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour.... | |
 | Granville series - 1881 - 376 pages
...the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. 7. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 550 pages
...the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay all th; blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 pages
...the village, who, as usual, with the amiable sex, took his part In all family squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. lie assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1882 - 550 pages
...of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...the blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children of the -c£ v. •>?& .rniH village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1884 - 472 pages
...the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all tamily squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told their long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - American literature - 1884 - 988 pages
...the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, -took his part in all family squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he npproached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fiy kites and shoot... | |
 | Christian Brothers - Readers - 1884 - 516 pages
...the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all the family squabbles; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...Van Winkle. The children of the village, too, would shiut with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them... | |
 | Thursty McQuill - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) - 1884 - 196 pages
...the favorite of the village children. You will remember Irving says, " the children of the village would shout with joy whenever he approached, he assisted at their sports, made them playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts,... | |
 | William Swinton - Readers - 1885 - 624 pages
...the village, who, as usual8 with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever 1 henpecked, governed by one's wife. 2 sirews, female scolds. 8 malleable: from Latin malleus, a hammer.... | |
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